Watch The Big Picture - This is Third Army

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's "The Big Picture" television series, 1950-1975. This is another first hand report on one of our continental armies as seen through the lense of THE BIG PICTURE camera. Television audiences will see and hear soldiers of America's ground forces at work in Third Army which covers an area in the Southeastern portion of the United States. Viewers will visit with Paratrooper, Signal and Military Police training Units and learn how soldiers were assigned and trained in these various types of duty.

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