Watch The Big Picture - Wherever Brave Men Fight

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.Since pre-Revolutionary times, the U.S. Army Infantryman has evolved into a man of many faces: ranger, airborne paratrooper, and Special Forces soldier, infantrymen all! This unusual episode, narrated by Vic Morrow, dramatically chronicles the development of combat techniques from the soldier of two centuries ago to the highly skilled fighting man of today. He is conditioned to survive and fight on any terrain, in any climate, and under any conditions. It is generally considered that the Infantryman is the ultimate weapon. How and why he will continue to be is the subject of this week's THE BIG PICTURE- "Wherever Brave Men Fight."This historical recording from the National Archives may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.

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