World War II and Vietnam War Era Patriotism,
the Star Spangled Banner and More
This collection of films explores patriotism and what it means
to be a proud American during two turbulent times in our country:
WWII and the Vietnam War eras.
The collection has a run time of 1 hour 45 minutes and contains
the following films:
Film 1: A Day in America - 1968 - This film is a collection of
patriotic themes showing the strength of America during the Vietnam
War.
Film 2: Who are the People of America? - 1953 - This film explores
the diversity of people who make up America and how this diversity
of peoples - all working together - makes America great
Film 3: A Day of Thanksgiving - 1951 - This patriotic film shows
a poor family celebrating Thanksgiving by discussing all the things
which they feel thankful for even though they are too poor to have
what we consider a traditional Thanksgiving dinner
Film 4: It's Your America - 1945 - An American soldier reflects
upon the greatness of the United States during his tour of combat
and determines to take every step possible to be a good citizen
of this country upon his return to civilian life.
Film 5: Freedom Comes High -1944 - Shows a young wife learing that
sometimes the greatest sacrifice one can make for her country is
the life of a loved one as she learns of her husband's ship being
struck during a battle.; In addition to the films are three renditions
of the Star Spangled Banner and a patriotic movie trailer that all
were played during World War II in theaters across America.
Here are some sample clips from the DVD
 
 
 
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