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. A Battalion Commander holds one of the most responsible and respected jobs in the Army, representing a career of national service and Army leadership. Under his command are hundreds of men, machines and weapons, forged together into a thunderbolt representing many thousands of dollars in the nation's investment in military security.
This week, THE BIG PICTURE focuses on crowded days in the life of the commander of an armored battalion in West Germany, where United States and NATO forces serve in the forward lines of the free world's defenses.
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