Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. SESQUICENTENNIAL CEREMONIES, U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, NEW YORK
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