STOCK FOOTAGE - VETERANS PARADE

Creator: 1960s

Description: **Duration:** ~32 min | **Format:** Color Archival footage documenting a **Vietnam veterans' welcome-home parade in New York City**, alongside counter-protests. The first half (reel I085291) shows the celebratory parade with union workers (AFL-CIO, Iron and Bronze Workers, Carpenters, Maritime Union), soldiers in uniform, children marching, a Revolutionary War re-enactor band, a man dressed as Uncle Sam on a unicycle, and cheering crowds waving American flags. The second half (reel I085292, from 16:31) turns chaotic: anti-war demonstrators with raised fists, upside-down flags, hippies, confrontations between police on horseback and protesters, baton charges, arrests, a bloody head wound, and police brutality — capturing the deep social divisions of the Vietnam War era.

Complete Record: **Duration:** ~32 min | **Format:** Color Archival footage documenting a **Vietnam veterans' welcome-home parade in New York City**, alongside counter-protests. The first half (reel I085291) shows the celebratory parade with union workers (AFL-CIO, Iron and Bronze Workers, Carpenters, Maritime Union), soldiers in uniform, children marching, a Revolutionary War re-enactor band, a man dressed as Uncle Sam on a unicycle, and cheering crowds waving American flags. The second half (reel I085292, from 16:31) turns chaotic: anti-war demonstrators with raised fists, upside-down flags, hippies, confrontations between police on horseback and protesters, baton charges, arrests, a bloody head wound, and police brutality — capturing the deep social divisions of the Vietnam War era.