From the Back Cover
The thrilling and heroic story of the United States Army is vividly recreated in this moving program,
Citizen Soldiers, that forms a part of the remarkable series on the U.S. Armed Forces,
In Defense of Freedom. Narrated by Ken Howard, this film, crammed with rare, restored footage, photographs and vintage portraits of our early heroes, takes us from the birth of the U.S. Army to Vietnam - and beyond. You'll witness the triumph over the British army in 1776, the successes of the War of 1812 and the periods of adversity during the Civil War and Indian Wars that lasted over a quarter of a century. The courage and record of the United States Army remains unparalleled in the history of military warfare. Teddy Roosevelt's charge up San Juan Hill and the freeing of Cuba, as well as the conquest of the German and Japanese Forces in World War II reveal the true mettle of this legendary fighting force.
