Oscar W. Schaefer, my grandfather, directed the Clearfield, Pennsylvania American Legion band at the 1927 convention. Out of thirty bands they placed fifth, with a third place in concert. My great-grandfather, H. Clarke Thayer, was the director of President McKinley's official band and arranged and performed the hymn, "Lead Kindly Light" for President Mckinley's funeral.
I can only imagine the emotions those men felt when they returned to the battlefields where they experienced so much horror or the cemeteries where their brothers were buried. I have seen what happens when a Vietnam Vet finds a name on The Wall that he wasn't sure was there or not.
Found this from Ian forgotten weapons. Based on this historical event and journey, makes for a good short historical fiction movie. A nice fictional or even historical biopic or based on true events movie can be made from this, with some good actors and good cinematography.
![[4k, 50fps, color] 1939 New York World's Fair."The world of tomorrow" Featuring "Elektro the Robot"](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GxEhy8hU3LI/mqdefault.jpg)
![Paris: Impressive footage of how The Rich and the Poor lived in the 1920s [AI enhanced & colorized]](/img/n.gif)
I didnt know this was a thing until today. ForgottenWeapons sent me here.
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You're going to get a lot of traffic from Ian's Forgotten Weapons.
Thanks Ian.
Oscar W. Schaefer, my grandfather, directed the Clearfield, Pennsylvania American Legion band at the 1927 convention. Out of thirty bands they placed fifth, with a third place in concert. My great-grandfather, H. Clarke Thayer, was the director of President McKinley's official band and arranged and performed the hymn, "Lead Kindly Light" for President Mckinley's funeral.
Ian was awesome to mention this. The first greatest generation.
I can only imagine the emotions those men felt when they returned to the battlefields where they experienced so much horror or the cemeteries where their brothers were buried.
I have seen what happens when a Vietnam Vet finds a name on The Wall that he wasn't sure was there or not.
Ian with Forgotten weapons sent me im glad he did this footage was extremely cool
Thanks Ian
This deserves way more views... Thank you American Legion! Thanks Forgotten Weapons!
"Between Two Wars" needs to cover this.
@@Johnnycdrums It would be a good subject for The History Guy, too!
To think that this footage is mor than 90 years old by now.
Fascinating footage. Thank you for preserving a glimpse into the past! Forgotten Weapons sent me here, too!
amazing work saving this film in this high quality, I can't even imagine the work hours that it took.
man amusement park safety regulations were lax back then
Thanks for uploading this footage for today's generations to see, really a cool look into the past. Greetings from Forgotten Weapons.
Thanks for uploading this footage for today's generations to see, really a cool look into the past. Greetings from Forgotten Weapons. (#2)
Amazing video! Thank you for uploading this! -Forgotten Weapons sent me.
Would have liked to see this. I have a horn engraved with 1927 American Legion, Paris
H. Caramella 21 RDU PT WILSON LEVALLOIS
Peggy Busch if you ever want to display it, contact us, we know the Legion historian.
This is some piece of history.
Great video. Watched it with my wife. Hello from Forgotten Weapons channel. MMC(SS) USNRet
Would be awesome if Peter Jackson's guys could have a run at this footage.
Did they do a thing to some other restored footage?
Shao Zhang They Shall Not Grow Old, footage of WW1 that they restored and colorized
Cool footage!
Found this from Ian forgotten weapons. Based on this historical event and journey, makes for a good short historical fiction movie. A nice fictional or even historical biopic or based on true events movie can be made from this, with some good actors and good cinematography.
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Wonder how many of the kids later enlisted in ww2