This fascinating footage from the US National Archives shows the USS Saratoga bringing the first large group of US servicemen back home to the US following the surrender of Japan. This was the start of Operation: Magic Carpet.

US National Archives Catalogue:

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Music by the US Navy Band:

Auld Lang Syne
Under the Double Eagle
The New Colonial March

Additional photos thanks to Navsource.org