Scenes of Vietnamese people as they flee Hue during communist siege of the city in 1968 Tet offensive during the Vietnam War. Refugees with belongings run as city is bombed. Houses burned. Woman cries after crossing remains of a destroyed bridge over river. Scenes changes to one year later: Long line of Vietnamese on way to newly discovered mass grave on March 25, 1969. Vietnamese civilians dig and on March 27, 1969 they begin to uncover bodies in the sand which show signs of torture. Locals try to identify dead. Second mass grave uncovered. Dead bodies and body parts. Third mass burial uncovered. Men at local authorities meeting. Assembly point for hundreds of coffins. Incense burning. Mourners at coffin. Coffin opened and woman looks at remains. Flowers and incense burning on coffins. Buddhist ceremonies shows coffins prepared for procession. Women grieve. Shrine at cemetery.
Communist Massacre in Hue, Vietnam. Atrocities by the Viet Cong on the residents of Hue following the 1968 Tet offensive. Machine guns fire and bomb explosions. People flee Hue during siege of the city. Refugees with belongings run as city is bombed. Houses burn and woman cries. Civilians flee across pontoon bridge laid across boats next to wrecked Truong Tien steel bridge. Carts, rickshaws, and vehicles abandoned in the streets. (Vietnam War period).
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. The troops march through the streets of Hue and cross a bridge. A band marches. An honor guard passes. A crowd watches the soldiers. Trees, street lights and houses in the area. Soldiers hold flags. Officials in a jeep pass on the bridge along with the soldiers. Canh Sat Cong Lo written on the jeep of Canh Sat civil police. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese civilians walk along road, carrying their belongings. AVRN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldiers on road. Sign on side of the building reads, 'HUE MACV COMPUND'. Many marines stand and walk in area. Jeeps and trucks near Hue MACV Compound building. The U.S. flag on a building. View above MACV Compound. Trees in area. The U.S. flag and white smoke rises in the background. (Vietnam War period).
A damaged house during the battle of Hue in Vietnam. Soldiers running. Piled sacks near a wall. Soldiers with guns. A soldier talk on radio set. People fleeing Hue. People crossing a bridge. People go on bicycles. A board reads "BO-TU-LENH-SU-DOAN". Soldiers walk on road. AARVN counter attack on the citadel with F-4 close air support. Dead bodies of Viet Cong soldiers and their weapons in rubble. (Vietnam War period).
A CH-54 helicopter of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne is seen in flight on a combat assault mission. Interior and pilot are shown. Control panel is seen. The helicopter moves over a water body. (Vietnam War period).