Outpost of Royal Laotian Army, in Thakhet, Laos. Laotian soldier, holding rifle, guards a Viet Minh prisoner. Prisoner sits under a tree. Laotian soldiers bring him something to eat. Laotian soldiers stand around looking at the prisoner.
Royal Laotian soldiers fire artillery in Thakhet,Laos. Soldiers load and fire field artillery piece at cave in mountainside, harboring Viet Minh guerillas. Smoke column rises from exploding shells. Following the shelling, Laotian soldiers approach the cave through rocky area. Group of captured Viet Minh prisoners seated on ground, some with bandaged injuries. Soldier gives water to a prisoner. He drinks water. Soldiers search a prisoners bag. They display North Vietnamese currency, carried by a prisoner. Soldier helps a wounded prisoner to walk. Soldiers give medical aid to wounded. Officer briefs gun crew near field artillery piece.
Royal Laotian military operations in Thakhet, Laos. Soldiers enter Viet Minh position, after shelling it. Other soldiers sit under a tree. Back at their outpost, Laotian soldiers search and process Viet Minh prisoners. Soldier helps a wounded prisoner to walk. Trees in the background. Prisoner drinks water. Prisoners are moved by soldiers.
Royal Laotian soldiers in Thakhet, Laos. Soldiers keep a guard on Viet Minh prisoners seated on field. They give medical aid to wounded. Trees in the background. Some prisoners rest on field. Soldier gives water to a prisoner. He drinks water. Soldiers search a prisoners bag. They display a North Vietnamese currency note, taken from a prisoner. Soldiers help the prisoners to board truck. Truck drives away.
Flags flutter on a building in Laos, French Indochina. Laotian children stand in line with flags in their hands. French Overseas Minister, Marius Moutet, is given a traditional welcome, by residents, who each present him with flowers. Minister Moutet, later visits a Buddhist temple and greets monks, who stand in a line. One of the monks wears French military decorations.
U.S. Navy Lt. Charles F. Klusmann arrives in San Diego, California after his escape from The Pathet Lao forces during the Vietnam War. Charles F. Klusmann and his wife climb down a ladder. Men on an airport take pictures. He is greeted by people at the airport. Lt. Klusmann and his wife get in a car. They leave the airport. Swearing in Ceremony aboard destroyer USS John Willis. U.S. Navy commander Bob Robert and his wife with other officer aboard USS John Willis. A Navy officer speaks into a microphone. U.S. Navy commander Bob Robert and his wife taking an oath. They sign on a document. Navy officers stand in the background.