U.S. President Lyndon Johnson presents Medals of Honor to a U.S. Navy sailor and a U.S. Marine at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States for their service in the Vietnam War. U.S. Secretary of Navy Paul Ignatius reads a citation from a podium in the inner court of the Pentagon during a Hall of Heroes ceremony. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Wheeler stands in the background. President Johnson places the Medal of Honor around the neck of U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Richard Pittman. Secretary Ignatius reads a citation. U.S. Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford and General Wheeler stand in the background. President Johnson places the Medal of Honor around the neck of U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate First Class James Williams.
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson presents Medals of Honor to U.S. Army men at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States for their services in the Vietnam War. U.S. Under Secretary of the Air Force Townsend Hoopes reads a citation at a microphones in the inner court of the Pentagon. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Wheeler and U.S. Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford stand in the background. President Johnson places the Medal of Honor around the neck of U.S. Air Force Captain Gerald O. Young. The President talks and poses for pictures with four men who won the Medal of Honor including U.S. Army Specialist 5 Charles Hagemeister, U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Richard Pittman, U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate First Class James Williams and U.S. Air Force Captain Gerald Young. President Johnson and Secretary Clifford walk through the crowd and greet the families of men who won the Medal of Honor.
The opening of the Grand Ole Opry house in Nashville, Tennessee. U.S. President Richard Nixon present with his wife at the ceremony. Nixon addresses the people. He talks about the American music. He states that the country music has a magnificent appeal all across the country. He talks about some of the Hollywood stars, singing some of the more modern music that is hard to understand. He also talks about some of the men who served the United States in Vietnam and were prisoners of war. They were being entertained at the White House. They had been in prison for more than 6 years. He further states that the American music talks about family, it talks about religion, the faith in God that is very important to the country and particularly to the family life. He says that the country music radiates a love of the Nation, patriotism. People applaud as he ends his speech.
United States 9th Infantry Division troops in Cambodia during the Cambodian Campaign of the Vietnam War. Troops aboard an M113 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier). The Armored Personnel Carrier with troops moves through a forest area.
United States 9th Infantry Division troops in Cambodia during the Cambodian Campaign of the Vietnam War. A U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopter flies overhead. Soldiers on an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier fire .50 caliber machine guns. Soldiers in full combat gear advance in a forest area. 9th Infantry Division troops eat rations in the forest.
United States 9th Infantry Division troops in Cambodia during the Cambodian Campaign of the Vietnam War. Troops relax in a forest area. They eat rations and drink from canteens. An African American soldier places cartridges in belts. He holds a large shell in hand.