A U.S. Army CH-54 Tarhe helicopter transports a downed A-1E Skyraider bomber to Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A wrecked VNAF (Vietnam Air Force) A-1E Skyraider bomber. U.S. soldiers guard it. The CH-54 helicopter approaches the A-1E aircraft, hooks up and carries off the wrecked aircraft. The helicopter in flight carrying the wrecked aircraft. The CH-54 helicopter delivers the A-1E aircraft at Bien Hoa Air Base.
Ceremony at the Pentagon for the Secretary of Defense Melvin R Laird in Virginia. A sign board at the entrance reads: 'Pentagon building river entrance'. The Honor Guard on Pentagon lawn. People gather outside the building awaiting the arrival of General Laird. Cars parked along a side of the street in front of the building. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Gilmore Wheeler standing with other officials. General Laird and family arrive by car and are greeted by General Wheeler.
Ceremony at the Pentagon for the Secretary of Defense Melvin R Laird in Virginia. Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Wheeler and Defense Secretary Melvin Laird walk to the review stand. Defense Secretary Laird receives a 19-gun salute. The officials salute as the band plays. The Defense Secretary standing with his family. Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff standing. Secretary Laird shakes hands with them. Other people standing on the steps of the building.
Ceremony at the Pentagon for the Secretary of Defense Melvin R Laird in Virginia. The interior of the Pentagon building. Defense Secretary Laird along with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Gilmore Wheeler, riding the escalator to the office of the Secretary of Defense. Secretary Laird seated at a desk. Defense Secretary Laird and General Wheeler discuss. The Secretary and General and their wives pose for pictures. Secretary Laird seated at a desk.
Ceremony at the Pentagon for the Secretary of Defense Melvin R Laird in Virginia. Honor guard and Color guard standing in formation on the ground. Officials standing outside the building and watching the ceremony. Band playing music. Cars parked outside the building. United States Army General William C Westmoreland arrives at the ceremony. General Westmoreland is greeted by officers and Secretary of the Army Stanley R Resor. Officers talking amongst themselves.
Ceremony at the Pentagon for the U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin R Laird in Virginia. Honor guard and Color guard standing in formation on the ground. Officials standing outside the Pentagon building and watching the ceremony. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Gilmore Wheeler and Defense Secretary Laird walk to the review stand and take the salute. Secretary Laird meets his staff, and then proceeds to the Pentagon.