An incident at the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in Korea. M-113 APC drives on dirt road and stops in front of a fence. 7th Infantry Division soldiers walk through swampy area and a gate. Soldier walks along trench to bunker position. He removes starlight scope from case and mounts it on M-14 Rifle. Soldier looks through the starlight scope.
An incident at the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in Korea. 7th Infantry Division soldiers smoke cigarette standing in bushy area. A soldier speaks over radio. Patrolling soldiers climb steep mountain trail. Tape of DMZ along the trail. Mountainous terrain in the demilitarized Zone.
A man pounds rice in large wooden bowl at Incheon Harbor, Inchon, South Korea. A woman pours water into the bowl. Korean laborers carry straw bags loaded with wheat from boat to dock. The straw bags weighed, tied and placed on truck.
Mrs. Rose Bucher, the wife of Lieutenant Commander Lloyd Bucher (USS Pueblo Skipper), watches her husband’s plight in North Korea on television. Rose Rohling-Bucher shares her concern about her husband’s condition in North Korea. News reporter Bill Warden asks Rose Rohling-Bucher about the possibility of her husband’s release. “I guess I won’t believe they’re home until he's standing in the living room”, Rose Bucher says.
Newscaster reads the news about the crew members of the USS Pueblo, a United States intelligence vessel captured by North Koreans off the coast of Wonsan, North Korea. Journalists preparing for interview with crew members of the USS Pueblo. Korean spokesmen in front of camera. USS Pueblo Lieutenant Commander Lloyd Bucher, Lieutenant Murphy and other crew members stand up as they were being introduced. Lt. Commander Bucher speaks about his experience, saying, "we were hopeful of finding anything new that would be of military value to the U.S. Navy."
News reporter reads from his report about a news conference of the USS Pueblo crew members in North Korea. Asian and European reporters listen to Lieutenant Frederick Schumacher (USS Pueblo Operations Officer) as he explains the purpose and equipment of the USS Pueblo in surveying the area where they were captured. He notes that the "Pueblo was equipped with several types of high powered binoculars, as well as precision cameras with telephoto lenses." USS Pueblo Lieutenant Commander Lloyd Bucher recounts the USS Pueblo crew’s activities before the North Korean navy first confronted them. News reporter narrates. USS Pueblo Lieutenant Commander Lloyd Bucher addressing the assembly while standing on a chair, notes that, "the naval units of the Korean People's army easily my vain efforts to escape...."