Film begins showing traffic and pedestrians in front of the City Hall in Saigon, Vietnam, at a quiet time during the Vietnam War. Camera pans back to reveal a huge botanical display being visited by local people. Young women in colorful áo dài (traditional dress) mingle among the visitors. Growers deliver flowers from a small bus for the display. Closeup of flower blooms as a man delivering more passes behind. A woman in a rickshaw carrying a huge bouquet of flowers. Closeup of two young women visiting the displays. An elderly man places a huge pot of white flowers into the display. closeup of white and orange-colored blooms. A small tree being carried into the display area. Scene shifts to a roundabout with statue of General Tran Nguyen Han in the center. (This was erected by the Republic of Vietnam in 1965.) Traffic moves past the Ben Thanh Market in the background. On the street outside the market building, merchants display their wares under umbrellas outdoors. Closeup of local people shopping in the outdoor stalls. Closeup of two young women shopping. Closeup of fruit displayed by one merchant. Several women and a girl making purchases. Closeup of a woman selecting pears for purchase. Closeup of another woman buying some sweets. Closeup of some cakes.
United States Navy personnel of the Light Attack Squadron (VAL) after their arrival at Tan Son Nhut airport (Than Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Phường 2, Tân Bình, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam) in Saigon Vietnam. Soldiers standing at the airport terminal building. A sailor smokes while an official discusses with a group. Crewmen talking and joking with each other. Customs official checking the luggage of a sailor. (Vietnam War period).
United States Navy soldiers of the Light Attack Squadron (VAL-4) after their landing at the Tan Son Nhut Airport (Than Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Phường 2, Tân Bình, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam) terminal in Saigon, Vietnam. Navy men walk out of the terminal building with their personal luggage after their checking by custom inspectors. Soldiers waiting in line at a cashier's window for their money to be exchanged. Men signs currency control certificate. They receive currency notes and count them. (Vietnam War period).
Capitol Military Assistance Command Operations Center in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States soldiers and officers work inside the building. Officer receives information over a telephone. He gives message to soldier who transmits it over radio. Two soldiers at a plotting board. Soldier works on a map in the background. Soldiers speak over radio and field telephone.
Capitol Military Assistance Command Operations Center in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States soldiers and officers work inside the building. Two soldiers at a plotting board. Soldier plots on a graph with pencil and scale. Another soldier does markings on a large operations map on a wall. Officer receives a message over the phone. Soldiers transmit message through radio and field phone. 'Clearance Net' written on the table.
Capitol Military Assistance Command Operations Center in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States soldiers and officers work inside the building. Soldiers transmit messages over a radio. Soldier on phone as he gives fire directions to the firing Artillery Unit. Field telephones with markings on it.