Dedication of the "John F. Kennedy Square" in Saigon, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese soldiers standing at attention on the right side of the "John F. Kennedy Square" in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon (01 Công xã Paris, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam). South Vietnamese Prime Minister, Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh walks past South Vietnamese soldiers. Sign behind South Vietnamese soldiers in English and Vietnamese reads “Kennedy, Leader for Freedom and Peace of Mankind”. Guests crowd under a tent in the John F. Kennedy Square. United States Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, and the South Vietnamese Prime Minister, Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh, inspect South Vietnamese troops. Ambassador Lodge puts his hand on his left chest while Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh salutes. Ambassador Lodge walks past troops. Vietnamese banner adorns the tent for guests. Ambassador Lodge began speaking in a podium. United States military officials in attendance clapping. Ambassador Lodge shake hands with Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh. Ambassador Lodge accompanies Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh to unveil plaque. The United States ambassador and Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh unveil a plaque to the memory of President John F. Kennedy. Plaque reads “Cong Truong Tong Thong John F. Kennedy”. Ambassador Lodge gets inside black staff car. A photographer stands up after the staff car drives away. Plaque to the memory of President John F. Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Square. The square in front of Saigon's Roman Catholic Notre Dame Cathedral is renamed President John F. Kennedy Square, in honor of the late United States President John F. Kennedy.
34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Sign: Welcome to 34th Tactical Group Base Operations, Bien Hoa Air Base, Field Elevation 36 feet (also in Vietnamese). Air Force Personnel construct sandbag bunkers. They look on notice board. Loudspeakers on pole. Air Force Personnel scramble from hut. They receive M-l6 (AR-15) rifles. They receive ammunition and proceed to bunkers. (Vietnam War period).
34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. VNAF A-1E Skyraiders lined at Bien Hoa AB. USAF captain comes out from a van and boards VNAF A-1E. Personnel removes obstacle from wheel of plane. Scenes of VNAF A-1E engine starting. Air Force Personnel give signal. Three VNAF A-1E's taxi and take off. (Vietnam War period).
34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Scenes of U.S. Air Force B-57C's parked. Captain in cockpit of B-57C' and Air Force personnel assist captain in getting into seat belt. Engines starts and black smoke arises from cartridge starters. Three B-57C aircraft taxi and take off. (Vietnam War period).
34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Two U.S. Air Force B-57C's in flight. B-57C's in flight over Bein Hoa Air Base. (Vietnam War period).
34th Tactical Group increases precautionary measures and aircraft buildup due to Viet Cong attacks at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Aerial View of Bien Hoa Air Base showing compound area and aircraft on flight line. Aircraft include VNAF A-1E's, VNAF A-1H's, Douglas C-47 Skytrains, B-57C's, UH-1D's and C-133A (Vietnam War period).