United States ambassador to South Vietnam Maxwell D. Taylor along with other officials and medical staff tours 8th field hospital in Nha Trang, South Vietnam. He speaks with a United States Army nurse. Taylor and other officials leave headquarters of Nha Trang province chief. Luman and others tour the Nha Trang market place. Taylor and party enter and leave the Vietnamese American Association building. (Vietnam War period).
Bombardment of target areas by U.S. AirForce A-1E aircraft around Bien Hoa in Vietnam during Vietnam War . Aerial views of trees on both sides of a canal, 6 miles Southwest of Bien Hoa Province in Vietnam. General-purpose bomb being dropped on the area by a U.S. A-1E aircraft. Smoke from the blast fills the air. Napalm bombs dropped on a few target areas causes white smoke to rise. A White Phosphorus bomb dropped in another area. The flares and smoke from the blast arise. Green fields in an area. The U.S. Air Force A-1E aircraft in flight.
2nd Battalion of 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepares for mission in Vietnam. Platoon leaders check maps and discuss plan of action. Soldiers color their faces with black paint. Platoon leader writes on a piece of paper. Soldier seated outside tent, smokes a cigarette. (Vietnam War period).
2nd Battalion of 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team on mission in Vietnam. Fleet of UH-1D and Bell UH-1B Huey helicopters in flight. Men walk on field as helicopters fly overhead. Soldier with rifle on alert. African American soldier sits among foliage. Two soldiers light cigarettes as they advance on field. Officer speaks over phone. (Vietnam War period).
1st Battalion of 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team on Airmobile Tactical Exercise in Vietnam. Soldiers on field adjust equipment and prepare for operation. Soldier with pack radio holds M-16 rifle. View of .50 caliber machine gun on tripod, lying on ground with a soldier resting in the background. Group of soldiers with maps, discuss the plan of action. (Vietnam War period).
1st Battalion of 173rd Airborne Brigade on Airmobile Tactical Exercise in Vietnam. Soldiers get on Army truck. Number of Army trucks drive on airstrip. At airfield, soldiers unload from trucks and board HU-1D helicopters. (Vietnam War period).