Messing facilities at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. Airmen dip mess plates in hot boiling water before entering the mess. Group of men dump food into garbage can and scrub mess gear. They sterilize the gear after use. Vehicles parked outside the mess. Airmen wait in line at the Dining Entrance.
A portrait of a smiling United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marine bathing a Vietnamese child in a metal basin. Crates labeled “CARE USA”. Marines distribute relief goods to a crowd of Vietnamese civilians during the Vietnam War. A Vietnamese man receives rice from the Care Organization of the United States Marines. A man scoops out rice from a sack labeled “CARE USA”. The man distributes rice to more civilians. A Vietnamese man and U.S. Marine nailing floor boards down.
United States Marine Corps (USMC) fighter jet drops an incendiary bomb over the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) during the time Operation Hastings and Operation Prairie were in progress during the Vietnam War. A fiery explosion erupts from bomb hitting the ground. A Marine firing a machine gun at enemy positions while in flight. Lima Company, 3rd Marines, rescuing India Company Marines, carrying injured to a Sikorsky H-34 helicopter. Two Marines carrying an injured Marine stumble to the ground as gunshots are fired. They make it to the helicopter. Marines firing with a M2 Browning machine gun, rifle, and throwing a grenade. Another Marine holds the ammunition belt. A Marine digs under a tree stump and buries plastic explosives. The Marine ignites the explosives and moves away from the tree stump before it explodes. Helicopter picking up casualties in the combat zone. The Marines chopping wood and trees. A Marine holds on to a rope as the helicopter evacuates him. Marine setting up an explosive charge on tree stump. He inserts det cord and actuates it. Explosion from an explosive charge in the jungle. Trees fall to the ground while Marines clear the jungle for helicopters. A Marine using hand signals to guide a helicopter landing. More casualties are evacuated from the combat zone. Marines cover their ears as they fire a mortar. On 3 August, fighter drops a bomb during Operation Prairie. An artillery crew with the 4th Marines fires a howitzer on 13 August. Smoke rises from North Vietnamese position on the right side of a mountain. A battalion of Marines fighting in combat A Marine wraps wounded head with gauze. An officer gives command over field telephone. Aircraft dropping bombs and Marines firing at North Vietnamese forces on a hill using M40 recoilless rifles mounted on M274 Mechanical Mules.
United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marines disembark from the back of helicopter beside a river. The Marines move into a jungle. Marines walk over rocks to cross a stream. Sergeant Jimmy Little narrates Marines’ patrol mission in Vietnam, a mission near route 9 and then back to base camp. Marines wearing foliage on their helmets carefully move on jungle trail. Marines wading in knee-deep river. Some Marines are seen smoking or carrying M40 recoilless rifles as they search the river for bodies and weapons. Marines hiding behind grass and trees and a small cliff. A soldier points and shouts orders while wading in river. A pair of Marines pull a gravely wounded comrade from the top of a cliff. A Marine loads an M79 grenade launcher and shoots at Vietcong forces. A rifle is fired. ‘Combat Art’ depicting a Marine looking at dead bodies. United States Marine Corps officers inspect captured weapons from Vietcong forces. A hand holds a hand drawn map. Debris and abandoned weapons and dead bodies are seen in the field. USMC Major General Wood B. Kyle summarizes the Marines’ experience in Operation Hastings and Operation Prairie, saying that the battles "stand as notable achievements in our battle against communist aggression...."
United States President Lyndon Johnson addresses the nation. United States resumes bombings over North Vietnam. U.S. aircraft carry out air strikes against Vietnam. President Johnson sits in his office. U.S. pilots inspect their aircraft and work under the wings. Air raids on supply depots and railroad lines. The planes take off from an aircraft carrier. U.S. soldiers in trenches. An aerial view of the land below. Smoke rises up due to explosions. A meeting in the United Nations Headquarters. Dignitaries of various countries seated during the conference. (Vietnam War period).
United States Defense Secretary Robert McNamara at a press conference in the United States. He talks about air strikes against North Vietnam targets during the Vietnam War. A map of Haiphong and Hanoi on a wall. Cameramen take photographs. U.S. aircraft carry out bombing air strikes against Haiphong and Hanoi in Vietnam. U.S. troops load bombs onto Thunderchief F-105 aircraft and F-105 aircraft takeoff for bombing run. Air raids on oil depots in Haiphong and Hanoi. U.S. Navy aircraft take off from USS Ranger (CV-4) aircraft carrier. An aerial view of the land below. Smoke rises up due to explosions.