Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan of U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) who flies the same C-47 from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War that he had flown during World War II in Africa and Asia. The C-47D Skytrain transport plane parked in a revetment at Tuy Hoa Air Base. No. 1 engine of the aircraft starts up. A man signals to the pilot. The aircraft taxis and takes off from a runway and in flight over the air base.
The activities of the United States Navy in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Navy Sea, Air and Land Forces (SEAL) boat underway in Mekong river. 50 Caliber Machine gun barrel protruding out in the foreground. The boat moves down the Mekong river, heavy foliage along the river bank. Awning stretched out over the (Landing Craft Mechanized) LCM underway in river. Navy SEAL patrol coming through the heavy bushes. Some of the SEALs climb aboard the LCM, which is up to the river bank. SEAL members climb aboard.
United States personnel at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Airmen seated outside 'Theater' building. Vehicles drive past on road. Personnel walk along the road. Jeeps, trucks, scooters and bicycles on the road. A Vietnamese guard stands at Da Nang Air Base exchange entrance. Airmen walk past the gate.
President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson visits Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. President Johnson decorates United States Army men with medals and return to platform with General William C. Westmoreland. President Johnson talks to officials. He addresses people. Camera men in the foreground. General William Wallace Momyer and General William C. Westmoreland being awarded the Distinguished Service Medals for their respective services by President Johnson. The President leaves the platform.
President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson visits Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. President addresses troops. Troops listen to the speech and applaud. President Johnson pins up Distinguished Service medal to United States Army Generals William C Westmoreland and William Wallace Momyer. President waves to the troops and officials leave the platform. Troops break formation. President Johnson board the United States Air Force aircraft VC-137B. Ramp being rolled away from aircraft and door closes.
President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson leave in an aircraft from Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A United States Air Force aircraft VC-137B taxis and takes off followed by a United States Air Force aircraft T-39A..