A search and destroy mission of U.S. 9th Infantry Division, 47th Infantry, 3rd Battalion in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Soldiers search a hut. Two soldiers sitting on tombstones. Soldiers walk in a rice paddy. Two women walk along on a dike. Vietcong suspects cross a narrow wooden plank across a stream. The soldiers follow the suspects. The suspects are questioned and their papers are checked. They are released. A water buffalo in a paddy. Soldiers standing near a hut. A Viet family in the doorway.
U.S. prisoners of war are marched in Hanoi, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. prisoners are marched by North Vietnamese soldiers along a street. The prisoners march along the street lined up by screaming spectators. The prisoners are handcuffed in pairs and they wear numbered shirts. One pair of handcuffed Americans wear the numbers 399 (Edward Alan Brudno) and 381 (WIlliam Micahel Tschudy) on their backs. A crowd of North Vietnamese surround soldiers carrying an unconscious injured American captive. The soldiers try to hold back the crowd. One soldier waves a pistol in one hand as he helps carry the American captive with the other. Photographers take pictures as the soldiers place the captive American in a covered truck and drive away through the crowd.
Soldiers of the Fourth Infantry Division of the U.S. Army undergo indoctrination course in grenade handling at Camp Enari in Vietnam. The instructor explains to the soldiers the proper handling of a grenade. The instructor throws a grenade. Smoke arises as the grenade hits the ground. The soldiers throw explosives and grenades. (Vietnam War period).
25th Infantry Division soldiers undergo Mines and Booby Trap course at Cu Chi, South Vietnam. Instructor shows students bobby traps. Booby trap is placed on table with 'First In-Last Out' written in the background. Soldiers check equipment. They enter the bobby trap display area. (Vietnam War period).
25th Infantry Division U.S. Army soldiers learn about Mines and Booby Traps during course at Cu Chi, South Vietnam. Instructor briefs students. Inert aerial bomb with 25th Infantry Division insignia in the background. United States soldiers seated on bleacher. Instructor holds Vietcong weapon in hand. (Vietnam War period).
25th Infantry Division soldiers undergo Mines and Booby Trap course at Cu Chi, South Vietnam. Instructor shows soldiers a Vietcong weapon. The weapon is passed through the class. United States soldiers seated on bleachers. (Vietnam War period).