First scene shows U.S. marines descending rope net ladder from side of the USS Pickaway (APA-222) in waters off Da Nang, South Vietnam. Next, marines of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment are seen hitting the beach at Danang, from her Higgins boats on 7 July,1965. Scene shifts to U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying U.S. army troops who are photographed as they step from the aircraft. Trucks carrying some of these soldiers drive along a road in South Vietnam. Officer confer over tactical map of an area. Vietnamese civilian refugees are seen struggling to depart. Small Vietnamese children at a school or other institution, are photographed as they line up and wash themselves before eating a meal. Smallest children are seated in high chairs. President Johnson seen saying "I do not find it easy to send the flower of our youth, our finest young men, into battle." Pictures of young American men and women are shown in various places and circumstances. A young couple. A man in cowboy hat. A factory worker. A young man laughing. a steel worker on an I beam during construction of a high rise building. Young people assembled at some sort of occasion. Images of Chinese Chairman, Mao Zedong, and Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. Bow of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier cutting the water, and then broad view of entire ship, the USS Randolph (CV-15). (Note: the Randolph played no role in the Vietnam War.) Aircraft being catapulted from a carrier. USAF B-52 bombers dropping bombs in Arc Light missions over Vietnam. Bombs exploding on the ground. U.S. Marines operating a type of landing craft tracked. Troops deploying from a landing craft at a beach. American troops making their way through jungles. Scene reverts back to President Johnson still speaking (July 28, 1965).
Twin typhoons smash various parts of Japan. A Japanese ship sinks due to twin typhoon. "Jutoku Maru" written on the ship. Smoldering debris, a water channel and property damage. Damaged homes and buildings. Japanese soldiers inspect damaged American military bases. Japanese soldiers move into jeep to find casualties. Views of ruins and debris. Smoke rising from debris.
Japan fails in its first attempt to put a satellite into the orbit in Japan. The Japanese rocket on the launch pad. A Japanese talks on headsets. Japanese work in Tokyo university of space and aeronautics institute. Japanese watch through scientific instruments. The rocket is launched. Rocket fails.
The Demolition Derby at Islip, New York. Cars participate to show stunts. Points are given for spectacular crashes. Spectators watch the sport activity. Stunt drivers leap over ramps onto parked cars. A car is driven on two wheels. A car is driven on two parked cars and then on the ramp.
The Hindu pilgrimage in India. The Himalaya Mountains, known as the roof of the world, is the dwelling place of the Hindu God Shiva. Pilgrims undertake a pilgrimage to wash away their sickness and sins. They climb up mountains on foot and mules. A holy stream. Pilgrims take bath in the holy stream. Pilgrims enter into an ice cave. A picture of the Hindu God Shiva. Pilgrims and priests in the holy ice cave.
Canadian engineers tackle hydro electric project in British Columbia, Canada. The Peace River in British Columbia. The river is diverted from its bed. It flows around project site. Portage mountain dam on the Peace River. Giant earth movers work on highly mechanized operation on Rocky mountains. Canadian engineers tackle the operation. Conveyor belt brings materials to the construction site. Workers discover dinosaur tracks at construction site. They measure their tracks. Engineers construct a hydro electric project.
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