Construction work at the 3rd Field Military Hospital in Saigon, Vietnam. A hospital building under construction. Three ambulances parked in the premises. Construction in progress. Traffic moving along busy street on the right. Several vehicles in the foreground. Vietnamese workers wearing typical conical hats (“Non la”) and several in hard hats, work within the foundation of the hospital under construction. A worker uses a hand saw to rip a 2 X 4 piece of wood. A Vietnamese worker smooths cement on a masonry wall. '3rd field hospital' written on a building. A U.S. Army sentry with a rifle guards the entrance. (Note: Expansion of the hospital, which included a modern emergency facility and surgery suite, among other things, was managed by U.S. contractor, Pacific Architects and Engineers. Most of the construction workers on the project were Vietnamese.) (Vietnam War period).
The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens (2B Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) in Saigon, Vietnam. Monkeys in cages. Asiatic Black Bears play on and around logs in their cages. People in the zoo. Men, women, and children on a visit to the zoo. Koi and Goldfish swimming in a pond. A bridge over the pond. Lotus in the water.
Places in Nha Trang and Bangkok. The street of Nha Trang, Vietnam. Local Vietnamese women wearing Non La conical hats with children. Women in coolie hats sell goods on the roadside. Vietnamese civilians shopping at a vegetable market. Pedestrians and cyclists on the street. Buildings and stores in the commercial district. ‘Universal Gems’ jewelry store building. Republic of Korea (ROK) troops' Rest and Relaxation (R&R) trip to Bangkok. The streets of Bangkok. A temple and ground in the city. Soldiers click pictures. A Thai guardian statue stands outside a temple. Shrines and statues in temples. New hotels including the Rajah Hotel (18 Soi Sukhumvit 2 & Sukhumvit 4 Sukhumvit Road Klongtoey Bangkok 10110, Thailand) and the Nana Hotel. Cars parked at the entrance to the hotels. (Vietnam War period).
Construction of Integrate Wideband Communication Sites (IWCS) by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) site in Nha Trang. A sign board reads 'USASCC PAC / SEAV DET 2'. Huge square antennas at the site. Sand heaps at the construction site. Construction tools and material lying around. Sand bags near sand heaps. The partially laid foundation. Ladders and construction material inside an enclosed structure. Wooden beams balanced and attached onto each other. A dirt road on site. Mountains in the background. (Vietnam War period).
King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a visit to Washington DC. An aerial view of the United States Capitol building. A military band performs music on the grounds of the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States). U.S. soldiers stand in formation. artillery guns fire salutes. King Faisal stands with the Arab dignitaries. A helicopter in the background. A soldier salutes. Vice President Hubert Humphrey, with Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, at his side, speaks words of friendship and farewell to the King. King Faisal speaks into the microphone. He finishes the speech, and the dignitaries applaud. The King bids farewell to U.S. officials before leaving. Vice President Humphrey and Secretary Dean Rusk escort him to the helicopter. A man takes picture. The King boards the helicopter and waves. The Washington Monument in the background. The helicopter takes off. The events are described in Arabic by an unseen narrator.
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia (also called King Abdulaziz) and Royal party enroute from Jidda, on the U.S. Destroyer Murphy (DD 603) late in World War 2. The Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal. King Faisal with U.S. interpreter, Colonel William Alfred "Bill" Eddy, a U.S. marine officer,sipping tea or coffee with the king. Arab dignitaries seated on the deck. Carpets are seen spread on the ships deck for the king to walk upon. Live sheep are penned up in box on deck, as provisions for the King and Royal party. Views of the American Cruiser, USS Quincy , as the Murphy approaches. Guns on the deck. A flag of the United States. King Saud and his party descend a gangplank to the deck of the Quincy, while a band plays and sailors and officers salute. The Quincy then proceeds towards Alexandria, Egypt. Sandy banks of Suez Canal.
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