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.
A casino dealer spins a money wheel. Dealer rolls dice on a craps table. He discusses bets and odds. The dice rest on the table after rolling. The man reshuffles dice and rolls a seven on the craps table. Dealer throws a ball into a spinning roulette wheel. Dealer approaches craps table. Two dice showing six on the craps table. The dealer moves the two dice away from each other. Man spins casino money wheel and fans a deck of cards.
View of a desert highway as seen from point of view from the driver’s seat in a moving car. Four men talking to each other inside the car. Passenger says, "how much more to go?" Driver responds, "about two hours." Another exclaims, "man, this heat!" while wiping his brow. His friend responds, "how about pulling over for a beer?" Car pulls over near a roadside café and a motel. A roadside café with words “Cafe Draft Beer”. Close up beer bottle pouring into glass. Smiling young off duty airman drinks beer from mug and exclaims, "ah..." Narrator notes, "drink and play, fine...drink and drive, nuh uh."
A young man whistles while combing his hair. An African-American man playfully whips his friend with a towel. Black man puts on a yellow buttoned shirt while talking to his friends. A young man with a Playboy magazine exclaims, "hey come on let's find some girls!" Another responds, "no use dropping all our loot on the dolls." A third offers, "I'm going home rich...I can feel it." The four men discussing plans for the evening as they leave. A blond man emerges from the bathroom, preening his hair, noting, “I gotta look pretty, don’t I?” Point of view from rear seat of car driving in Las Vegas at night. Men talking inside the car. Neon sign reads “… Steak in Town Cattlemans $4.95 Top o’ the Mint”. View of Fremont Street, Las Vegas, as seen from a moving car. Montage of casino signs such as Stardust, Four Queens, and Golden Nugget in Las Vegas on Fremont Street. Four men enter the Golden Nugget Casino Hotel (129 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101, United States). Men at table clapping during a show. Montage of casino signs including the California Club casino, Dunes, and Pioneer Club. Men clapping while sitting on bar stools. Las Vegas signs New Frontier Hotel and Silver Slipper Casino. Young man playing blackjack grimaces after losing. Young man playing a slot machine. “C’mon baby pay off for papa!” he exclaims while pulling the lever on a slot machine. Close up of only only two coins in hand from slot machine. Young man blowing on dice before throwing them, and then sighing after coming up short in craps game. Camera zoom in on dice.
Four women, three white and one black, drink together at a club in the 1960s. A group of men notice the four women in the club. Men dancing with the women together on the dance floor. African-American couple dancing. A man wackily dances with a woman. Legs of dancers on 1960s dance floor. Young men and women having fun on the 1960s dance floor of a club. Mixed race black and white couple dancing 1960s dance floor. A man with his arm over a woman sitting in booth. Man rubs two dice on his hands before throwing them on a craps table. Man frustrated to see dice of three on craps table. Narrator notes, "sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose."
Young men swimming and splashing in a motel swimming pool. Guests lying down in lounge chairs near the pool. A man pours cold water over his African-American friend lying in lounge chair. Men jumping into pool while yelling.