President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson visits Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. President Johnson talks to U.S. Army General William C. Westmoreland. President Johnson gets in a car and pulls away with Vice President of Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky. President Johnson and William C. Westmoreland take their places on a platform. Officials stand during the playing of the national anthem. President Johnson and William C. Westmoreland review troops in an open jeep. All services color guard. They return to the platform. President Johnson pins up medals on to U.S. military men.
The Battle of Okinawa in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. A United States M5 tank with name "Amapola" painted on side is seen passing in the foreground. Two tanks advance and United States Army infantrymen follow behind. The tanks fire. Shells burst. The command post at the top of a ridge. The tanks firing. Smoke columns rise as the tanks fire. U.S. Army Lt General Simon Bolivar Buckner directing operations. United States 6th Marine Division tanks in a valley fire at caves on the side of a cliff. Smoke rises due to the firing, and U.S. infantry advance.
Launch of the USS John F Kennedy (CV-67) at Newport News in Virginia. USS John F Kennedy (CV-67) aircraft carrier docked at harbor. Large crowd of civilians gathered for the launching ceremony. President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson and Former President John F Kennedy's wife Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy and daughter Caroline Bouvier Kennedy arrives for the launch. President Johnson addresses the crowd before the launch. Caroline christens the giant ship with the bottle of champagne. The ship heads for its first voyage.
Honor of Walter Benjamin Lantz in Universal City in Los Angeles County,California. Hollywood film industry leaders gathered for the Universal City Studios party to honor golden anniversary of Walter Benjamin Lantz animated cartoonist and 25th birthday of his star Woody Woodpecker. Children read the Woody Woodpecker animated cartoon character books. Charles Warren Vice Chairman of Association of TV and Film Producers praises and presents trophy to Lantz for his work. Lantz and his wife cut a cake and celebrate. They pose with the trophy.
President Johnson addresses the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists in the United States. View of the White House. Members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists gather during the conference. President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson addresses gathering. Members note down the points. President reaffirms U.S. policy in South Vietnam. He visualizes the prosperous Vietnam once the war ends. street and field scenes. Monuments and buildings. President continues his speech and talks about the Red China and North Vietnam.
The Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States. Footsteps echo in Pentagon hall as camera moves along corridor toward the Hall of Heroes. John Charles Daly stands next to a giant replica of the U.S. Medal of Honor and speaks about medal recipients. He steps in front of a display listing names of Medal of Honor recipients and explains the medal's significance. Scene shifts back in time , to May, 1968 when President Lyndon Baines Johnson is seen speaking at the dedication of the Hall of Heroes, where he confers the Medal on recipients from each of the four military services. He calls out the names of : Charles C. Hagemeister (Army); James E. Williams (Navy); Gerald O. Young (Air Force) and Richard A. Pittman (Marine Corps). President Johnson says their names will be placed with others in the new Hall of Heroes. The President places the medals around the necks of the respective recipients as citations accompanying their awards are read. Next, Mr. Daly is seen again in front of the list of recipients. He notes that these four new additions brought the total of names to 3,210.
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