USS Springfield return to Boston, Massachusetts. A ceremony in progress on board the ship. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Means Johnston speaks at the ceremony. Mayor N.O. Howarth of Massachusetts is present. Johnston at a podium. A Lt. Governor Sargent speaks from the podium under 6" guns. The commanding officer receives a scroll from the Lt. Governor Sargent. Lt. Governor Sargent presents a folded flag to the C.O. A cameraman with his movie camera. Johnston introduces Mayor N.O. Howarth of Springfield, Illinois. The Mayor steps up to the podium and speaks. Mayor Howarth holds the key to the city. The key to the city is presented to the C.O. by Mayor Howarth. Crew stands at quarters during the ceremony. Officers and men during the ceremony. Mayor C.V. Ryan, Springfield, Massachusetts, steps up to the podium to give his remarks. Mayor Ryan speaks from the podium. The C.O. speaks to Mayor Howarth. Dignitaries stand at one side during the ceremony. A captain poses with the Mayors and other dignitaries. Craig Trefethen, SN, seated in a wheelchair. A sailor lost his legs when a mooring line snapped aboard Springfield in Naples. Craig Trefethen smiles for the camera. Johnston and visitors look at the Terrier missile. Missiles on a launcher in the foreground. The Terrier missile slides onto a launcher in the left foreground. The fantail of the ship, showing a UH-2A copter parked in the background.
The Vice President of the United States, Hubert H. Humphrey, visits the U.S. Army Americal Division in Chu Lai, South Vietnam (aka 23rd Infantry). U.S. and Vietnamese flags. Vice President Humphrey, U.S. General William C. Westmoreland, Commandant of U.S. Marine Corps, Robert E Cushman and U.S. Major General Samuel W Koster on a platform. Americal division troops march with flags. Humphrey pins decorations on soldiers and makes a short speech. He shakes hands with one soldier. (Vietnam War period).
A helicopter flies over the runway as U.S. Army RU-8D Beechcraft Seminole aircraft, with olive drab paint job, and serial number 57-6053, makes a successful gear up landing on a foam-covered runway at Ton Son Nhut Air Base in South Vietnam. Ppilot walks away from the plane as firefighters and equipment move in. The aircraft is from the 146th Aviation Company, 224th Aviation Battalion (Radio Research) at Ton Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon. The many antennae, of various types seen on it, are typical of Special Electronic Mission Aircraft that flew so-called electronic intelligence (ELINT) missions.( Note: This landing was skillfully executed by the pilot with both engines feathered and props rotated to minimize contact with the ground..) (Vietnam War period).
An English class at the American Elementary School No.1 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Interior of the English class. The teacher Mrs. Zschar writes words "perfect" and "this is" on a blackboard and turns to the class. The back of the class. The teacher writes on the blackboard. A few hands are raised. A girl stands, answers and sits down.
Play yards at the American Elementary School No.1 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. A little girl rides a swing in the play yard. The children leave the building in the background. Swings and jungle gym in the play yard of the school. The children play near the school building. A sign: "Kaiserslautern American Elementary School # 1". A few children near the sign.
Removal of damaged U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, a military transport aircraft after a crash landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Shows foam-splattered C-130B with damaged landing gear and fuselage on runway. It is being towed to taxi strip and fire-fighters spray foam on gear. Giant crane tows a damaged C-130B. Air force personnel near the crashed C-130B. One personnel signals to stop the towing. Crew man opens the tow bar of C-130B from a crane.