U.S. military personnel at Eglin Air Force base, near the end of the Vietnam War (after the fall of Saigon). A jeep moves along a road of the Vietnamese Refugee Processing Center encampment. Tents in the background. Cooks prepare food in a tent. A soldier seated outside a Vietnamese refugee tent and barracks area. 'Post Office So Buu Chinh' written on a board. A soldier hammers the board in position. A woman takes photographs of some men and women. Another sign board reads: 'Departure Center Noi Khoi Hanh'.
Vietnamese refugees at Eglin Air Force Base Vietnamese Refugee Processing Center, soon after the fall of Saigon during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese refugee children eating candy in a tent. Men give candies to the children who enjoy the treats. The children smile and pose for the camera. Some of the children seated on the ground play.
Vietnamese refugees arriving in the United States near the end of the Vietnam War, after the fall of Saigon. Tents in the background at the Vietnamese Refugee Processing Center of Eglin Air Force Base, outside Valparaiso, Florida. A sign board near a tent reads 'Airline ticket office'. An officer talks to a refugee family. The family consists of an older man, Mr. Ky Ly, who is present with his son and his son's family. His son is Mr. Thuyen Ly, a Vietnamese C-130 aircraft Commander with the 435th Squadron at Tan Son Nhut airbase. Also seen are Mr. Ly's wife, Mrs. Bich-Thuy Nguyen, and their two children, 5 year old Quyen Ly and 3 year old Vuong-Kha Ly. The Ly family speaks with a U.S. Air Force officer. Tents in the area. The Ly family seen walking in the tent complex. They enter a tent. The older Mr. Ly removes his glasses and a man takes his photograph for an identification card. Mr. Thuyen Ly sits for a photograph. A man takes his photograph. At a finger printing station, a man takes thumb impressions of Vietnamese refugees arriving in the United States.
Operations of U.S. Navy A-7A Corsair 2 aircraft aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. A press conference in progress by United States Navy Vice Admiral William F. Bringle. Several newsmen in the foreground. A newsman jots notes. Newsmen sitting at the tables in a wardroom listen to the briefing conference. Vice Admiral Bringle seated at a desk in the background. A news cameraman in the foreground takes movies. Many newsmen in the wardroom during the press conference.
Operations of U.S. Navy A-7A Corsair 2 aircraft aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. An A-7A aircraft parked on the flight deck. Aircraft and personnel on the deck of USS Ranger. A plane captain giving a rev up signal. A CAG (Carrier Air Group) Commander in the cockpit of his A-7A. The plane captain gives a rev up signal to the pilot. Commander Kinnard in the cockpit. He closes the canopy of the aircraft. The plane captain takes a tie-down from a strut, shaking panels alongside the A-7A. The airplane taxis on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. An officer gives a launch signal. The aircraft being launched and airborne.
Operations of U.S. Navy A-7A Corsair 2 aircraft aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Scattered clouds in the sky. The ship underway. A destroyer escort trails behind. Aircraft in flight overhead. Two A-7As in formation high above the clouds. Formation flight of the aircraft. The aircraft in flight over the clouds. Formation flight of the two aircraft and they break off. Aerial view of USS Ranger underway at sea. Aircraft in flight over water.