United States 1st Infantry Division soldiers place Claymore mines in Vietnam. One of the soldiers pulls wire from Claymore mine. 1st Infantry Division soldiers position mines and move backwards. Mine placed on ground. Soldier places another mine on the ground. Claymore mine placed on tree bark and camouflaged with dry leaves. (Note: These scenes are from a U.S. Army training film called Perimeter Defense.) (Vietnam War period).
First in a series of clips from a film about the life of Ho Chi Minh. Bucolic scenes of Viet-nam (Vietnam). Water lily flowers on water bed. Box with Chinese character inscription on it. An alter in a family hut. Rocks on hillside. Flotilla of sailboats. Mountainous terrain. A family home with banana trees in foreground.
The traditional Chinese dragon dance in North Vietnam. Vietnamese children run excitedly to witness the event. Young Vietnamese boy stands outside a tent holding baggage. Men perform the traditional dragon dance. Flag of North Vietnam flies over village. Huge Vietnamese crowd watches the show. Open mouth of the dragon. People move on street around thatched roof houses. The dragon is brought outside on ground. Vietnamese girls smiling.
French newspapers report end of Indochina war. One article says: Enough blood shed, Peace in Viet-Nam. Ho Chi Minh stands beside a French official in rural Vietnam. They both look at a document.
North Vietnam holds general elections. Ho Chi Minh casts his ballot followed by other North Vietnamese leaders. Ho Chi Minh and other elected officials sit around table. Some stand and speak to Ho Chi Minh about their ideas for the government. Elsewhere, citizens parade in the streets, carrying banners, some of which decry American Imperialism. North Vietnam begins universal conscription for North Vietnamese Army (NVA). Mothers seeing their sons off as they depart in uniform after being recruited in military draft. One gives her son a favorite snack wrapped in a napkin.
USAF A-1E in flight to strike the enemy target in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF A-1E carrying clustered fragmentation bombs in flight. It dives at the target.