Hotels in Saigon, Vietnam within District 1. Cars and pedestrians on the road outside the Continental Palace Hotel (132 - 134 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 70000 Vietnam). American tourists, Waiters, and housekeepers inside the hotel. Americans dine at the hotel. A Vietnamese policeman directs traffic outside the Carravelle Hotel (19-23 Lam Son Square, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam). Wide and close views of Carravelle Hotel.
United States jet plane blast the Port of Campha in North Vietnam. Bombing and explosions on ground as seen from aerial point of view of American aircraft bombing targets. Marines sweep across the central highland jungles, routing out any Vietcong guerrillas attempting a buildup to cut Vietnam in half. Helicopters bring in more soldiers. Interior view of soldiers in helicopter and machine gun while landing. Soldiers jump from helicopter to landing zone. Soldiers move into jungle area and ignite a blast at a suspected Vietcong tunnel entrance. (Vietnam War period).
Henry Cabot Lodge returns as U.S. Ambassador to Saigon, Vietnam. Henry Cabot Lodge in a meeting with other officials. United States troops along with Vietnamese troops land from a helicopter in a jungle area of Vietnam. U.S. soldiers march in fields and forest area. They cross a small water stream. The 105 Howitzer emerges from helicopters. Units of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat team advance towards enemy. (Vietnam War period).
Activities of U.S. troops during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Three troopers are part of a mortar crew. A rocket being placed in a mortar. The mortar is fired. The mortar crew positioned amongst rubble fire mortar. Men in the background work to unload more rockets or mortar rounds from boxes. A partially sunken landing craft. Two troopers hide next to a building with rifles. U.S. forces behind stone wall fire rifles. Men behind the wall with M-16s. U.S. and ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) forces next to buildings, move ahead. A man with a rocket in his hand. A U.S. soldier fires an M-16 around the corner of a building. The soldiers move forward. (Vietnam War period).
Interiors of the United States Embassy (4 Le Duan Blvd., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) in Saigon, Vietnam following the Tet Offensive bombing of the embassy. Personnel examine damage inside embassy. Bullet holes in wall. Clock stopped at 3:03. Soldiers check Embassy grounds. Troops carry wounded on stretcher. Aftermath of battle in Tet Offensive. Wrecked trucks and destroyed buildings. (Vietnam War period).
Republic of Vietnam Army (ARVN) soldiers search houses in the 8th precinct, Cholon District, Saigon, Vietnam. Wreckage of houses. Soldiers enter houses. Vietnamese remove dead Vietcong from a house. Dead bodies carried on stretcher and loaded onto trucks. M-133 Armored Personnel Carriers drive past. Dead Vietcong carried out from house on litter by fire men. (Vietnam War period).