USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy A-7B Corsair II touching down and rolling to stop. A man runs out towards the aircraft. A-7B going over edge of the angle deck. A puff of smoke drifts off over the deck. A parachute is seen opening as the pilot disappears over the ship's side. Several men running over the deck. A U.S. Navy SH-3D Sea King helicopter low over water to pick up the pilot. The destroyer escort moving up, several men in the foreground on the flight deck. The helicopter lifts off with the pilot. The helicopter in flight over water. The destroyer escort in the background. A U.S. Navy A-6A Intruder aircraft on fly by. U.S. Navy RA-5C Vigilante aircraft coming to a stop on the deck after recovery. The aircraft taxi forward. The helicopter lands on the deck with the recovered pilot. The rescued pilot of the A-7B walks over the deck after returning to the ship.
News special report about U.S. President Richard Nixon's press conference at White House in Washington DC. President Nixon arrives in a hall packed with press reporters. He stands before the microphone and reporters question him. A reporter asks him about the protests against his decision to send U.S. Military troops in Cambodia, during the Vietnam War. Nixon answers him.
Special report about State of Union Message by U.S. President Richard M Nixon to the Congress in Washington DC. President Nixon addresses the congress from the podium. Vice President Spiro Agnew and the Congress Speaker sit on seats behind podium President Nixon speaks about the Korean and Vietnam Wars and America's foreign policies. Congressmen including former Vice President Hubert Humphrey applaud. He stresses need for peaceful US-Soviet relations and relations with the People's Republic of China.
United States 9th Infantry Division troops in Cambodia during the Cambodian Campaign of the Vietnam War. Troops aboard an M113 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier). The Armored Personnel Carrier with troops moves through a forest area.
United States 9th Infantry Division troops in Cambodia during the Cambodian Campaign of the Vietnam War. A U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopter flies overhead. Soldiers on an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier fire .50 caliber machine guns. Soldiers in full combat gear advance in a forest area. 9th Infantry Division troops eat rations in the forest.
United States 9th Infantry Division troops in Cambodia during the Cambodian Campaign of the Vietnam War. Troops relax in a forest area. They eat rations and drink from canteens. An African American soldier places cartridges in belts. He holds a large shell in hand.