The activities of the United States Navy in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Navy Sea, Air and Land Forces (SEAL) members in Vietnam. SEAL team members aboard the landing craft mechanized (LCM) after the mission has been completed. Men chatting aboard the LCM. A SEAL team member sleeping. A man eats from a can of 'C' rations.
Handlers and the sentry dogs at the Tan Son Nhut airbase in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Handler and the sentry dogs on patrol. United States airman talks to the air force guard of Vietnam. Handler and dog patrols the flight line area with large antennas in the background.
Activities of U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry troops stand in formation. Two of the soldiers hold flags. Mountains and trees in the background. Commanding General of the U.S. Forces in Vietnam, General William C. Westmoreland standing on a truck. He addresses the soldiers gathered around the truck.
Artistic depiction of United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marines moving in Vietnamese jungle during Vietnam War. Marines in a rural village. Vietnamese children gather to watch Marine Reserve Captain John T. Dyer creating a ‘Combat Art’ artwork. Captain Dyer sketches as children curiously watch the Marine. Captain Dyer talks about the artistic inspiration he finds during his stay in Vietnam, saying, "I'd like to come back to this country someday when I don't have to wear a 45 on my hip." A Vietnamese boy comes near Dyer to watch him work closely. An old man peers behind Dyer. A ‘Combat Art’ painting of Vietnamese fishermen on boat created by Dyer during his time in the Vietnam War.
During the Vietnam War, President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses the United States public during the “Radio and Television Report to the American People Following Renewed Aggression in the Gulf of Tonkin” from the Fish Room at the White House in August 4, 1964. "Renewed hostile actions against United States ships on the high seas in the Gulf of Tonkin have today required me to order the military forces of the United States to take action in reply,” says President Johnson. The USS Constellation (CV-64) aircraft carrier sailing. Pilots walk away from Douglas EKA-3B Skywarrior fighter jets in the USS Constellation. Aircrafts fire missiles, destroying facilities in North Vietnam. United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara addresses the public to explain the direct attack against North Vietnam. “We wish to emphasize we seek no wider war. Our response will depend upon the action of the aggressors, in this case the North Vietnamese. The key to the situation remains the cessation of infiltration from the North into the South,” says Secretary McNamara.
Change of command IFFV (First Field Force Vietnam)-ARTY (Artillery Men) in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Soldiers stand in formation while the leader raises flag at half past. Officers seated on chairs watch the ceremony. Officers and soldiers salute. Soldiers in line raise the flags at half mast. Officers exchange flags. Four officers march with American flag and another flag. Officer speaks on microphone with 5th Special Forces Group written on board in the background. Soldiers stand with rifles in hand (Vietnam War period).