Exercising of K-9 sentry dogs and patrolling tactics used by the handlers of the 37th Security Police Squadron in Phu Cat Air Base, Vietnam. A handler stands outside a kennel on a field. A dog comes out of the kennel. The soldier takes the dog to a field for exercise and training. A ring suspended for the training of the dog lies on the ground. Soldier walks with the dog. Another man stands nearby. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army Special Forces operating near Ba Me Ga west of Ban Me Thout, Vietnam. A Special Forces Mobile Strike Force (Mike Force) soldier slits open a Vietcong rice bag. The team encounters a dying Vietcong soldier in brush. Mike Force member searches the VC's body for documents. Information about Vietcong anti-tank mines and tax collection documents are reportedly found on the VC. ( Note: It has also been reported that some elements of the Mike Force unit drove over an uncharted anti tank mine on the way back to base, after the mission, killing and wounding members of Special Forces, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, and Montagnard strike force troopers.)
Stand of U.S. President Richard Nixon on Vietnam War. President Nixon addresses the nation about the Vietnam War from White House. He explains what has been described as "The Nixon Doctrine" regarding U.S. involvement in war, foreign policy support, and defense of freedom. He discusses the concept of helping other nations fight wars, rather than fighting wars for them. He illustrates this approach in describing U.S. efforts in Vietnam. He promises that 20% of U.S. combat forces will return by mid December. He notes he will not reveal withdrawal decisions that will compromise efforts at the Paris talks. He indicates he will pursue a path seeking a just peace through a negotiated settlement or through continued vietnamization.
The U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division troops pass through jungles of A Shau Valley in Vietnam U.S. 327th Infantry Airborne regiment, 101st Airborne Division troops wait at the pick up zone. Smoke grenades explode designating the troop pickup zone for pull out. A U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois helicopter approaches and lands. Soldiers embark the helicopter and the helicopter takes off. Other soldiers embark another helicopter and the helicopter takes off. Another group of soldiers arrive at the pick up position. Soldiers explode grenades designating pick up position.
View of deserted bunkers at Khe Sanh, Vietnam. United States Marine Corp sleeps leaning against drums with a camouflaged net in the foreground. View of trench dug by the Marines and M-16 Rifle in camouflaged net. Barbed wire around Khe Sanh Combat Base, Vietnam. Wide view of landscape and terrain of the area. (Vietnam War period).
Qui Nhon harbor in Vietnam. A military compound called Camp Goldberg, named for U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Joseph A Goldberg, the pilot of a helicopter shot down by the Viet Cong on July 15, 1962. Within the compound, are seen the Lane and Guthrie maintenance hangars, dedicated to the memories of Sp/5 James Everett Lane, the gunner, and Sp/5 Harold Lee Guthrie, the Crew Chief, both of whom lost their lives with CWO Goldberg. (Reportedly, these were the first U.S. Army Aviation personnel killed in action, in Vietnam. ) (Vietnam War period).