Vietnamese men and women attend classes in North Vietnam. An instructor takes a class. He reads from a backboard in the front. Vietnamese women cycle on a street. Vietnamese students in a class. Young Vietnamese look through microscopes in a laboratory. Framed pictures of North Vietnamese leaders. A picture of Ho Chi Minh. A young girl waters plants. A cherry blossom plant.
Chinese soldiers at Indo supply lines in Vietnam. Red Forces walk along a road and cut vital supplies to besiege Dien Bien Phu. Roads leading to the seaport of Haiphong are mined. Smoke rises. Views of damaged equipment and wounded men. Sign of 'Ben Yen NH, Hanoi'. Vehicles pass on the highway. Vietnamese men repair railroads which are mined. A train passes after overhauling.
Explosions at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Flight line explosions as smoke rises in the background. USAF planes parked at the airfield. A plane lands in far background. (Note: This occurred on May 16, 1965, when a.B-57B aircraft exploded and set off a series of other explosions shown in this film.)
Activities of United States1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War. Brief glimpse of two U.S. Army Bell UH-1D Iroquois (Huey) helicopters, coming in to land at a fire base. Next they are seen departing again. The sun is setting in the background.
Civilian life in Vietnam. Woman teacher teaches in a class in an outdoor school. Native women sits in a classroom. Two women cook on a stove. One of the girls stand.
Dignitaries watch a parade in Vietnam. Map of South East Asia and Thailand. A still picture of a fishing junk. Five men stand. A parade in progress as dignitaries look on . Float moves in the parade. People march in parade. Girls dressed in military uniforms march. Large group of girls dressed in long white skirts walk. Dignitaries look on from a stand. Float passes in parade. Young girls march in uniform.