A helicopter is seen in flight, high overhead. Scene shifts to an OH-6 helicopter of the U.S. Army 54th Field Artillery Group, parked on the ground at a Base Camp, during the Vietnam War. Camera focuses on a 155mm M109 howitzer in a dugout position. U.S. troops standing atop the M109 and others look over their location, where mounds of earth are piled up from excavated defensive positions. Closeup of soldiers taking measurements for the defenses. another view of two persons strapping in an OH-6 helicopter. Soldiers working on the defense preparations, nearby. The helicopter takes of raising lots of dust. Camera follows it as it climbs and passes over the U.S. base, showing various buildings and other features of the base. (Note: Reportedly, the 54th Artillery Group was deactivated in November 1969 and all aircraft were given to other units.)
The Selective Service System (SSS) holds a draft lottery in 1969. The Lottery selection system chooses soldiers for induction into the Vietnam War. Members of the Selective Service Youth Advisory Committee participate in the draft, choosing birth dates from a glass bowl. The dates are read aloud and posted on the draft board. One young man protests by flashing a Peace sign with his fingers every time he chooses a draft number.
The December 1, 1969 Draft Lottery for the year 1970 is held at the United States Selective Service headquarters in Washington, D.C. The draft lottery is led by General Lewis B. Hershey, Selective Service Director. The ceremony begins with a benediction, and then an official pours slips of paper containing birth dates into a glass bowl. Congressman Alexander Pirnie of New York draws the first birth date. He declares the date, September 14, and another man pastes the birth date next to a number on a board. Members of the Selective Service Youth Advisory Committee draw additional birth dates and the board is filled out with the draft sequence.
Fire Support Base "Husky", home of Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 35th Artillery Regiment (155, SP) Xuan Loc,Vietnam. Aerial view from a UH-1 Huey helicopter, of the base and surrounding terrain. Mountains in the background. [Note: C Battery 7th Battalion, 9th Artillery (105 Howitzer) occupied the other half of the FSB. The base was attacked on the night of May 17/18, 1969, by NVA sappers, mortars, and rockets. Fourteen Americans and an estimated 80 to 90 NVA were killed.]
U.S. Marines in action in the Northern Provinces of South Vietnam, near the DMZ. They are seen in full combat gear, carrying small arms, including recoilless weapons, as they move across green fields where smoke is rising. Next, they are seen spread out and moving across muddy rice paddies. A U.S.jet fighter streaks across a shoreline at low altitude. Views from a Marine jet fighter bomber dropping bombs on Viet Cong targets from low altitude. Explosions on the ground are seen from behind the aircraft as it passes. Brief view from ground of bomb striking and black smoke rising. Closeup (in 1969) of two McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms from U.S. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (with Red devil insignia on their tails) flying in tight formation. View of pilot in front cockpit an F-4. Aerial view from below of the pair of F-4s. Closeup view from below, as an F-4 releases ordnance in flight. A huge explosion fills the screen as film title slate appeared reading: "Counterpunch." (narrated by Jack Webb). Sign at Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California, is shown. Marine sentry at entrance checks identifications of persons arriving at the gatehouse. Marines seen firing mortars, during training. A C-47 transport airplane airdrops supplies to Marines on the ground. Marines in jeeps drive across sand where a bulldozer is working on an airfield under construction. Front view glimpse of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft taking off. A pair of Marine Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters in flight. Group of U.S. Marine Corps officers looking over a model of terrain while being briefed by a Lieutenant Colonel during training "Operation Alligator Hide" in 1967, at the White Beach Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Closeup of the detailed mockup of the terrain. Another officer briefs about the use of F-4 and A-4 aircraft support prior to a helicopter assault. Bombs exploding near a bridge. Marines using small 4-wheeled self-propelled open vehicles as they move along a hillside during the exercise. A Captain at a field command post states he will mark a target with white phosphorus (Willy Pete). A tank is seen maneuvering. Pilot is seen responding from cockpit of an A-4 Skyhawk aircraft. An M48A3 Medium Tank is seen on the ground and two F-4s of Squadron 232 in the air. The tank crew fires a white phosphorus round into the hillside, where it generates white smoke. An F-4 is seen flying low toward the area and a bomb explodes on the marked target. Amphibious training is seen, with Marines charging a beach from a landing craft; a tank wading ashore; Marines hit the beach from an LVTP-5 (Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Personnel); Fighter bomber dropping a bomb from offshore; glimpse of Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.
Debate on the 'Role of Congress in Foreign Policies' between John C Stennis and William J Fulbright in United States organized by American Enterprise Institute. Moderator Peter Lasigor says that Congress is reasserting its role after Korean and Vietnam War. Distinguished citizens sit to participate and ask questions. The debaters: Senator John C Stennis, Chairman, Armed Service Committee and William J Fulbright Chairman Foreign Relations Committee. John Stennis starts the debate. Stennis talks about the role and responsibilities of Congress in domestic and foreign affairs. He speaks about his experiences in legislation as Senator. Stennis gives examples of Theodore Roosevelt, the Congo Rebellion in 1963 and National Commitment Resolution of 1969. He then talks about world affairs and foreign policies regarding World War II. Stennis mentions various treaties and resolutions related to post world war.
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