U.S. Air Force pilot puts helmet on edge of windscreen, then climbs down ladder in Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The navigator is seen in station. 8th Bomb Squadron navigator Captain Pickerel putting on helmet in aircraft. Captain Blackwell checking napalm tanks on Martin B-57B Canberra tactical bomber. Lieutenant Colonel Daniel E. Farr II giving crew chief signal to pull chocks. Front view of crew chief running to front of B-57 aircraft and signaling the aircraft out.
Hoa Khanh Childrens Hospital in Da Nang, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese civilians and children seeking medical care wait in Hoa Khanh Childrens Hospital. Women and children are sitting in benches. A woman feeds her child while waiting. A United States Marine Corp (USMC) Marine talks to patients. A female doctor checks the sick child. Lieutenant Commander Dr. John Karnoupakis, director of Hoa Khanh Children’s Hospital, speaks about the origins of the Hoa Khanh Childrens Hospital through the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marines. United States Marines deliver medical supplies to a village via Jeep. Vietnamese civilians gather to watch the Marines deliver the supplies. Some civilians are seen wearing the nón lá or conical hats. Marines prepare medical supplies inside a clinic. A Marine distributes medicine pills to children. Signage reads “Phòng Phát Thuốc” or “Drug Distribution Department”. A ward at the Hoa Khanh Childrens Hospital. A pair of Marines examine an infant. Another child is handed over to their parent. A recovered child and his mother returns home. A female doctor sees them off. A Marine with a child patient with eyes covered by gauze. ‘Combat Art’ depicts a United States Air Force aircraft in flight.
Lieutenant Timothy Parks Ducan, Captain of LST-603 watch diving operations with others. A flooded float in water, with divers near it. Lieutenant Ducan chats with others. He moves down the gangway. Bow of a ship behind Lieutenant Ducan as he speaks.
USS CoConino County LST-603 (Land Ship Tank-603) in water. 603 written on bow of the ship. Crafts alongside LST-603. The ship is tied. Water pumps out from ship. Divers on a craft getting ready to go in to water. A diver wears his flippers. He jumps on water. A craft near LST-603. Divers near the pumped out water. A hose pipe pouring water. Two divers go under water. Another diver jumps off from a craft. Weather deck area of LST-603. A flag fly in air on the ship. 'USS CoConino County' written on a life ring. A mobile crane parked in deck of LST-603. Ventilator and open hatch of LST-603.
A 30 caliber machine gun (MG) mounted on a LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) called a Papa boat, cruise in water near beach. A gunner secured to the gunnels of the 30 caliber MG. The gunner looks at USS Iredell County. A coxswain at the controls. A LCU-600 (Landing Craft Utility) moves fast across USS Iredell County. Heavy duty forklifts offloading supplies from USS Iredell County on the beach ramp.
F-8E Crusader of the U.S. Marine Corps Squadron, VMF (AW) 232 (Red Devils) at Da Nang Airbase, Vietnam, being armed with rockets. A ground crewman wearing noise suppressor headset, gives hand and arm signals. The wing of the F-8E is raised to maximum lift position. Ground crewman enters under the tilted wing of F-8 and checks it. Pilots leave ready room in trailer and proceed to their aircraft. An F-8C Crusader takes off. A C-117 USMC transport plane takes off. (Vietnam War period).