Film begins showing traffic and pedestrians in front of the City Hall in Saigon, Vietnam, at a quiet time during the Vietnam War. Camera pans back to reveal a huge botanical display being visited by local people. Young women in colorful áo dài (traditional dress) mingle among the visitors. Growers deliver flowers from a small bus for the display. Closeup of flower blooms as a man delivering more passes behind. A woman in a rickshaw carrying a huge bouquet of flowers. Closeup of two young women visiting the displays. An elderly man places a huge pot of white flowers into the display. closeup of white and orange-colored blooms. A small tree being carried into the display area. Scene shifts to a roundabout with statue of General Tran Nguyen Han in the center. (This was erected by the Republic of Vietnam in 1965.) Traffic moves past the Ben Thanh Market in the background. On the street outside the market building, merchants display their wares under umbrellas outdoors. Closeup of local people shopping in the outdoor stalls. Closeup of two young women shopping. Closeup of fruit displayed by one merchant. Several women and a girl making purchases. Closeup of a woman selecting pears for purchase. Closeup of another woman buying some sweets. Closeup of some cakes.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldiers stand near an armored locomotive at a railroad yard in Saigon, Vietnam. The ARVN soldiers board the train. An American advisor climbs aboard. View from the top of the locomotive as it leaves the Saigon railroad yard and passes through the city and wooded areas. (Vietnam War period).
Incoming U.S. Vietnam Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and outgoing U.S. Vietnam Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge shake hands with each other in Saigon, Vietnam. Reporters ask questions. Henry Cabot Lodge and his wife board plane and wave.
Crushed helmets on ground at Saigon, South Vietnam during Vietcong attacks. Soldiers in narrow alley amidst rubble. Civilians walk past. View of bullet holes on concrete wall. Wrecked houses and destroyed overturned cars. Unexploded hand grenade on ground. (Vietnam War period).
United States soldier lies flat atop V-100 armored commando car as it moves into alley at Saigon, South Vietnam during Vietcong attacks. Soldiers follow closely behind the V-100 commando car and fire rifles. Dead body of Vietcong. Armoured commando car backs up and rolls over soldier. The crushed soldier and another soldier is placed on litter and carried to the ambulance. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese soldier talks on phone during Viet Cong attack at Saigon, South Vietnam. Vietnamese soldiers attack huts on the outskirts of Saigon. View of a river from window. Vietnamese woman carries a child. Another woman with a white flag walks across a ground. (Vietnam War period).