U.S. General Officers planning for the U.S. Army 101st Air Cavalry Division's Operation Somerset Plain ( A Search and Destroy Mission to prevent North Vietnam Army elements from reentering the A Shau Valley, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam). U.S. Officers including Major General Melvin Zais, Brigadier General John, S Lekson, Marine Major General C B Drake discussing a map with Lieutenant Colonel Daniel G. Sharp, Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry Regiment. August,1968. (Vietnam War period).
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Army of the Republic of Vietnam ( ARVN ) psychological warfare team in a combat area. Soldiers in the area. Damaged buildings along street sides and fire in buildings. Soldiers speak on loudspeakers and call on the people to remain calm. Heavy smoke columns rise from burning buildings. Civilians run and flee on a street. They are being evacuated by the soldiers to refugee centers. The soldiers help them to get out of the area. Doctors and nurses help the wounded civilians. A soldier speaks on a loudspeaker. A fire fighting squad in operation. Firemen douse fires.
Battle of Khe Sanh between January 1968 to April 1968. Aerial bombardment by U.S. over North Vietnam position in Khe Sanh. Explosions on ground. Marines fire artillery and move out into surrounding terrain of Khe Sanh. Wounded marines carried on litters to medical care. General William Westmoreland arrives to pay tribute to B-52 aircraft pilots for their contribution in Khe Sanh battle. General Westmoreland decorates pilots. President Lyndon B Johnson decorated officers at the White House. Commanding officer, Colonel David E Lownds receives a navy cross. Sergeant Major AW Smith is awarded with bronze star. President Lyndon B Johnson praises gallantry of marines and airmen at the White House. Scene returns to Vietnam, as Marines move through jungle. 26th Marines advance on dirt road in Khe Sanh. Close up of an African American marine marching. Trenches deserted in Khe Sanh airfield area and view of nearby terrain and landscape. (Vietnam War period).
Democratic National Convention of 1968 held at International Amphitheater in Chicago, Illinois United States. Keynote speaker at the meeting, Daniel Ken Inouye, Senator from Hawaii, delivers his address. Democratic representatives from all States at the convention. Placards displayed for seating arrangements of Democrats from different States. Senator Inouye urges delegates to listen to the concerns and protests of youth demonstrators. He points out that it is a worldwide phenomenon, and not just demonstrations affiliated with the Vietnam War. Senator Inouye says, "The marching feet of youth have led us into a new era of politics, and we can never turn back."
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. Army soldiers aboard tanks moving along a road. Soldiers aboard tanks. South Vietnamese soldiers also seen. They fire rifles. The enemy attempted to capture the Saigon radio station. When they were not able to capture the radio station, they set fire to the building. Heavy columns of smoke rise from the burning building. A fire fighting squad in action. Firemen douse the fire. Dead bodies and wrecked equipment on a street. Interrogation of Viet Cong prisoners. Captured weapons of Chinese or Russian origin.
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese Soldiers lying in prone positions. A loudspeaker on a street. Soldiers fire rifles. A helicopter hovers over the area. Jeeps parked along a street. Soldiers move in the area. Vietnamese soldier broadcasting through loudspeakers to encourage surrender by Vietcong forces, as part of psychological warfare tactics. A number of Viet Cong troops surrender and are taken prisoner. The soldiers walk with the prisoners. Soldiers aboard a jeep moving along the area. Dead bodies of Vietcong soldiers and wrecked weapons on a street. Captured Chinese and Russian weapons are seen stacked up. Heavy columns of smoke rise during the combat. Civilians flee. U.S. Army soldiers moving military equipment. Aerial view of smoke rising from area in combat.