Activities of the United States Army 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division soldiers during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Soldiers walk in jungle to a water point during the Vietnam War. They fill canteens at a stream. A soldier on guard. Soldiers walk through the dense foliage on return to camp with canteens.
Television broadcast of U.S. President Richard Nixon's speech from the White House in Washington DC, United States on the withdrawal of remaining U.S. troops from Vietnam on 29th March 1973 during the Vietnam War. The White House. The Seal of the President of the United States. The President talks about that period of the Vietnam War when he joined the office and speaks about the program he initiated to end the war. He says American prisoners are on their way from Vietnam and people of South Vietnam are now free to choose their government. He says North Vietnam is not complying with few provisions of the Peace Agreement. He says that they should honor all those American soldiers who died during the Vietnam War. He refers to the difficult days of the war including the moratorium to end the war which was organized on October 15, 1969 when millions of Americans took day off from work and schools to participate in local demonstrations against the war. Nixon refers to the period of April 1971 when he ordered attacks on Communist bases in Cambodia. He talks about the period of May 1972 when he ordered air strikes in North Vietnam and the period of December 1972 when he ordered more air strikes.
Counter attack of South Vietnamese during the Tet Offensive Battle of Hue. Two soldiers walk towards the city. People going with their children. ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) airplane flies in the sky and drops bombs over the conflict area. Many soldiers coming towards the conflict area. People load their luggage on shoulders and heads as they leave the city. Soldiers firing from behind barricades. Bomber plane flying over the houses and dropping bombs.
RVN (Republic of Vietnam) Marines advance into the city of Hue during Tet Offensive. VNMC Marines hide behind the barricades and fire. They discuss a map. Tear gas grenades released into the houses to evacuate the residents. Marines fire from inside a house. They wear protective masks on their faces while firing M-16 rifles and M-60 machine guns. RVN Marines take wall on outskirts of the city. They again discuss a map. They rush towards an area after the discussion. They capture weapons and equipment of the enemy in that area. Fallen Vietcong and North Vietnamese soldiers are seen.
American 199th Light Infantry Brigade troops check ID cards of civilians at doorways of their homes, as they search for enemy fighters, during the Vietnam War. Soldier kicks down door of house. Soldiers enter and search houses. Dead civilian on street. Partially covered body of a dead civilian. Soldier stands by as a civilian opens door of a locked house. Soldiers search in destroyed and wrecked houses. One soldier climbs up on roof to a porch on a house. Soldiers break down door of house with a wooden beam. Soldiers atop M-42 self-propelled antiaircraft gun, with twin 40mm guns, as it drives on dirt street.
U.S. soldiers posted in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Slate says 'After Action' and 'Saigon/Cholon'. Soldiers stand on the rooftop of a house. Soldiers can be seen filling water containers, loading stocks in jeep and distributing candies to the children. Children scramble for candies. Soldiers communicate over radio. Officers check maps.