South Vietnamese (ARVN) soldiers assembled in the streets of Saigon during the Vietnam War. Soldiers walk along the road side. Encamped at Phu Tho racetrack in Saigon, U.S. army 199th Light Infantry soldiers align 81mm mortar. Soldiers at aiming circle measure elevation angles. Soldiers observe the alignment of the gun. Others read a document. Army trucks parked in the field.
Film opens showing a damaged U.S. M48 tank stranded in a ditch at side of road near buildings in Hue, Vietnam. Closeup of the front and tread of the damaged tank. M-48 tanks parked under trees near sandbagged garden fence. U.S. Marine in combat gear silhouetted against window as he fires rifle from inside a building. Several U.S. Army soldiers, of the 1st battalion 44th artillery, load shells into an M42A1 twin 40mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ("Duster"). Marines on the roof of a building. They prepare to fire a 3.5inch rocket launcher. A rocket is loaded into a tube and the 3.5inch rocket launcher is fired. A marine ties the 3.5inch rocket launcher onto a rope and stands holding it.
United States Jet aircraft in flight over North Vietnam. Pilot in cockpit. Aerial view of water. Plane flies over land. View of land below. Bombing and explosions. Fire and black smoke rises up due to bombing. Pilot seated at the controls. View of a sea shore.
United States Navy's Search and Rescue mission to rescue a pilot shot down in North Vietnam. The U.S. aircraft in flight over water. Flight deck of a ship. The U.S. Navy HS II helicopter in view. A sign on a door reads 'Stop, briefing in progress'. An officer briefs other men. The officer uses a map on the wall. The helicopter is inspected and checked. Pilots seated in the cockpit. One of them carries a document in his hand. Crew man gives signal to the pilot in the helicopter. The helicopter takes off. Helicopter in flight.
United States Navy's Search and Rescue mission to rescue a pilot shot down in North Vietnam. Aircraft on flight deck of an aircraft carrier. A man signals. The plane moves on the deck. Superstructure of aircraft carrier in the background. A man signals by hand. The aircraft takes off. Pilot seated in the cockpit. Men on flight deck. Aircraft in flight above water. U.S. Navy helicopter in flight. Two aircraft in flight above water. A jet aircraft strikes enemy territory.
United States Navy's Search and Rescue mission to rescue a pilot shot down in North Vietnam. Aircraft on flight deck of an aircraft carrier. A flag hoisted up. Catapult crew working on flight deck. Men wearing red shirts, green shirts or blue shirts. Aircraft lined on deck. U.S. Navy aircraft on flight deck. Signal officer directs aircraft. Control knobs of launch operator in view. Aircraft takes off. Other aircraft ready for take off. Multiple close-up views of catapult takeoff operations.