U.S. President Lyndon Johnson presents Medals of Honor to U.S. Army men at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States for their services in the Vietnam War. U.S. Under Secretary of the Air Force Townsend Hoopes reads a citation at a microphones in the inner court of the Pentagon. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Wheeler and U.S. Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford stand in the background. President Johnson places the Medal of Honor around the neck of U.S. Air Force Captain Gerald O. Young. The President talks and poses for pictures with four men who won the Medal of Honor including U.S. Army Specialist 5 Charles Hagemeister, U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Richard Pittman, U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate First Class James Williams and U.S. Air Force Captain Gerald Young. President Johnson and Secretary Clifford walk through the crowd and greet the families of men who won the Medal of Honor.
The USS Canberra (CA-70/ CAG-2) sailing the Sea of Japan. Aircraft such as Douglas A-4 Skyhawk and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II are parked in the beam of the USS Enterprise (CVAN-65). The USS Enterprise sails in rough water. Several whitecaps are seen throughout the area. A destroyer sailing during a sunset. A Russian DD-424 sailing underway in dark. More ships sailing at sunset. (Vietnam War period.)
Various U.S. Navy ships sailing in rough waters of the Sea of Japan in Vietnam War period. Looking down over port side of USS Bradley (DE- 1041) underway at high speed. Bradley underway as seen from stern view. The USS Yorktown (CVS-10) sails near Japan. The ship casts a very deep silhouette, with sunlight in background across the water. A destroyer-type ship sailing underway. USS Yorktown as seen on port side. The camera zooms back away from port side of the USS Yorktown, around slightly to port quarter. As seen from starboard beam view, an aircraft carrier sails underway in Sea of Japan.
United States Marine Corps helicopters fly over a desert in Nevada during a training exercise, during the Vietnam War period. Helicopter landing on the desert. Marines unloading equipment from a truck. Marines crowd at the back of another truck seen in the background. Marines sit at the back of a moving truck (USMC 212760). Marines walking and gather in the desert during their training. Naval infantry training how to move while carrying equipment. Marines carrying machine guns and rocket launchers. A Marine carries a bulky backpack with an antenna on top. Marines position machine guns and digging dirt. Marines in training setting up tents. Officers observe soldiers during their training. Two Marine smoke cigarettes while setting up equipment. A group of soldiers set up a large tent together.
Two U.S. Marines in a Jeep during a training exercise in Nevada, United States, during the Vietnam War. United States Marine Corps naval infantry gather in front of an army medical truck. They organize backpacks, rifles, and helmets on the ground. Marine Corps backpacks, rifles, equipment, rocket launchers, and helmets neatly placed in front of the soldiers. An African American Marine examines the sight on a machine gun before placing it back on the ground. Officers training the Marines inspect them and their equipment. A Marine laughs beside other men.
United States Marine Corps soldiers in training, during Vietnam War, sit on top of military vehicles driving on desert road in Nevada. A pair of M50 Ontos tank destroyers moving on desert road. Aerial view showing military trucks and vehicles on road in Nevada. Sign reads “Historical Marker”. View of the Sand Mountain historical marker (Nevada Historical Marker 10: Sand Mountain, 85F37HGP+3M, NV, United States) 20 miles east of Fallon, Nevada along U.S. Route 50.