USS Oriskany (CVA-34) off coast of Vietnam. Sailors working in area underneath flight deck, as water cascades from hoses above. They take a refreshment break. Water with foam flows across decks. Sailors carry more hoses and firefighters enter area where fire still lingers. Several sailors struggle to hold down and control a high pressure water hose.
Italians protest against U.S. involvement in Vietnam War in Rome, Italy. The anti-war protests in Via Veneto, Rome. Anti-war protesters attempt to storm the United States Embassy (Via Vittorio Veneto, 121, 00187 Roma RM, Italy). People run while protesting. Italian Carabinieri (gendarmes) confront protesters outside the United States Embassy. The fire brigade men spray a strong water jet on the protesters. Several views of the people protesting and clapping. Some protesters are arrested.
Lockheed U-2D aircraft, number 56-6695, of the U.S. Air Force 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, taxis to runway at McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Airmen remove Pogo wheels from wing tips of U2. Aircraft takes off and climbs rapidly in nose high attitude. The U-2 in flight. (Note: U-2D, number 56-6695 Crashed on 7 July 1964 near Fujian, China while monitoring supply routes from China to North Vietnam.)
U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson visits Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base (Korat RTAFB) in Thailand. President Johnson pins a DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross ) on Lieutenant George H. McKinney Jr.. He shakes hand with United States air Force (USAF) personnel. General William Wallace Momyer thanks the President for his visit and makes an announcement for his speech. The Presidential Seal on a lectern. President Johnson addresses US Air Force personnel from a podium, regarding their efforts in the Vietnam War. He expresses great respect, admiration and affection for air force personnel for their service in the task assigned to them to bring peace in Asia. He thanks them for their role in the air power effort that is effective against North Vietnamese guerilla warfare tactics.
U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson visits Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base (Korat RTAFB) in Thailand. President Johnson addresses United States Air Force ( USAF) personnel from a podium. The Presidential Seal on a lectern. The President talks about the contribution of airmen in seeking peace in Asia, and he thanks them for their efforts in the Vietnam War. He talks about the spirit of America and America's commitment in its effort until an honorable peace is achieved. Air force personnel applaud after his speech. President Johnson waves at the air force personnel.
United States Air Force (USAF ) support for the evacuation of Cambodian refugees from Boung Long, Cambodia during the Vietnam War. A C-7A aircraft taxi on a field. Cambodian refugees in a camp. The refugees wait and board the C-7A. "Maria Elena" written on the aircraft. The C-7A taxis out and takes off. The refugees in the background. The refugees and children sitting on the ground. A cart loaded with belongings. A sack of food supply from the United States.
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