A photo sound interview of U.S. Coast Guard Captain and a seaman.They pose and are interviewed standing in front of a wooden garage-type building near a river. Cinematographer's camera, on tripod, is cranking automatically, as he checks the framing occasionally.He wears a headset. A type of microphone stands in front of the subjects.Several civilians and Coast Guard officers in uniform look on. An automobile is parked on the street behind the onlookers. A van parked on the bank of a river with the name 'Pathe Sound News' and 'RCA photophone' painted on it. A tug boat is docked behind the van. Buildings on the other side of the river.
U.S. Coast Guardsmen parade in dress whites, at pier in Gibralter harbor, and assemble in formation for ceremony to dedicate a memorial. The Coast Guard Ensign hangs over, and hides a memorial plaque on wall of building. Participants include British and American officers and British and American civilian officials, several dressed formally, with top hats. A number of ladies are seated for the event. After brief invocation by clergyman, A British military brass band plays, Coast guardsmen, with rifles, present arms, and the Coast Guard ensign is removed, unveiling the memorial plaque. The plaque honors those lost when the Cutter Tampa was torpedoed by an enemy submarine, in Bristol Channel, on September 26, 1918, with loss of all 115 souls on board. It also honors 11 officers and men of the Cutter Seneca, who volunteered, and were lost attempting to salvage the torpedoed British Steamer, Wellington, in the Bay of Biscay, September 17, 1918. The American flag is displayed above the new plaque, and Coast Guard officers place four wreaths at the base of the memorial. .
U.S. Gun crews firing howitzer, in Vietnam. CH-47 helicopter lands and discharges U.S. Army soldiers, who engage enemy in battle. Several UH-1 (Huey) helicopters land and discharge U.S. troops. Army personnel helping Vietnamese build a new school room, as many Vietnamese children look on. Searching for Viet Cong from helicoptors, flying over jungle canopy. A UH-1B, helicopter, equipped with a "personnel detector." Transmitters placed on free-ranging dogs, in hostile areas, to detect enemy. (Vietnam War period).
River and port facilities being developed in South Vietnam. Small buildings along the port. View of "Newport," built upriver from Saigon, by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Views of 6oo foot permanent piers, with numerous vessels tied up in the port. A tractor emerges from USS Plumas County (LST-1083), Vietnamese workers prefabricating panels and trusses, at the Cameron Bay Engineer Site. A SeaLand Container ship at the new port, offloading containers on to 35-foot semi trailors. A Vietnamese dock worker secures a container onto a trailor and it drives away. Cargo ships unloading Conex Containers, which are moved by a forklift, on the dock.. Conex containers being used as quarters, dispensaries, offices, supply rooms, etc. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's Washington Press Conference address on his new policy for Vietnam. President's wife Lady Bird Johnson and daughter Lynda Bird Johnson Robb in attendance. Members of the press seated in the room and take down notes. President Lyndon Johnson addresses the press. The President says that he wishes to convey to Communist powers in Vietnam that the United States cannot be defeated by 'force of arms or by superior power.' The President states that he has spoken to Commanding General Westmoreland has assured him that whatever his needs are, they will be met. He says that U.S. troop numbers in the Vietnam War will be increased from 75,000 to 125,000. Additional forces will be needed later which will be sent. Brief shots of young men recruits in the United States standing in line for the draft, taking tests, and taking the oath as soldiers. The President says that he welcomes the concerns of any nation.
U.S. military troops being transported to South Vietnam, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A vessel underway in ocean carrying U.S. soldiers to South Vietnam. Members of the 101st Airborne Division arrive at Cam Ranh Bay. The soldiers are taken in army vehicles to the base. The soldiers at the base. The regimental banner and the U.S. flag. General Taylor who retires as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam with the soldiers. The soldiers salute. The men of the Screaming Eagle Division take up their positions at the new base. The U.S. soldiers near army vehicles. A few soldiers on heels. A soldier in position.
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