Riverine warfare in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. U.S. Riverine Afloat Force consisting of one Brigade of the Army's Ninth Division, and the U.S. Navy's River Flotilla One, supported by special Navy ships. Seen are: Barracks ship; Armored and armed transport ship, with river vessels alongside and helicopter landing on deck. An armor-plated and armed 60-foot "Monitor" river craft underway and firing from its gun turret. U.S. soldiers firing a howitzer on board a barge. An F-100 Supersabre tactical jet fighter aircraft flies over river and drops ordnance on riverbank. American troops make amphibious assault on riverbank. (Vietnam War period).
A helicopter in flight as it releases leaflets encouraging Viet Cong to defect. South Vietnamese soldiers mounting loudspeakers on a boat for broadcasting to people along the shore. Vietnamese people, in traditional dress, propel large narrow river boats, by hand, using twin poles. Former Viet Cong who have changed sides and now support South Vietnam. South Vietnamese operate a vehicle equipped with a movie projector and loudspeaker. Children on the side of the road. A U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret) Sergeant and South Vietnamese Special Forces personnel, training South Vietnam regional defense forces in use of firearms, including M79 grenade launcher. (Vietnam War period).
Busy and crowded Vietnamese market at a riverbank. Republic of Vietnam soldiers move amid a wooded area and engage enemy forces. They escort several captured Viet Cong prisoners. South Vietnamese Political leader addressing people from stage shared with many U.S. Officers and Vietnamese elders. Group of South Vietnamese children walking through a village, carrying very small Republic of Vietnam flags. A jeep containing South Vietnamese soldiers drives under a sign reading: "TRAI TRANG-SUP, III Corp CIDG Training Center.", at base of Civilian Irregular Defense Group. U.S. Advisor seen with South Vietnamese soldier, at firing range where Vietnamese Irregular Defense Forces are firing M-16 rifles. Scenes of rural village life in Vietnam and South Vietnamese security personnel checking people's identifications. (Vietnam War period).
A Flying Crane (CH-54) helicopter in Vietnam transporting a bridge span. Land Clearing Platoons, using tractors with tree cutting blades, clearing pieces of land to deny the enemies jungle concealment. View from inside cab of a tractor at work. U.S. Army advisory team personnel at the site of a house-building project. Vietnamese carpenters using two-man saw on a window sill. Houses built in a row. Children and men outside the houses. Equipment in a plant. Airial view of the sprawling U.S. base at Cameron Bay, Vietnam. Forklift moving cargo on the ground. (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.
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