Francais
Deutsch
Italiano
Refine Your Search
Kodiak Alaska USA 1953 stock footage and images
- Showing 14017 to 14022 of 25600 results
more
Hide
During press conference, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson shares query received from a woman asking why the U.S. is fighting in Vietnam
Artist's sketch of U.S. Army field grade officer. Sketches of soldiers, arms, and equipment, including tanks, machine guns, missiles. President Lyndon B. Johnson, addressing the nation, relates receiving a letter from a woman who doesn't understand why America is fighting in Vietnam. Two U.S. Army captains in jungle fatigues, walk past a helmeted tank crewman, in Vietnam. Closeup of Vietnamese woman holding her crying baby. View of man on his haunches over a fire in destroyed building. (Vietnam War period).
1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident brings the U.S. into direct, active involvment in the Vietnam conflict
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 4, 1964, announcing that he is ordering U.S. military forces to respond to an incident involving hostile action by North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin. View of the U.S. Aircraft Carrier, USS Constellation (CV-64) underway in the Gulf of Tonkin, off Vietnam. Next, pilots are seen walking on flight deck of the carrier,USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14). Behind them are A-3B Skywarriors of VAH-4 "Fourrunners," Det. B (tail code "ZB"). One displays BuNo 142255. Clear view, from another aircraft overhead, of a U.S. carrier-based Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft diving and firing a rocket at a target in North Vietnam and pulling out over hills afterwards. View of another rocket headed toward a target in hills, followed by fairly close views of an A-4 making another attack. U.S. Secretary of Defense, Robert MacNamara, broadcasting that "We seek no wider war."
American initiatives to resolve Vietnam conflict through negotiations are rejected by North Vietnam
United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk discusses American efforts to negotiate peace in Vietnam and North Vietnamese (and Communist China) refusal to participate. President Lyndon Johnson speaking, says, "We do not seek the destruction of any government." Rusk calls for free elections in Vietnam under international supervision.
A USCG HH-52 Seaguard helicopter taxis and tows tug tractor in training exercise
Ground and flight exercise operations being conducted by United States Cost Guard HH-52 Seaguard (Search and Rescue helicopter) in the United States. A USCG HH-52 Seaguard being moved by a tow tractor. Pilot in cockpit of the helicopter. The tow tractor moves and positions the helicopter on ramp. Smoke emits from engine exhaust during engine start. HH-52s take off. Other HH-52s in the background.
U.S. Coast Guard training activities. HH-52 makes autorotation landing on water and takes off again
Search and Rescue training by United States Cost Guard (USCG). Two USCG HH-52 Seaguard helicopters in flight. One HH-52 flies low above water in a bay. It autorotates to a landing on the water, then taxis and takes off again. Houses and other structures can be seen on the land in the background.
A USCG HH-52 retrieves items from water during training exercise
Rescue training operations being conducted by United States Cost Guard HH-52 Seaguard (Search and Rescue helicopter) in the United States. A USCG HH-52 flies low, lands in water,and taxis. Pilot in cockpit of the HH-52. A crewman stands on a metal grate platform, attached to the helicopter. He retrieves a container and some flotation gear from the water.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.