The strafing of the target areas in Vietnam by the United States Air Force. The USAF strafes the target area during Operation Rolling Thunder. Men are on the flight deck of a carrier deck. An aircraft goes in for a dive on the Than Hoa bridge. The aircraft turns around. A Bullpup Missile streaks down towards the bridge. The aircraft moves towards the bridge for an attack with Bullpups. A Bullpup hits the center of the bridge and explodes. (Vietnam War period).
Opening scene shows Vietnamese refugees, including women, children, and aged persons, being assisted by ARVN (Army of Vietnam) soldiers as they slowly proceed from their homes. One person weeps, while crouched beside pile of belongings. Vietnamese carrying belongings, including one with a child sitting in a cauldron, on poles across their shoulders. ARVN soldiers are seen burning buildings. Closeup of an M60 machine gun being fired on full automatic from door of a U.S. Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter (unseen). U.S. marines in a trench surrounded by sandbags. One is looking through binoculars toward a ridge where white smoke is rising. A C-123 of the U.S. Air Force 311th Special Operations Squadron (Tail Code WV) out of Phan Rang Air Base, lands at dirt field and soldiers hurry to board it. Partial glimpse closeup of pilot in cockpit of a U.S. Navy or Marine Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft in flight. Aerial views from above, of ordnance being dropped on Viet Cong positions from U.S. warplanes. Explosions in trees on the ground. Small part of an aircraft seen from onboard camera, as it flies over cultivated part of South Vietnam, dropping bombs. U.S. soldiers walking into a wooded area where smoke is rising, and taking a blindfolded Vietcong prisoner.
United States conducts air strike on targets in south Vietnam during Vietnam War. Small boats at rivers edge in area of pier. Huge explosion goes off at river edge of pier and small boats appear to be a direct hit. Another huge explosion goes off in an area of small boats along river's edge. Bomb crater below at river's edge, smoke rises from the river. Out over water and some of the peninsula sticking into water. A bomb explodes along the edge of a canal. A-1H in flight. Fighting Air Command's (FAC) type aircraft pulling up in background, flying very low, bomb heads towards shoreline of canal and explodes. A-1H in flight in the background. Bomb being released from the aircraft and hits shoreline of the canal resulting in an explosion. A-1H in flight. Napalm explodes along the shoreline resulting in fire. A-1H in flight over target area.
Civilian life in Vietnam, early in Vietnam War. General terrain of a village. Bulldozer clears an area. Several villagers use hand tools to clear an area. Bulldozers in the background. Farmers plow a field with two oxen. Farmers work with a wooden plow. Man plucks grapes from a vine and puts it in a basket. A street and huts in a village. A man and woman go on a two wheeler on a street.
Measures to take care of health of civilians in Vietnam, early in Vietnam War period. Interior of a home. Elderly man and young girl take prescription from a man. A man sprays from a tank over a swamp area. Vietnamese technicians take soil sample. Class members study. Man gives a demonstration as the class looks on.
Civilian life in Vietnam early in Vietnam War. A village dog behind bushes. Viet patrol walks through the village. Children and men look on. Flat terrain in the village. Several grass huts. Roadway in the foreground. Small group of people stand with a Nun dressed in white. A classroom. Two holes made due to shell fire in the center of a building. A middle aged woman stand inside a building. Debris spread around as a result of shelling. Broken crucifix on ground. Nun stands with a group of people in the village. Vietnamese soldier talks to men. A burned out bus and a car. Fishing boat at pier. Several people in the foreground with sampan hats. Group of women and girls on board. A sampan arrives as villagers greet each other on beach area. Two Vietnamese girls stand.
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