USS Gridley (DLG-21) underway near Yankee Station in Vietnam. Chaplains in flight gear disembark from a helicopter on the fantail of the USS Gridley. Easter Services conducted by Chaplains aboard USS Gridley. Chaplain moves up a ladder to prepare services. A Chaplain looks through his case. The Protestant Chaplain sets up the altar for Protestant services. Congregation in the foreground. Protestant Services being conducted. Protestant Chaplain sings as he stands before the podium. Three Armed Forces Hymnal books stacked over each other. Protestant Chaplain and members of the congregation.
USS Gridley (DLG-21) underway near Yankee Station in Vietnam. Open deck hatch of the ship. Signal man unfolds the Church flag. Church flag being snapped onto the Halyards. Church flag hoisted aboard USS Gridley. Halyard secured by the Signal man. ' Gridley' written on the ship. Port bow of the USS Gridley. Catholic Chaplain unpacks some of his equipment. Catholic Chaplain sets up the altar. Catholic Chaplain puts the cinch cord around his waist. Catholic Chaplain talks and dons his robes for the Mass. Chaplain stands gives Communion to some men. UH-2C Seasprite arrives aboard USS Girdley. Chaplains walk towards the helicopter. Chaplains board the helicopter.
American civilians and soldiers arrive in San Francisco, California from Vietnam. Early in the Vietnam War, the first group of Americans wounded in guerrilla raids in Vietnam arrive back in San Francisco. Airplane lands on an airport. People gather at the airport to greet them. Wounded in beds on board the plane. Wounded soldiers and civilians disembark from the airplane and meet others. Civilians arrive with garlands around their necks. Cameramen record the event.
U.S. President Richard Nixon and President of South Vietnam Thieu in Midway Island during Vietnam War. A limousine parked in front of a building. U.S. President Richard Nixon emerges out of the limousine and walks into the Commanding Officer's headquarters. A U.S. Navy officer and several officials beside the vehicle. The members of press and spectators standing in a garden outside the Commanding Officer's quarters. U.S. President Nixon and President of South Vietnam Nguyen Van Thieu standing on a stage during the press conference in the Midway Auditorium. President Nguyen Van Thieu speaking at the microphone. President Nixon listening to President Thieu. The Presidents shake hands and walk from the stage.
U.S. President Richard Nixon and President of South Vietnam Thieu in Midway Island during Vietnam War. U.S. President Nixon walking with the South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu and other officers to the aircraft. The Presidents shake hands beside the aircraft. Members of the press taking photographs in the background. The President shaking hands with the officials getting into the aircraft. The President getting on to a platform. The Presidential aircraft in the background. The President waves to the crowd. President Nixon speaking at the microphone. U.S. Secretary of State William Rogers, a Navy officer and other officials beside the President on the platform. The President, during his speech, introduces Secretary of State William Rogers and an officer. The Navy personnel and the officers among the crowd. The Color Guard in the far background. The President speaking at the microphone on the platform. The officials standing behind the President. The officials getting down from the platform. President Nixon walks to the end of the platform and receives honors. United States Marine Corps band seen at a distance. President Nixon shaking hands with a few persons among the crowd. Photographers taking pictures. President Nixon waving to the crowd as he walks with other officials to the Presidential aircraft Air Force I. Small children waving to the President. The Navy personnel and their families standing in a roped off area watch the President.
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. The U.S. Air Force 35th Tactical Fighter Wing at the Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam. U.S. airmen walk past sandbag bunkers. Huts in the background. Military vehicles drive past. Military trucks and jeeps drive past two airmen walking on a road. A sign on the roof reads 'Baston Hall'. Airmen lined up outside the mess with utensils. A Staff Sergeant washes his utensils in hot water. Storage facilities at the Base. Trucks drive past. Sign reads 'Base Supply WSHE # 1, No Smoking'. An airman walks past. Trucks and construction machinery in the background. A sign reads 'Rules - 3 Minute Shower'. (Vietnam War period).
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