Activities of United States Marines in Hue, Vietnam during Tet Offensive of Vietnam War. U.S. Marines standing on a paved road fold the United States flag. A truck parked near buildings in the background. The folded flag is handed to a marine. The marine holding the folded flag walks toward the parked truck. The marines run on a dirt road. Telephone poles and trees in the background. Marines carrying a PRC 25 radio walk on a paved area. They walk on a brick patio. A grassy area in the background. The marines walk on a sidewalk. An M48 Patton battle tank with a 90 mm gun moves on a paved city street. A marine stands atop an M50 Ontos anti tank vehicle moving down a street. Barbed wire in the grassy area in the background. A marine standing atop an M50 Ontos anti tank with a 106 recoiless rifle moves down a street. Another marine stands near a tree on a sidewalk.
Ho Chin Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam. Guards place wreaths at the foot of the mausoleum. Men view the mummy of President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Ho Chin Minh, preserved in the mausoleum. One of the sources of damage to preserved bodies is black spores. A laboratory technician experiments with means to eliminate black spores. A chart shows the position of black spores on face of mummy.
U.S. prisoners of war are marched in Hanoi, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. prisoners are marched by North Vietnamese soldiers along a street. The prisoners march along the street lined up by screaming spectators. The prisoners are handcuffed in pairs and they wear numbered shirts. One pair of handcuffed Americans wear the numbers 399 (Edward Alan Brudno) and 381 (WIlliam Micahel Tschudy) on their backs. A crowd of North Vietnamese surround soldiers carrying an unconscious injured American captive. The soldiers try to hold back the crowd. One soldier waves a pistol in one hand as he helps carry the American captive with the other. Photographers take pictures as the soldiers place the captive American in a covered truck and drive away through the crowd.
United States soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry and 9th Infantry Division walk across a field with a few Viet Cong suspect. Soldiers sit. A boy stands before a soldier. He writes on a paper with identity card before him. A soldier clicks pictures. Soldiers question and check identification cards of the suspects. Viet Cong sits on ground. Soldier calls another Viet Cong and questions him. (Vietnam War period).
President of United States Richard M Nixon's address to the nation from White House, Washington DC. He speaks about the cease fire agreement reached between North Vietnam and the United States. President Nixon delivers his "Peace with honor" speech about the cease fire in Vietnam. He speaks about the developments in Paris Peace Talks to end the Vietnam War. Nixon details the schedule of ceasefire and withdrawal of American Forces from Vietnam. Nixon admires the courage and sacrifice of the people of South Vietnam. He admires the U.S. soldiers, Prisoners of War and their relatives. (Vietnam War period).
A news conference in Washington D.C., United States about American soldiers held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam. The United States Secretary of Defense, Melvin R. Laird, addresses the press at a conference as he stands behind a podium with the Department of Defense insignia on it. A board in the background reads ' United States POWs and missing in action personnel ' . The Deputy Secretary of Defense Richard G. Capen at the podium as he addresses the press. A board placed next to Capen with pictures on it. A sign on the board reads ' LCRC inspection '. An officer stands near the board. A chart on the board displays the statistics indicating the number of prisoners of war and missing persons in Vietnam. Another chart on the board reads ' duration of captivity ' . A picture of a captured soldier on the board. A picture released by North Vietnamese bears the title ' Identity '. (Vietnam War period).
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