Tet Offensive underway in Saigon, during the Vietnam War. U.S. Army UH-1B helicopters in flight over buildings. Vietnamse civilians on the terrace or rooftop of a building. Massive clouds of smoke rise from fires and bombed areas in distance. Explosions seen.
U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits South Vietnam. Vietnamese Guard of Honor at an airport as a Military Air Transport C-121, Constelletion airplane lands. Vice-President Richard Nixon and his wife Patricia emerge from the airplane and are greeted by Vietnamese officials and Vietnamese girls with flowers. Vietnamese officials in white suits salute. Nixon in front of a USIS microphone. People assembled with banners. Nixon on a walkabout with civilians receives flowers. A motorcade with outriders arrives at a government building. Vietnamese officials stand and salute on the steps of the building. Interiors of the building show Nixon seated on a small platform listening to a speech by a Vietnamese official.
Activities of the United States Army 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division soldiers during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Soldiers, of Charlie Company 1/22 4th Infantry Division, breaking camp as they prepare to move out of the area. Tents being dismantled and personal gear assembled.
U.S. Army 199th Light Infantry Brigade soldiers following a ceremony honoring their Chaplain, Captain Angelo Liteky, who received the DSC. A Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) on the Chaplain's uniform. M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) lined up. The Chaplain talks to the members of the press. (Vietnam War period).
Chaplain Angelo Liteky conducts mass for soldiers of the 199th Light Infantry, using a small printed guide, which the attending soldiers also use to follow and participate in the mass. (Vietnam War period).
The city of Saigon and the Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam. Aerial view of the city of Saigon including hospitals and cemetery. Aerial view of automobile traffic on road. Aerial view of the Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Aircraft parked at the airbase.
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