Genevieve de Galard returns to France. She was a French nurse stationed in Hanoi and flew in casualty evacuation flights. She was named as the "Angel of Dien Bien Phu". Evacuated casualties from the battle of Dien Bien Phu carried to a van in Hanoi. Views of Galard, who refused freedom to stay with the wounded Communist captives. Galard flies to Paris and is welcomed by her mother. Large crowd gathers for welcoming her. She addresses the press.
Rubble in aftermath of the Tet Offensive fighting at Hue shows damaged buildings and debris on streets. Destroyed buildings with piles of rubble. A group of children sits in large opened doorway. Vietnamese troops stand, along sidewalk outside shops. Destroyed Truong Tien Bridge with many people on the bridge where a damaged span meets the water. Large group of Vietnamese troops boards landing craft. American soldiers aboard landing craft. Men in landing craft fire at shoreline in the far background. American soldier leans up against tree as he looks down the empty street. U.S. Marines fire m-60 machine guns. Marines fire recoilless rifle from mechanical mule. Troops move on double behind the mechanical mule. Haze and smoke in the background.
U.S. Marines clean M-14 rifles with paint brush. Dirt embankment in the background. Marines prepare to fire 60mm mortar in grassy area. Barbed wire in the foreground and building in the background. Marine team fires 60mm mortar. View of Truong Tien Bridge.
Marines stand around 40 pound Shape Charges (explosives). Marines stand near a building in the background. Marines connect white wire on top of Shape Charge. Marine smokes while he works. Marine with red cap looks through an instrument. Marines with M-14 rifled slung around necks, carry 30 pound Shape Charges. Marines walk with explosives. White smoke rises in the background. Destroyed bridge in the background. Marines walk by the houses. Marines run toward buildings in the background. Marines stand near fence and talk to civilian. Young Vietnamese girl walks to marines near fence. Marine gives her first aid.
A freighter with a United States flag approaches pier at Cam Ranh Bay, headquarters of 124th Transportation Command. The flag waves in air. Vietnamese workers secure hawser to pier. Ship rub against tires on the side of the pier. The ship is docked at pier
Two tugboats guide a cargo ship towards pier in Cam Ranh Bay. The ship moves on water surface. Lights of the tugboats and ship are switched on.
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