Film begins showing traffic and pedestrians in front of the City Hall in Saigon, Vietnam, at a quiet time during the Vietnam War. Camera pans back to reveal a huge botanical display being visited by local people. Young women in colorful áo dài (traditional dress) mingle among the visitors. Growers deliver flowers from a small bus for the display. Closeup of flower blooms as a man delivering more passes behind. A woman in a rickshaw carrying a huge bouquet of flowers. Closeup of two young women visiting the displays. An elderly man places a huge pot of white flowers into the display. closeup of white and orange-colored blooms. A small tree being carried into the display area. Scene shifts to a roundabout with statue of General Tran Nguyen Han in the center. (This was erected by the Republic of Vietnam in 1965.) Traffic moves past the Ben Thanh Market in the background. On the street outside the market building, merchants display their wares under umbrellas outdoors. Closeup of local people shopping in the outdoor stalls. Closeup of two young women shopping. Closeup of fruit displayed by one merchant. Several women and a girl making purchases. Closeup of a woman selecting pears for purchase. Closeup of another woman buying some sweets. Closeup of some cakes.
Capitol Military Assistance Command Operations Center in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Newspaper headline reads 'Communist Guns Hit 30 Targets'. United States soldier watches from the observation tower. Soldier uses range finding glasses to estimate the range. Another soldier informs about the direction and range to the CMAC (Capitol Military Assistance Command) Operations Center for deployment. A sighting board next to the soldiers. Houses in the city.
Vietnamese people on streets in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. 'Tifomycine' written on top of a building. Vietnamese people on street. Woman gives money to a young boy. Local vendors on street. Colgate toothpaste and other articles being sold by a Vietnamese vendor. Traffic on street. Cars, bicycles and buses on road. Woman selling back scrubs on a street.
Capitol Military Assistance Command Operations Center in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States soldier operates observes the Counter Mortar Radar. He operates control panels on the radar equipment. Missile trail identified on the radar screen. Soldier speaks over a mouthpiece and informs the Tactical Operations Center.
Capitol Military Assistance Command Operations Center in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Antennas on roof of the building. Traffic police directs traffic on a busy road. He gives hand signals. Vietnamese people in cars, jeeps and bicycles on the road.
The interior of AC-130 aircraft shows Sensor Operator tracking the target while the consent light is on. The pilot triggers off a shot directly on the target. Explosion from enemy truck after being hit. United States Air Force personnel talks about the Pave Pronto aircraft configuration system. (Vietnam War period).
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