U.S. Marines advance through a jungle in Khe Sanh, Vietnam. A Marine in foul weather gear, smoking a cigarette, prepares to pull the pin on a smoke grenade, to mark a landing zone for medivac. Green smoke rises. Helicopter in flight overhead. Marines carry wounded comrade to landing site, where helicopter has landed. Marines unload "C" rations from UH34D helicopter and place the wounded Marine aboard the helicopter. They help one ambulatory wounded Marine to board. As helicopter takes off, gunner with M-60 machine gun can be seen in open door. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Marines carry wounded Marine on poncho across grassy field in South West Danang, Vietnam. Marines give arm and hand signals to CH46A helicopter. The helicopter lowers and releases sling. Walking wounded Marine assisted across grassy field toward rear of idling CH-46A helicopter. Marines hold legs of 81mm mortar. Marine loads rounds into tube of 81mm mortar. Several Marines stand in area, looking on. Marine holds M-72 66 mm LAW which is aimed out. Marine seated on the ground using compass board to determine direction of fire. Marine holds phone of radio to his ear. (Vietnam War period).
VIP's arrive at speaker's stand during transfer of F-104 planes to the Chinese Nationalist Air Force at Kuang Kuan Air Base in Taiwan. Control tower, the U.S. flag and the Chinese Nationalist flag in the background. Military and civilian cameramen click photos. Major General Leander La Chance Doan, Chief of MAAG, addresses from speaker's platform. Interpreter at his side and other dignitaries in the background. Two Chinese Nationalist squadrons stand before the speaker's platform. Chinese Nationalist F-104B's in the background. Major General Doan and interpreter. Major General Fred M Dean, Commander 13th Air Task Force and Chief, Air Section, MAAG, Taiwan and General Chen, Chief of Staff Chinese Air Force. Military and civilian cameramen take photos of VIP's on speaker's platform. General Chen addresses from speaker's platform.
United States military officers greet Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Soong Mei-ling) as they arrive to visit the USS Landing Ship Tank 1050 (LST-1050) docked at a pier in China. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer and Navy Admiral Charles M. Cooke, greet them at the foot of a gangway to the ship. Admiral Cooke follows as they climb to the ship. A Chinese sailor salutes them and an entourage of Chinese military officers, as they board. A U.S. Navy Commander escorts them as they inspect a contingent of U.S. sailors in formation on deck. Admiral Cooke and another U.S. Admiral follow. In other parts of the ship, Chinese sailors are seen. Admiral Cooke discusses aspects of the ship with General and Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek. Other ships seen in busy harbor background. Closeup of Madame Chiang descending steps on the ship, followed by Admiral Cooke. General and Madame Chiang Kai-shek pose, flanked by Admiral Cooke and General Wedemyer.
Beach scene at Tumon Bay, Guam in 1945, at end of World War 2 . Bathers and some small boats in water of a bay. Sand beach covered with palm trees and other semitropical flora. People seated on the sands. Water of the bay and promenatory of land in background. Different sequence, showing three U.S. Landing Craft Support, Large, LCS (L) clustered together at anchor in a bay, with buildings on shore in background. The mast of a U.S.warship. A U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 bomber in flight overhead. It displays tail code of solid black square with "M" inside, identifying it as belonging to the 20th Air Force, 314th Bomb Wing, 19th Bomb Group, based at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. Camera focuses on the bomber as it passes overhead. Sailors speed into the bay, aboard a motor boat. The B-29 circles directly overhead, passing the American flag displayed on the main mast of a warship. The B-29 appears to be descending to land at the airbase.
Scene is football field, set up in the in field of the city racecourse at Tsingtao (Qingdao) China, in 1946. The unusual thing is there are no goal posts. U.S. Marine and Navy spectators stand around the field, and some occupy a small viewing stand. Various multistory buildings are seen in the far background, as the camera pans about,following the play on the field. Players wear football uniforms, and leather helmets. One team (probably Marines) wears Khaki jerseys and the other (probably Navy) wears white. As the film begins, one Khaki team player is being helped as he walks off the field, while others attend to a player lying on the ground. Play resumes with a play in the Khaki end zone, followed by a Khaki kickoff to white, who return the ball. Camera stops there and switches to another Khaki kickoff. White seems unable to overcome Khaki defense on the ground and resorts to a long pass that is intercepted by Khaki. The rest of the film shows glimpses of plays on the field. A White team player is seen on the ground attended by sailors. Play resumes again, with Navy punting. As the game ends, players of both teams walk off the field and are greeted by Marine and Navy spectators respectively. Camera shows view of the much larger racecourse area that encompassed the playing field. U.S. military trucks begin driving over the field. Scene shifts to view from a grandstand at far end of the racecourse, near buildings in downtown Tsingtao. Marines and sailors are leaving the field. Camera pans over the large racecourse infield where marines and sailors are cleaning up the playing field. Change of scene shows U.S. Army Lieutenant General Albert C. Wedemeyer, Navy Admiral Charles M. Cooke, and a Rear Admiral, sitting with Madame Chiang Kai-shek. She is examining an American football, as the Rear Admiral explains it to her. Scene shifts to more shots of the football game including several fumbles. It ends with Khaki team huddle.
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