Hotels in Saigon, Vietnam within District 1. Cars and pedestrians on the road outside the Continental Palace Hotel (132 - 134 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 70000 Vietnam). American tourists, Waiters, and housekeepers inside the hotel. Americans dine at the hotel. A Vietnamese policeman directs traffic outside the Carravelle Hotel (19-23 Lam Son Square, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam). Wide and close views of Carravelle Hotel.
United States jet plane blast the Port of Campha in North Vietnam. Bombing and explosions on ground as seen from aerial point of view of American aircraft bombing targets. Marines sweep across the central highland jungles, routing out any Vietcong guerrillas attempting a buildup to cut Vietnam in half. Helicopters bring in more soldiers. Interior view of soldiers in helicopter and machine gun while landing. Soldiers jump from helicopter to landing zone. Soldiers move into jungle area and ignite a blast at a suspected Vietcong tunnel entrance. (Vietnam War period).
Henry Cabot Lodge returns as U.S. Ambassador to Saigon, Vietnam. Henry Cabot Lodge in a meeting with other officials. United States troops along with Vietnamese troops land from a helicopter in a jungle area of Vietnam. U.S. soldiers march in fields and forest area. They cross a small water stream. The 105 Howitzer emerges from helicopters. Units of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat team advance towards enemy. (Vietnam War period).
United States Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 7th Fleet land on a beach in South Vietnam. U.S. Marines will guard the area around Danang Air Base. Vietnamese soldiers set down landing mats on the beach. Vietnamese and U.S. officers on the beach. They salute and shake hands. They wait for the arrival of the U.S. Marines. Commanding Officer of 9th U.S. Marine Brigade Brigadier General F.J. Kach talks with Major General Key of Vietnam I Corps. Vietnamese schoolgirls carry floral wreath and walk across the landing mats. The girls pose in a group. Surf rolls up on the beach. Cameramen stand on the beach to take photographs. (Vietnam War period).
United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam to guard the area around Danang Air Base. The U.S. Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 7th Fleet land on a beach in South Vietnam. Ships advance towards the beach. Vietnamese soldiers stand on the beach with a rifle. An LVTP-5 (Landing Vehicle Tracked) rolls onto the beach. U.S. Marines run on the beach. An LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized ) comes on the shore. The LVTP-5 driven on the beach. Marines run across the beach. Several marines lay against an embankment. Other marines stand on the beach. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese Women's Army Corps stationed in Saigon, Vietnam. The WACs walk in long columns in a compound. A concrete building in view. American WACs Major Kathleen I. Wilkes and Sergeant Betty L. Adams serve as advisors of the Vietnam Women's Army Corps. They help the Vietnamese WACs. The Vietnamese WACs issue uniforms to the women recruits. Several new recruits wear native dress. Blouses are held against the girls for possible fit. Sergeant Adams tries a jacket on a new recruit. A Vietnamese woman works at a sewing machine. Major Wilkes, Sergeant Adams, Vietnamese WAC Sergeant and a Vietnamese girl walk out of the building. (Vietnam War period).