Soldiers assembled inside a hangar at Can Tho Army Airfield, in Vietnam, applaud individual performers who are part of a USO troupe. A man and woman sing a duet. Scene shifts to soldiers overflowing the hangar, and watching from outside. Some sit and stand on improvised platforms and military equipment. Two women from the troupe pose near a fence, holding a white cloth over their heads to protect from the sun. Soldiers watching the performances while standing on a piece of construction equipment. View from behind soldiers standing inside the hangar. Large number of soldiers in audience seated inside the hangar. (Vietnam War period).
Sammy Davis Jr. on tour with a USO Troupe, entertaining American troops at Can Tho Army Airfield in Vietnam. A U.S. Army military policeman peeks through a curtain aside a stage, where Sammy Davis Jr. is performing as part of a USO tour entertaing troops during the Vietnam War. Davis stands onstage, backed by women dancers who move rhthmically as he speaks or sings into the microphone. Camera shifts to spot at back of large audience seated in a hangar at the base. Musicians and other members of USO troupe are seen onstage in distance. View of soldiers seated outside the hangar applauding the performances. View from behind audience. Sammy Davis Jr. seen onstage in distance. Soldiers watching from atop a raised platform, outside the hangar. Several views of audience clapping rhythmically to beat of music sung by performers. Some soldiers taking moving pictures of the event, from outside the hangar. Huge overflow crowd of soldiers watching from outside the hangar. Glimpse of Sammy Davis Jr. singing, accompanied by musicians. More audience shots.
Sammy Davis Jr. on tour with a USO Troupe, entertaining American troops in Long Binh, Vietnam. Large audience of American Army soldiers is seated outdoors to watch Sammy Davis Jr. who is performing as part of a USO tour entertaing troops during the Vietnam War. View of drummer playing onstage. Audience including man and woman in bright costumes contrasting with olive drab of soldiers. Soldiers reacting enthusiastically to woman performer as Davis sings (neither seen). View from rear of assembled troops, with stage in distance. Long shot of the dancer onstage. Closer view of Davis and musicians onstage. Closeup of a pet monkey seated with a soldier in the audience. Davis introduces the dancer (Diane Day) to applause, and dances with her. Davis singing onstage with several woman dancers. More views of the audience. Film continues as audio only beyond TC: 02:50 recording Sammy Davis Jr. singing.
2nd Battalion of 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepares for mission in Vietnam. Platoon leaders check maps and discuss plan of action. Soldiers color their faces with black paint. Platoon leader writes on a piece of paper. Soldier seated outside tent, smokes a cigarette. (Vietnam War period).
2nd Battalion of 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team on mission in Vietnam. Fleet of UH-1D and Bell UH-1B Huey helicopters in flight. Men walk on field as helicopters fly overhead. Soldier with rifle on alert. African American soldier sits among foliage. Two soldiers light cigarettes as they advance on field. Officer speaks over phone. (Vietnam War period).
1st Battalion of 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team on Airmobile Tactical Exercise in Vietnam. Soldiers on field adjust equipment and prepare for operation. Soldier with pack radio holds M-16 rifle. View of .50 caliber machine gun on tripod, lying on ground with a soldier resting in the background. Group of soldiers with maps, discuss the plan of action. (Vietnam War period).