The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division bases and camps in Vietnam. An aerial view of the road through a hilly country. Mountains in the background. Aerial view of two bridges side by side. One of the bridges in damaged condition. The route as it runs through Mang Yang pass. Camp Base of the 2nd Artillery Battalion, 17th Infantry.
Opening scene shows South Vietnamese soldiers stacking a large cache of intercepted arms destined for the Viet Cong, including a million rounds of small arms ammunition. Also seen are AK-47 rifles and mortar rounds that contain Chinese markings. Camera focuses on the Chinese writing. Next, North Vietnamese leader, Ho Chi Minh, is seen seating himself at a table to talk informally with others, including General Vo Nguyen Giap. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Passage to Freedom in Vietnam. Vietnamese being loaded aboard army dump trucks. Vietnamese in line waiting to climb into trucks. Loaded trucks being driven away. Refugees lined against fence of ship. Refugees disembark and unload the ship.
Operation Passage to Freedom in Vietnam. Refugees on deck of ship eating rice from cans with chop sticks. Vietnamese underway in a small landing craft eating rice. Vietnamese baby crying as parents try to give him oranges. Refugees scrubbing fiber mats on deck of the ship. Children scrubbing deck of ship with brushes.
Operation Passage to Freedom in Vietnam. USS Bayfield (APA 33) at anchor. Bayfield at sea. Deck of Bayfield. Sign: "Passage to Freedom". Deck of Bayfield as ship pulls into Saigon, Indo-china. Bayfield with LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) ahead coming into Saigon harbor. Deck of Bayfield with Vietnamese refugees aboard. Sailors carry stretchers with wounded being carried down gangway. Nuns coming down the gangway. Sailors help them with luggage. Refugees come down the gangway. Refugees disembark at "Freedom Pier".
USAF (United States Air Force) B-26B Invader bombers make a run over Viet Cong targets in a Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War. Aerial views of B-26Bs making a run over a target area in a jungle. A B-26B aircraft drops a napalm bomb in the jungle.