French General De Lattre De Tasigny and President Tran Van Nuu in Dong-Trieu, Vietnam. Two Airplanes land on an airfield, bringing French General De Lattre De Tasigny and Vietnamese President Tran Van Nuu on visit to Dong-Trieu. The officials inspect the troops. They also greet school children and athletic societies participating in the review. French Troops including Colonial units parade. School children also walk past the review area while military band plays.
French General De Lattre De Tasigny raises a toast to S M Bao-Dai and the Vietnamese Governor in Dong-Trieu, Vietnam.
U.S. 25th Infantry Division makes use of FADAC (Field Artillery Digital Automatic Computer) at Division Headquarters in Cu Chi, Vietnam. A PFC (Private First Class) receives the orders for the fire mission over a radio. A computer operator feeds the information into a computer. View of a computer panel. The operator makes notes. A lieutenant, executive officer, checks mission on the FDC (Fire Direction Center) chart and plots on the chart. A telephone operator talks over a phone.
Rock crusher in operation in Phan Rang, Vietnam. Dust swirls around through the yard. Vehicles underway in the background. Camp is seen in the mid background. Large dump truck backs up. Buildings of camp in the far background. Truck dumps rock into crusher. Vietnamese stand on rock crusher giving hand signals. Conveyor belt carries rock to rock crusher.
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1E Huey gunship stands stationary while rockets are loaded onto it. with engine running and main rotor blades turning. View of the helicopter's cockpit. The helicopter marks enemy positions with smoke. M-60 machine guns and rockets are fired at the targets. Explosions on the ground. A-4 jet attacks the targets. (Vietnam War period).
A United States Navy patrol boat (Swift Boat) underway in Vietnam. Sailors board Vietnamese fishing junk boats. Vietnamese boats approach the Swift Boats. The sailors check the identity cards of the natives. A Swift Boat approaches the dock at Nha Trang Harbor.