John Charles Daly stands in the Hall of Heroes, at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A. Behind him is a display containing names of the American military recipients of the Medal of Honor. He points to a section of a display listing 131 names added during the Korean War. He then moves to the latest section of the display, covering the period 1964 and subsequent, in the Vietnam War. At this point, the film begins to depict scenes from the Vietnam conflict. An American soldier holding a rifle is silhouetted against a light sky background. U.S. soldiers firing M-16 rifles. shadow cast by a Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter flying overhead. Soldier firing machine gun from M113 armored personnel carrier (APC). U.S. gun crews firing 105mm howitzer; 175mm self-propelled gun; M107 Howitzer; and battery of howitzers in the field. Army troops inside a helicopter. View from below of CH-47 helicopter (Jolly Green Giant) landing and troops leaving its rear door. A patrol of American soldiers firing their weapons as they move forward. Soldiers dealing with difficult terrain. One stepping through deep mud. Infantry patrol moving and taking cover. A soldier using field radio. A UH-1 flying over palm trees. Infantry moving through jungle accompanied by M113 APC. Explosions and fire. Soldiers boarding a Huey helicopter, as the ship's gunner delivers covering fire by machine gun. Soldiers having a smoke while airborne in the helicopter.
U.S. soldiers at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Interiors of gymnasium shows instructor as he starts exercise. Class doing the exercise. Class sitting in gymnasium watch two exhibition. Class of soldiers applauding. Class exercising in the gym. Judo demonstration in progress.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in Massachusetts during World War II. Queen Wilhelmina and other officers walk past lined up troops. Soldiers pass in review. Queen Wilhelmina reviews passing troops from stand.
Naval air cadets being trained in Georgia during World War II. Cadets exercise on field during training. Cadets use exercise ball on field. The cadets are trained on how to land on sea of burning oil.
Governor of Georgia speaks about prison reform program in Georgia. He says that Georgia has modern prisons where prisoners are segregated according to their crime. Newsmen take notes. He speaks that rehabilitation program is underway and chain gang has taken its place in history.
Governor of Georgia in his office in Georgia. Governor's secretary stands beside Governor and waits for him to sign documents. Governor signs documents. Exterior of a building.
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