Republic of Korea (ROK) troops' Rest and Relaxation (R&R) trip to Bangkok. ROK troops boarding a Pan American Douglas DC-6 aircraft. The aircraft in flight. Aerial view of the shoreline from the DC-6 window. The aircraft during approach and landing. The soldiers get off the aircraft, vans arrive to pick them up. A group of soldiers sightseeing. They board a sightseeing boat. Boats and ferries in the water. Soldiers with women in the boat.
Places in and around Nha Trang, Vietnam. Views of riverfront buildings and parks from a boat. Houses, hotels and commercial buildings. A bridge across the river. A boat shaped house in the water with the sculpture of a woman at the helm. Traffic on the streets. A temple entrance. A village near Nha Trang. Huts and natives in the village. Village folk in coolie hats operate a traditional water wheel. Elephants roll logs into water. Thai ceremonial dancers perform.
Places in Nha Trang and Bangkok. The street of Nha Trang, Vietnam. Local Vietnamese women wearing Non La conical hats with children. Women in coolie hats sell goods on the roadside. Vietnamese civilians shopping at a vegetable market. Pedestrians and cyclists on the street. Buildings and stores in the commercial district. ‘Universal Gems’ jewelry store building. Republic of Korea (ROK) troops' Rest and Relaxation (R&R) trip to Bangkok. The streets of Bangkok. A temple and ground in the city. Soldiers click pictures. A Thai guardian statue stands outside a temple. Shrines and statues in temples. New hotels including the Rajah Hotel (18 Soi Sukhumvit 2 & Sukhumvit 4 Sukhumvit Road Klongtoey Bangkok 10110, Thailand) and the Nana Hotel. Cars parked at the entrance to the hotels. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. President Lyndon B Johnson speaks at the National Legislative Conference in San Antonio. He talks about the U.S. proposal for peace in Vietnam. He expresses the desire to negotiate with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh and other Chiefs of States. He is prepared to send Secretary Rush to meet Vietnamese officials. Conference attendees seated during the speech. He states Hanoi's refusal of the peace offer, as a result of which the war in Vietnam continues.
Aerial view of tropical pacific island of Kwajalein. U.S. Anti Ballistic Missile system on the island of Kwajalein, Pacific. An artists' conception of a typical operating missile site. The aim is to guard U.S. against any possible nuclear attack from Communist China. Missiles launched to meet and destroy enemy missiles. Artists' rendition of enemy projectiles far above the Earth's atmosphere. Missiles launched.
U.S. Marines in Vietnam. A Chaplain joins U.S. Marines for religious services during a brief lull in the fighting. An altar made of ammunition boxes and a homemade chapel. Marines gather around for the mass. They listen carefully to the Chaplain. Communion is shared on a blasted hill. A Marine holds the wafers and wine. Soldiers aboard a troopship in the Mekong River. A GI covered in monsoon mud. He washes up in the river water. (Vietnam War period).
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