The last flying days of 58 year old Master Sergeant George Holmes at Brookley Air Force Base in Alabama, United States. A U.S. Air Force C-47D Skytrain aircraft in flight. The airplane is piloted by Holmes. The airplane lands and taxis on a runway. Crew chief waves it into parking area. Master Sergeant Holmes and the co pilot in the cockpit of the airplane.
USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) units at Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. A USAF bomber in flight. A sign board reads 'Welcome to Ramey Air Force Base, Home of The 72nd Bomb Wing H, 72nd Combat Support Group'. SAC personnel board the USAF aircraft. The aircraft takes off. The aircraft taxis on an airstrip. Support and other crew personnel standing at the air base. An aircraft takes off. The building of U.S. Naval Air Station. Officers greet each other. An officer speaks to the Operation Duty Officer. Aerial views of the air base.
Lai Khe base transferred to the 1st Infantry division of the United States Army, in South Vietnam. General Nguyen Van Hieu, General Do Cao Tri and Lieutenant General Julian J Ewell arrive at the base camp and greeted by the dignitaries. General Hieu and General Tri salute while Major General Albert E. Milloy and Ewell stand in attention. United States soldiers stand in formation. The Generals review the troops. The American flag lowered from the post and folded. Flag detail marches off. VN and American troops change sides. General Hieu addresses the soldiers on a microphone. Color guard Generals stand on the stand. General Milloy addresses on the microphone. Dignitaries listen and watch him. The generals shake hands with each other after the ceremony. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese flags on flag poles at the base area and in front of Chan Tho Training base in South Vietnam. A small monument on the left. A large group of Popular Forces troops in a karate class. Men spread their legs and jab with their hands. Instructor stands on the right. Karate techniques practiced during the class. (Vietnam War period).
Elements of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division defending Fire Support Base Ripcord in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, in the last major battle of the Vietnam War. View from Base Ripcord toward wooded hills from which the North Vietnamese 324B Division is laying siege. It is extremely windy causing canvas covers to flap. The camera is focused on a hilltop where enemy positions are located. Bombs explode there, dropped by U.S.aircraft (unseen). At times large clouds of white smoke rise from the site.
USAF Strategic Air Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, United States. U.S. Air Force cooks serve food. African American children in chow line. A sign on a boy's t-shirt reads "Project R.E.C." which stands for Recreation, Employment and Counseling (a domestic action program of President Nixon). The cooks serve food to the boys and girls in the youth program. Children eat food. A sign at entrance gate reads "Offutt Air Force Base." African American adult participants arrive for vocational training at the base. A man in the program replaces a light fixture on a pole. A sign reads: 'Airmen Swimming Pool'. Children dive from the diving board and swim at the pool. Group of school children visit the Offutt Air Force Base Museum and view exhibits while touring the facility. American flag is lowered and civilians of Omaha standing in the foreground during the flag lowering ceremony.
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