United states President John F. Kennedy Memorial Dedication at Yokota Air Base, Fussa, Japan, following the assassination death of President Kennedy. Military officials salute to a portrait of President Kennedy on display during the memorial service. Camera men record the event with cameras. A man lights a Japanese stone lantern called tōrō. A lighted tōrō beside President Kennedy’s portrait. Military officials and Japanese civilians including women pay their respects to President Kennedy. 1st Lt. Joseph C. Kennedy, Jr. unveils a monument with an inscription that reads: "In memory of John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States of America." Funeral wreaths on display near the monument. Two honor guards holding flags. Closer view of monument inscription. Japanese women in kimonos attend the memorial service.
The U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division troops at the Fire Support Base in A Shau Valley, Vietnam during the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord of Vietnam War. Soldiers carry supplies and equipment. Supplies and equipment stacked. U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois helicopters approach for landing on the fire support base. UH-1B helicopters land on A Shau Valley and troops disembark. Troops with their supplies are unloaded from UH-1B helicopters on fire support base atop a mountain.
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam. Vietnam air Force C-47 aircraft flies low as it approaches the landing strip at Rach Gia airport. Plane lands and taxis along the strip. Other planes parked at the airport. Aerial views of flooded villages in Mekong Delta area in Vietnam. Houses surrounded by water, fields filled with flood waters along river channel. Houses submerged in water, palm trees. Flooded areas. (Vietnam War period).
United States HH-53 helicopter on a mission in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States HH-53 helicopter in flight as the pilot works on throttle. Control panel in the cockpit of the helicopter. Pilot in the foreground with clouds in the background. Pilot works on controls. United states HC-130P aircraft in flight. A hose with a drogue attached to its end hangs from the aircraft. Drogue being attached to a pipe protruding from HH-53 as helicopter is being refueled in mid air. Drogue detaches and being attached again as aerial refueling continues.
U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division soldiers capture and display Vietcong weapons and ammunitions in Vietnam during Operation Long Reach of Vietnam War. Weapons included are Chinese 50 caliber guns, 57mm RRs (Recoilless Rifles), U.S. carbines, Chinese automatic weapons, and a crude Chinese rocket launcher. U.S. soldiers walk around and inspect weapons.
U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam during Operation Long Reach in Vietnam War. Soldiers bring in a dead U.S. soldier face down on litter. Soldiers heat rations over fire. Soldiers advance through jungle and jump across small stream. Officer on AN/PRC-25 radio calls for rations and ammunition. Soldiers carry a dead American soldier to helicopter pick up point.
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