U.S. trooper searches a suspected Vietcong at side of large quonset hut. Two troopers guard the third trooper searching suspected Vietcong. Suspected Vietcong moved off by troopers. Suspect placed in jeep. Suspect in jeep with hands held behind head, man at the back of jeep covers him. Jeep pulls away and passes many supplies at Tan Son Entrance Air Force Base. Jeep stopped at curb. Sentry guards suspect. Suspect stands alongside building. Officers come out of doorway in the background, including a Vietnamese officer. Sentry speaks with U.S. official. Vietnamese officer checks suspect. Suspect lead away by group of officials. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. soldier checks dead Vietcong lying on ground. Smoke rises in the distant background. Soldier removes items from dead Vietcong, turns the body over and picks up B-40 rockets. Bombs explode and smoke rises from area as A-1H helicopters attack Vietcong on perimeter of Tan Son Entrance. U.S. Air Force trooper watches bombs exploding. He moves away. Aircraft in flight. Smoke and fire rise during bombing attack. USAF men stand near vehicle. Two tanks in motion at Tan Son Entrance Airfield. USAF personnel lay prone along runway with M-16s. Men along runway wait to attack. Troops walk towards vehicle. (Vietnam War period).
People march during the Loyalty Day parade, showing support for U.S. action in Vietnam, down Fifth Avenue in New York. Man in uniform salutes. Children band play flute. People show banners. Comedian Martha Raye in military uniform as Honorary Marshall.
The Selective Service System (SSS) holds a draft lottery in 1969. The Lottery selection system chooses soldiers for induction into the Vietnam War. Members of the Selective Service Youth Advisory Committee participate in the draft, choosing birth dates from a glass bowl. The dates are read aloud and posted on the draft board. One young man protests by flashing a Peace sign with his fingers every time he chooses a draft number.
U.S. troops of the 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division in Cambodia, during the Vietnam War. Several soldiers are seen in wooded area. One talks over a PR-25 radio from a tree line at the edge of large open field. Another soldier slings an M-60 machine gun over his shoulder. Then, carrying their gear, the soldiers walk across the open field toward an area where a camp is being set up. In the distance, a UH-1 Huey helicopter sits with engine running and rotor blades turnng. The soldiers enter the tree line where others are assembling with their gear and supplies, next to the open field. The soldier carrying the M-60 machine gun, waves to the camera. Closeup of some soldiers who have pitched a couple of tents and are opening boxes of supplies. A change of scene shows several troops escorting a captured North Vietnamese army (NVA) soldier, whose hands are tied behind him, to a UH-1 helicopter with engine running. The Huey is next seen taking off with the prisoner aboard. Closeup of black NVA cap, left behind,in the mud. (Note: Within a few days, these troops distinguished themselves in combat with North Vietnamese Army troops. One, in particular, Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Specialist Fourth Class, of Company B, 3d Battalion, heroically sacrificed his life, in combat on May 10, 1970, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.)
Various base facilities at Udorn Air Force base in Thailand during Vietnam War. Barracks, clothing sales store, dinning hall, base finance and dispensary. A gas station and a station service maintenance building.
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