United States airlift of Vietnamese refugees during the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam war, in April and May 1975. Vietnamese refugees clog roads as the walk south carrying their possessions. Some are seen leaving buses and boarding by the rear ramp of a U.S. Air Force C-141 aircraft of the Military Airlift Command (MAC), at Tan Son Nhut airfield (Than Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Phường 2, Tân Bình, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam) in Saigon, Vietnam. Numerous boats arriving at southern port in Vietnam, carrying refugees. A MAC C-141 taking off with refugees, behind a Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747 jet airplane transport, contracted by MAC to provide additional airlift. A U.S. airman assisting refugees in the airport lounge. Glimpse of a MAC C-141 in flight. Refugees crowded, sitting on the floors, in the airport in the airport terminal.
Missions by 463rd Air Division in support of humanitarian and combat operations in South East Asia. United States Army Rangers talk to C-130 Hercules crew at Kontum in Vietnam. ARVN (Army of Republic of Vietnam) troops sit next to C-130 Hercules aircraft. The U.S. Rangers and ARVN troops board C-130 Hercules. ARVN troops stand with rifles in hand. (Vietnam War period).
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. Defenses inside a citadel. An APC passes on the street. Trees in the foreground. Soldiers on APCs (Armored Personnel Carriers) moving on the street. The soldiers walk. Armored vehicles parked outside a building. Men on bicycles pass on a street. Soldiers rest. Trees in the area. (Vietnam War period).
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. Entrance to a citadel with a bridge crossing in the foreground. Soldiers walk. A jeep passes on a street. Trees in the area. An honor guard standing. Volunteers forming up. American CORDS (Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support) personnel watch. A Vietnamese officer reviews the troops. Soldiers salute the officer. Vietnamese flag raising ceremony. Soldiers stand outside a building. They hold flags and board. (Vietnam War period).
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. The troops march through the streets of Hue and cross a bridge. A band marches. An honor guard passes. A crowd watches the soldiers. Trees, street lights and houses in the area. Soldiers hold flags. Officials in a jeep pass on the bridge along with the soldiers. Canh Sat Cong Lo written on the jeep of Canh Sat civil police. (Vietnam War period).
ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) military training centers and schools in Vietnam. ARVN students gathering at the practice exercise area. South Vietnamese officers orient cadets seated on the ground. Cadets attacking simulated Vietcong village. Cadets with guns in a field. They advance under enemy fire and take cover. A military jeep on the road. Soldiers running in the field and across the road. Cadets lined up before the officers. Two officers seated at a table under a cloth roof. A cadets salutes and moves on. A cadet searches another cadet posing as a captured Vietcong stretched out on ground. (Vietnam War period).
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