Activities of the United States Army 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division soldiers during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Soldiers, of Charlie Company 1/22 4th Infantry Division, breaking camp as they prepare to move out of the area. Tents being dismantled and personal gear assembled.
Activities of the United States Army 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division soldiers during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Bunkers and tents at the camp area in the background. Soldier sharpens his machete. Soldier uses a compass as a mirror for shaving. Other soldier washes himself with water from his helmet. Some of the soldiers rest, read Stars and Stripes. They clean their weapons.
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu and Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky visit Plei Me High School and review Montagnard troops in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. President Thieu and Vice President Ky walk past lined up group of school age girls. A Vietnamese band plays music at Pleiku airport. President Thieu reviews Montagnard troops. President Thieu, Vice President Ky and Commanding General Montagnard II Corps Lieutenant General Vinh Loc salute the troops standing in formation. President Thieu walks past crates of Japanese medical supplies. President Thieu and Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam seated. The Japanese Ambassador makes a speech at a podium.
U.S. air strikes in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF (United States Air Force) Douglas A-1G Skyraider attack aircraft drop two Mark 82 (Mk.82) high-drag bombs on open flat terrain in support of Operation MacArthur. The bombs explode on the terrain, 30 miles east, to the southwest of Pleiku, on 10 September. Douglas A-1G Skyraider releases BLU-27 incendigel bombs (like napalm) followed by explosions in grove of trees 55 miles south southwest of Pleiku in support of "Operation MacArthur."
United States Air Force ( USAF) support for the evacuation of Cambodian refugees from Boung Long, Cambodia to Pleiku Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In Boung Long, Cambodia: A C-7A aircraft lands and taxis. Cambodian refugees board the C-7A. It takes off. Another C-7A lands and taxis. Refugees in the background. A man directs a USAF C-47 Skytrain . The C-47 taxis. Refugees board the C-47 with their belongings. At Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam: Refugees leave the air base. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops load belongings into trucks and the trucks leave the area.
ewsreel clip on the Atlanta Braves bringing major league baseball to the South. View of the downtown Atlanta skyline in 1966, followed by view of Atlanta Stadium. Thousands of people line the streets to welcome the Braves in a pre-game parade that proceeds South along Peachtree Street towards Five Corners, in the heart of the city. View of road sign at Peachtree and Houston streets. Banners reading "Welcome Braves." One car carries coach Ken Silvestri, Ken Johnson (#30), and Hank Fischer (#34). Closeup of them waving to the crowd. An intrepid boy watching from atop a traffic light. Boys and girls standing in front of adults on the sidewalk. One small boy sits on the sidewalk curb. The Players ride in wide 1960s-style open convertible cars and wave to the crowd. Other players seen include #19 Dennis Menke, #43 Rico Carty, and #35 Phil Niekro. Views inside Atlanta Stadium, filled with 50,000 spectators for the first game. Tony Cloninger delivers a pitch for the Braves, who would go onto to lose this game and the next.
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