First half of the film shows explosions along the shore from U.S. naval gunfire. The explosions appear to indicate various types of munitions being used, including occasional bursts of white phosphorus shells. At TC:2:08, the U.S. Destroyer USS Mansfield (DD-728) is seen engaged in the bombardment. View from her bridge shows her 5-inch/38 guns turned to port and firing a salvo from the forward pair of guns. Thereafter the remainder of the film shows more views of her shells striking along the shore. Mountains are seen close to the shore in the background.
Vietnam tour by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard . U.S. Vice Admiral Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Comnavforces, Vietnam talks with Captain Faulk of the U.S. Navy. They await the arrival of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard at Binh Thuy Air Base. Rear Admiral W. R. Flanagan, Deputy Commander Naval Forces, Republic of Vietnam talks with Commodore Tran Van Chon, Chief of Naval Operations,Vietnamese Navy. Rear Admiral W R Flanagan in military clothes. Aide of Commodore Chon stands in the background. W. R. Flanagan, Commodore Chon and an unidentified Republic of Vietnam officer stand. Commodore Chon chats with Captain Faulk, W. R. Flanagan and Elmo Russell Zumwalt while waiting for Mr. Packard. David Packard arrives. He gets off a car. The welcoming committee moves towards the car to greet Mr Packard. Zumwalt, Chon and others welcomes Mr Packard. An unidentified man shakes hands with Mr Packard in the foreground. Aircraft parked in the background. Republic of Vietnam police in a jeep. A motorcade prepares to start up.
American WAC (Women's Army Corps) Advisors and the Vietnam Women's Army Forces Corps in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Women's Army Forces Corps standing in formation in front of a building. The corps saluting. The Vietnamese flag being hoisted on a flag pole in front of the building. Two corps securing the rope of the flag. View of the Women's Army Forces Corps standing in formation. Two American WAC Advisors, Major Kathleen I. Wilkes and Betty L. Adams, and a Vietnamese Women's Army Forces Corps officer saluting. The Vietnamese Women's Corps marking time. A vehicle in the background in front of a building. The corps marching in formation on the ground.
Vietnam Air Force personnel attend an English class at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A language school building at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. VNAF (Vietnam Air Force) officers attend an English class. A Vietnamese instructor explains a tape recorder diagram to students in booths.
United States Air Force (USAF) Forward Air Controllers (FACs) in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. An ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) officer briefs USAF and VNAF (Vietnam Air Force) FACs for a mission. A USAF radio operator talking into a microphone.
Combat pilot, First Lieutenant Isley and Air Force Sergeant stand at Air Force Camp in Phan Rang Air Base, Vietnam. Pilot shaves his beard. The Sergeant is involved with the filming and,stands by, making comments to the cinematographer. (Vietnam War period).
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