Peace activists and pacifist demonstrators amassed in Washington DC during a moratorium to end the Vietnam War. Anti-war demonstrators move down a street. Peace seeking people hold hands as they walk down a street in protest of the war. A man on a motorcycle ride down the street. The Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States). People march during the rally. A man carries a large wooden cross down the middle of Constitution Avenue. People form a human chain and march in a line down the street at the rally. A banner reads "Clergy Layman concerned about Vietnam." Another banner reads ' No deals in Vietnam U.S. get out now'. People milling about at the Washington Monument. A man carrying a megaphone walk among a large crowd.
European hostages, rescued from Stanleyville, arriving at Leopoldville airport in the Congo, during insurrection there in 1964. Rescued persons deplane from U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft by way of its rear cargo door and ramps. Sick and wounded are met by medical personnel who place them in ambulances. Next, text from 3rd Geneva Convention, of 1949, is displayed. Scene shifts to U.S. military advisers in Vietnam helping train Republic of Vietnam soldiers (ARVN) in proper treatment of prisoners; methods of taking prisoners with minimum of force; interrogation methods; and medical treatment of wounded prisoners. (Vietnam War period).
Artist's sketch of U.S. Army field grade officer. Sketches of soldiers, arms, and equipment, including tanks, machine guns, missiles. President Lyndon B. Johnson, addressing the nation, relates receiving a letter from a woman who doesn't understand why America is fighting in Vietnam. Two U.S. Army captains in jungle fatigues, walk past a helmeted tank crewman, in Vietnam. Closeup of Vietnamese woman holding her crying baby. View of man on his haunches over a fire in destroyed building. (Vietnam War period).
An anti-war march event in New York City, organized by the Spring Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (later became the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam). Large crowd of anti-war demonstrators begin in Central Park and march on the streets holding banners. Students, housewives, doctors, businessmen, teachers, Beatniks, Hippies, and other demonstrators attend the protest. Group of demonstrators burns draft cards. Pro war and anti-war demonstrators argue. Right wing demonstrators protest the anti-war march and one carries a sign, "Anarchy cannot be permitted in the USA. Fight Communism and Red Termites." Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King and officials walk towards the United Nations headquarters building (46th St & 1st Ave, New York, NY 10017) during the peace demonstration. Military policemen arrest demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War.
Crew of the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) begins recovery and cleanup actions following an accidental fire from flares aboard the ship. Activity on the hangar deck. Four crewmen carry the body of a fire victim on a stretcher. Officers and men assess the damaged areas. Sailors holding hose lines. A rescue team runs across hangar deck carrying injured sailor on a stretcher. Sailors carry body of a fire victim across the flight deck. A SH-3A helicopter parked behind them. Hoses seen all about on flight deck.
RVN (Republic of Vietnam) Marines advance into the city of Hue during Tet Offensive. VNMC Marines hide behind the barricades and fire. They discuss a map. Tear gas grenades released into the houses to evacuate the residents. Marines fire from inside a house. They wear protective masks on their faces while firing M-16 rifles and M-60 machine guns. RVN Marines take wall on outskirts of the city. They again discuss a map. They rush towards an area after the discussion. They capture weapons and equipment of the enemy in that area. Fallen Vietcong and North Vietnamese soldiers are seen.
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