Elements of three U.S. Marine Battalions land at Chu Lai in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel Mark 5 (LVTP5s) move onto beach. M-48 tank comes off a Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) in deep water. A marine wades ashore.
Elements of three U.S. Marine Battalions land at Chu Lai in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese girl puts floral wreath on a marine. Viet girls walks on a beach. Signs on a beach read 'Down With Red Chinese Belligerents' ,'Long Live VN -US Friendship','Welcome U.S. Marines Corps'. A crane bogged down in water in front of a Landing Craft Utility (LCU). Marine walks near the shoreline
Vietnamese paratroopers at Bien Hoa Air Base in Bien Hoa, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese paratroopers board U.S. Air Force C-130A Hercules aircraft at Bein Hoa Air Base. Crew members aboard the aircraft.
U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits South Vietnam. Exteriors of a government building show Nixon and U.S. Army Lieutenant General John W. O'Daniel standing with Vietnamese officials in white suits. Civilians gathered holding banners. A large parade of South Vietnamese military units takes place, led by a marching band. Nixon stands with President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem. Vice-President Nixon makes a brief statement into the microphone. He is followed by Colonel Nguyen Van Y, who also makes brief remarks. President Diem and Vice-President Nixon stand together and are joined by U.S. Ambassador Fritz Nolting. Crowd applauds and photographers take pictures from steps of the building.
Mass demonstration by South Vietnamese people against Viet Cong terrorism, peace talk suggestions by foreign leaders and reports of government in exile, Paris. People carry banners with slogans written on them. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Mobile Riverine Force comprising of Navy Squadrons and 9th Infantry Division carry out Operation Truong Cong Dinh in Dong Tam, Vietnam. A suspect's ID card is checked by South Vietnamese soldiers. The soldiers help each other up a muddy embankment and to cross a footbridge. A U.S. Army OH-23 Raven helicopter lands.
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