American troops under concentrated enemy artillery fire from North Vietnamese during Vietnam War. U.S. Army soldiers run and jump into a trench, taking cover in the trench as artillery strikes nearby. Dramatic explosions, fire and smoke as American troop position is bombed by Vietcong. U.S. troops firing artillery at the enemy. View from inside cargo compartment of a U.S. Air Force C-130 transport aircraft, as supplies are pushed out for airdrop to U.S. forces. View from ground of supplies descending by paracute from C-133.
A dramatization shows the survival of a downed U.S. pilot in a Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War. The pilot crouches next to a tree and sharpens his knife with a flat stone. He hides in the jungle growth and keeps an eye out for Vietcong soldiers. He drinks water from a piece of bamboo and uses some water to wash his face. The pilot advances through a wooded area. A parachute descends.
U.S. Air Force CH-3E helicopters carrying U.S. 20th Helicopter Squadron personnel and Montagnard troops over a Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War. Interiors of an CH-3E in flight shows paratroopers getting ready for jump. U.S. Jump master alerts several Montagnard paratroopers. He checks over one who leans out of the open door and after a moment, jumps. One of the U.S. crew retrieves a line from outside the helicopter. The U.S. Jump master and one more Monagnard jump from the helicopter. Crew members on board express satisfaction with the mission.
U.S. Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopters carrying U.S. 20th Helicopter Squadron personnel and Montagnard troops over a Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War. Interiors of an HH-3E in flight shows paratroopers getting ready for a jump. The paratroopers lookout from the doorway of the HH-3E. The paratroopers jump from the HH-3E.
Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky of Vietnam visits Australia during the Vietnam War. Brisbane: Demonstration against visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister. People shout with placards in hand. Police restrain crowd and escort Prime Ministre Ky. Placard reads 'Go home murderer and take Holt with you' and 'Stop Ky'. Nguyen Cao Ky and Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt pose in Sydney, Australia. Sydney: Boat in sea. Prime Minister Holt waves. Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky and his wife wave from a ship.
While driving a K Loader, a USAF Airman with the U.S. Air Force 6th Aerial port Squadron, at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, describes offloading of C-5 aircraft and transfer of cargoes to C-141 and C-130 aircraft for further distribution to war zone units in Vietnam. (Vietnam War period).
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