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.
Tree-lined streets with people and vehicles in Saigon Vietnam. Natives on cycles,bicycle carts and in cars.People relax in lawn outside the municipal theatre.A fountain in the center of a busy street.
Street scenes in residential part of the city of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. Tree-lined streets with vehicular traffic. A fountain is seen at the center of the street. Cars parked along the pavements. Men riding bicycles. A few pedestrians can be seen. A car is seen parallel parking in the street.
A monger displays toy Sampans (chinese wooden boats) at the edge of a park in Saigon,Vietnam.Veiw of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the city. Tree-lined residential streets with vehicular traffic and people on foot and cycles.
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