U.S. Navy pilot, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Everett Alvarez, Jr., in flight suit and helmet, being taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese. View of his military identification card. Lt Avarez being interrogated by North Vietnamese officers. Destruction by U.S. air strikes on North Vietnam. Wreckage of buildings. Remains of buildings. Lt Alvarez's clothing and survival gear, including his dog tags and keys. The retrieved wreckage of his A-4D aircraft is on display and being explained to North Vietnamese in a public gathering.
United States Navy Medical Civic Action Program (MedCAP) in Vietnam. The MedCAP is set on the porch of a Vietnamese school. Villagers line up for a medical examination. The villagers are examined with a stethoscope. A child is given treatment. Several villagers sit on the porch and wait for their turns. The medical officers write on cards. Tablets and ointments are kept in medical boxes. Women stand with children. Men and women stand in long lines for a check-up.
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.
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