A film report depicts the role of U.S. Navy chaplains during the war in Vietnam. Navy Chaplain, Lieutenant Vincent R. Capodanno, USNR(ChC) is seen sitting on the sand with several U.S. Marines. He smokes a cigarette and talks with one of them about a member of their unit who was severely wounded by a grenade during an enemy ambush. Elsewhere, Chaplain Capodanno is seen talking with other Marines about the war and about their homes and loved ones. He approaches a marine seated on sand bags, who shares news from his personal letter. U.S. Marines in combat gear are seen on a patrol in a Vietnamese village. The chaplain talks to a marine about the operation and his particular assignment. The marine answers his question. A close up of chaplain Capodanno.
View through gun camera target during the Vietnam War. USAF Republic F-105 Thunderchief in flight over a target area. Red target display center of frame as the aircraft targets the ground for firing. Smoke rises from explosions.
A Vietnamese woman exits a UH-1 Huey air ambulance helicopter as crew unloads her wounded daughter on a stretcher. The mother cries as she holds a child in her arms. Another Vietnamese woman cries after losing her family members during the Vietnam war. An upset older Vietnamese man and woman.
Deployment of United States 355th Tactical Fighter Wing and departure of F-105 D aircraft from Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. A pilot leaves a van and walks towards a United States F-105 D aircraft. He checks a log book. Men work on the plane as he inspects it. The pilot climbs up the ladder into the cockpit. He prepares for a flight and puts on the flight gear. The aircraft with its engine switched on. Smoke rises as the plane taxis from revetment and turns. It taxis along the flight line.
Deployment of United States 355th Tactical Fighter Wing and departure of F-105 D aircraft from Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. United States Air Force pilots don cutaways and parachutes in a PE room. The crew chief places a parachute into an aircraft. A pilot climbs up the stairs of an F-105 D aircraft.
Deployment of United States 355th Tactical Fighter Wing at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. A United States Air Force officer briefs as he stands on a podium. An arm insignia reads ' Republic F-105 D '.