U.S. military troops being transported to South Vietnam, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A vessel underway in ocean carrying U.S. soldiers to South Vietnam. Members of the 101st Airborne Division arrive at Cam Ranh Bay. The soldiers are taken in army vehicles to the base. The soldiers at the base. The regimental banner and the U.S. flag. General Taylor who retires as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam with the soldiers. The soldiers salute. The men of the Screaming Eagle Division take up their positions at the new base. The U.S. soldiers near army vehicles. A few soldiers on heels. A soldier in position.
U.S. Army 319th Artillery attached to 101st Airborne Division strengthens defenses of Fire Support Base Ripcord to combat North Vietnam forces in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Opening scene shows Captain David F. Rich, Commander of Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Artillery, conversing with Lieutenant Brennan, in very windy conditions atop the Fire Support Base. The carriage of a 105mm towed howitzer is seen in the foreground, with two shells set on it. View of howitzers and shells stacked atop the Base. The wind whipping aross the Base. African American soldier working on a howitzer. Another fighting the wind, as he carries canisters of propellant charges. He tosses them behind the sandbagged artillery position. Other soldiers join in moving gunpowder canisters. Closeup of two soldiers as the wind blows the hat off one.
U.S. Fire Support Base Ripcord in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, under siege by North Vietnam Army forces during the Vietnam War. Several 105mm towed howitzers are positioned atop the base, with barrels at high elevations. Camera focuses on Gunners loading and firing one. The wind is blowing very hard, complicating their activity and causing the cameraman trouble too, as it buffets his camera. The camera views several guns operating in the battery. The Battery then level their guns to fire point blank at their targets. (They also increase their powder charge to 7, the maximum.) the resultant recoil strikes and injures SP/4 Bowing of a gun crew, who falls and is seen lying at the back of his gun. The crew calls for help and carries him to the ground. Cameraman stops filming briefly.. Next, a soldier is seen leaning over SP/4 Bowing, rendering aid.
The U.S. Army providing military security in Vietnam to facilitate the Republic of Vietnam Revolutionary Development Program during the Vietnam War. U.S. Army tanks on the move. Vietnamese village on a river, with small boats at the bank. Irregular volunteer with M-16 walks over small bridge. Republic of Vietnam representatives in a rural village trying to win allegiance of the people with simple social and economic projects. Seen are persons providing health assistance, supervising small construction activities, and teaching school. U.S. Army officers advising Vietnamese officers as they consult a large map in a headquarters. U.S. Army advisory team listens as Vietnamese officer explains an agricultural project in rural Vietnam. District Advisor, a U.S. Army Major, named Taylor, converses with a South Vietnamese officer, during a meeting. South Vietnamese rural townsfolk standing outside a building where American dentist is providing care to local populace. A U.S. Army roadbuilding project in rural South Vietnam. American soldiers handing out candy to Vietnamese children and distributing food and clothing to rural poor. U.S. Army Civil Affairs Companies, engaged in building construction, bridge construction, agriculture improvement, public health medical care and refugee assistance. U.S. Army surgical team providing services to the Vietnamese. Army engineers work on water supply system while small Vietnamese children bathe in the water. Supplies captured from the enemy, including rice, salt, food, clothing and medical supplies, are distributed to the local population.
The U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division returns to A Shau Valley in Vietnam during the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord during Vietnam War. A U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois helicopter comes in and lands on a mountaintop at Fire Support Base Ripcord. American troops unload supplies from the UH-1B Iroquois helicopter and the helicopter takes off. The soldiers carry equipment and supply to Fire Support Base. The supplies on the ground. The troops move at the Fire Support Base. A troop carries a hose of an equipment. Troops carrying equipment. The helicopter brings troops to landing zone fury.
Vietnamese government faces Vietnam war on two fronts from Buddhist majority and Viet Cong communists. The war is joined by a large number of students who take to the streets. The capital Saigon tuned into an armed camp. Barricades on roads as the army keeps a vigil among the public. A military tank in the city. A mass meeting called by President Diem's regime on the roads of Saigon. Numerous students and supporters gathered in the streets. Banners and posters in support of President Diem. The President makes a rare and brief appearance at the meeting. He inspects the Honor Guard. Madam Nhu and her husband, head of the secret police seen standing with children. Madam Nhu gives marathon interviews stating her views against the United States and President John F Kennedy. Ton That Dinh, Military Governer of Saigon at a press conference blaming foreign interventionists for the riots in Vietnam. Henry Cabot Lodge takes over as U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam. Ambassador gives a statement to the media. He demands the ousting of President Diem's brother Nhu in order to continue American aid to Vietnam. U.S. soldiers known as advisors stand beside a U.S. Army helicopter as they plan their strategy. U.S. Army helicopters in a marshy swamp. Soldiers board the helicopters as they take off. The helicopters with U.S. and South Vietnam troops approach the Ca Mau Peninsula. A view of the village taken over by the Viet Cong Red Guerilla Band. Damaged houses near the water body. A helicopter down in a rice paddy. U.S. soldiers run to the safety of other helicopters as Communist Vietcong snipers begin shooting. U.S. soldiers take cover behind the crashed helicopter. An American soldier running to safety in the water. A village set on fire by North Vietnamese Communists in the Mekong Delta. View of wiped out villages.