Scenes early in Vietnam War. Vietnamese soldiers crawl under barbed wires. Soldiers with guns. Explosion occurs in the background. Soldiers in a jungle. Soldier stands with gun. Soldiers move forward into the jungle. Soldier in prone position as they fire machine gun and explosion occurs in the background. Ship and boats at a port. Bridge over a river. Canal passes through a rice field. Rice paddies. Farmers with conical hats. Farmers work in a field. Fishermen work on fishing net. Silhouette of a soldier.
Operation Double Eagle in Vietnam. Smoke signal at ground. A U.S. gunner sits in a waist hatch of a helicopter by a machine gun. USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) at anchor. Four U.S. UH-34D helicopters in flight over water. USS Valley Forge (LPH-8) in water. Helicopter lands on stern of the ship. Another helicopter parked at the side.
Psychological warfare (Psy War) program in Saigon, Vietnam. Students seated in a classroom. An instructor gives them a lecture on the preparation of posters and leaflets. Posters on a board. Students at drawing boards and use improvised silk screen printer. A student paints letter 'A' on a sheet. Men make Christmas cards.
United States O-2 plane in flight over Ho Chin Minh Trail near Pleiku Air Force Base in Vietnam. Ho Chin Minh Trail with results of bomb hits in earlier missions. Areas struck by bombs amidst trees. Plane flies over the area.
Aerials of jungle area in Vietnam. Bomb explosion results in smoke clouds. Plane overhead drops M-117 bombs. Bombs explode.
Captain McCreery's voice heard in the background. S Sgt (Staff Sergeant) Taylor examines reconnaissance photos and writes down results. Reconnaissance film rolls over a light table and army technician examines the film. (Vietnam War period).