Capitol Military Assistance Command Operations Center in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States soldiers and officers work inside the building. Two soldiers at a plotting board. Soldier plots on a graph with pencil and scale. Another soldier does markings on a large operations map on a wall. Officer receives a message over the phone. Soldiers transmit message through radio and field phone. 'Clearance Net' written on the table.
Capitol Military Assistance Command Operations Center in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States soldiers and officers work inside the building. Soldiers transmit messages over a radio. Soldier on phone as he gives fire directions to the firing Artillery Unit. Field telephones with markings on it.
Vietnamese people on streets in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Traffic on street. Cars, bicycles and buses on road. A horse statue at Ben Thanh Market. Statue of General Tran Ngyyen Han on his horse. Vietnamese people rest under the statue. Transport vehicles on road as people cross a busy street.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard on a tour of Vietnam. The official party arrives at the Naval Support Activity, Saigon. Binh Thuy Air Base administration building in the background. David Packard gets out of a car. He walks towards a U.S. Army UH-1H helicopter for flight to Cantho, Republic of Vietnam. The helicopter warms up. U.S. Vice Admiral Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Comnavforces, Vietnam gives a thumps up. An army officer boards the helicopter. It is ready for lift off. The plane director gives a signal for the lift off. The helicopter lifts off. Dignitaries stand in rain next to the helicopter at Cantho. Commodore Tran Van Chon, Chief of Naval Operations;Vietnamese Navy , in a rain coat. Mr Packard walks through the rain. Commodore Chon greets him. Mr Packard enters a car. He walks away from the car and moves into a building. Mr Packard and the party enters a small building. He gets into carry all. He leaves the doorway of the small building. He walks through mud and a sailor holds an umbrella over his head. He enters a small building and chats with unidentified naval officers. Mr Packard shakes hands with Vietnamese and other officers and prepares to leave from Ben Luc. (Vietnam War period).
Heavily crowded street scenes during Tet (New Year) festival with celebrants dressed up for the occasion. This temple known as Lang Ong, is located about 5 kilometers north-east of Saigon center. Vehicular traffic includes cars, two-wheelers, and cycle-rickshaws. Many Vietnamese civilians enter a Buddhist temple. Buddhist Vietnamese lighting incense sticks. They pray and offer incense inside the temple. People gather in a circle to witness the traditional lion dance performed by two artists. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese women and children at a zoo in Saigon, Vietnam. Vietnamese people walk in park and zoo. Vietnamese women look at elephants. Four young girls seated on a bench. Children in the park. Vietnamese boy wearing a red cap.