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Vietnamese discover mass graves of victims of Viet Cong atrocities committed against residents of Hue during the 1968 Tet offensive.

Scenes of Vietnamese people as they flee Hue during communist siege of the city in 1968 Tet offensive during the Vietnam War. Refugees with belongings run as city is bombed. Houses burned. Woman cries after crossing remains of a destroyed bridge over river. Scenes changes to one year later: Long line of Vietnamese on way to newly discovered mass grave on March 25, 1969. Vietnamese civilians dig and on March 27, 1969 they begin to uncover bodies in the sand which show signs of torture. Locals try to identify dead. Second mass grave uncovered. Dead bodies and body parts. Third mass burial uncovered. Men at local authorities meeting. Assembly point for hundreds of coffins. Incense burning. Mourners at coffin. Coffin opened and woman looks at remains. Flowers and incense burning on coffins. Buddhist ceremonies shows coffins prepared for procession. Women grieve. Shrine at cemetery.

Date: 1969, March 27
Duration: 7 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052390
U.S. President Richard Nixon addresses people in the United States on withdrawal of remaining U.S. troops from Vietnam.

Television broadcast of U.S. President Richard Nixon's speech from the White House in Washington DC, United States on the withdrawal of remaining U.S. troops from Vietnam on 29th March 1973 during the Vietnam War. The White House. The Seal of the President of the United States. The President talks about that period of the Vietnam War when he joined the office and speaks about the program he initiated to end the war. He says American prisoners are on their way from Vietnam and people of South Vietnam are now free to choose their government. He says North Vietnam is not complying with few provisions of the Peace Agreement. He says that they should honor all those American soldiers who died during the Vietnam War. He refers to the difficult days of the war including the moratorium to end the war which was organized on October 15, 1969 when millions of Americans took day off from work and schools to participate in local demonstrations against the war. Nixon refers to the period of April 1971 when he ordered attacks on Communist bases in Cambodia. He talks about the period of May 1972 when he ordered air strikes in North Vietnam and the period of December 1972 when he ordered more air strikes.

Date: 1973
Duration: 6 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073677
USS Gloucester (PF-22) move towards Saigon and sailors sitting at sidewalk tables at Majestic Hotel in Saigon,Vietnam.

Sailors aboard USS Gloucester (PF-22) during a training program in Saigon, Vietnam. Saigon harbor- various ships at river. Sailors aboard USS Gloucester (PF-22) and they stand beside railings as it moves towards Saigon. Sailors sitting at sidewalk tables at Majestic Hotel, Saigon. Three sailors sitting at table.

Date: 1952, May 22
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071171
Armored train leaves the Saigon railroad yard and passes through city of Saigon in Vietnam.

View from the top of an armored train as it leaves the Saigon railroad yard and passes through city of Saigon in Vietnam. The train takes a halt at a railway station. Armed ARVN ( Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldiers guard the station. Vietnamese civilians at the station. Train crosses the Saigon River railroad bridge. Vehicular traffic on roads running alongside tracks. (Vietnam War period).

Date: 1967, July 18
Duration: 2 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029140
U.S. Army operations in Vietnam which is at war with Buddhist majority and Viet Cong communists.

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.

Date: 1963, September
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030504
United States Ambassador Lodge attends the dedication of the President John F. Kennedy Square in Saigon, South Vietnam

Dedication of the "John F. Kennedy Square" in Saigon, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese soldiers standing at attention on the right side of the "John F. Kennedy Square" in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon (01 Công xã Paris, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam). South Vietnamese Prime Minister, Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh walks past South Vietnamese soldiers. Sign behind South Vietnamese soldiers in English and Vietnamese reads “Kennedy, Leader for Freedom and Peace of Mankind”. Guests crowd under a tent in the John F. Kennedy Square. United States Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, and the South Vietnamese Prime Minister, Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh, inspect South Vietnamese troops. Ambassador Lodge puts his hand on his left chest while Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh salutes. Ambassador Lodge walks past troops. Vietnamese banner adorns the tent for guests. Ambassador Lodge began speaking in a podium. United States military officials in attendance clapping. Ambassador Lodge shake hands with Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh. Ambassador Lodge accompanies Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh to unveil plaque. The United States ambassador and Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh unveil a plaque to the memory of President John F. Kennedy. Plaque reads “Cong Truong Tong Thong John F. Kennedy”. Ambassador Lodge gets inside black staff car. A photographer stands up after the staff car drives away. Plaque to the memory of President John F. Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Square. The square in front of Saigon's Roman Catholic Notre Dame Cathedral is renamed President John F. Kennedy Square, in honor of the late United States President John F. Kennedy.

Date: 1964, May 30
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079865