During the Vietnam war,United States 1st INF Division soldier unloads combat gear from a CONEX container as he smokes a cigarette. A soldier takes a gun from the CONEX container and moves away. Combat gears lie on the floor as soldiers continue to unload them from the container. A soldier straps on his combat gear onto his shoulders and moves away.
A convoy of American military trucks led by a jeep arrives at the Stand Down Center. Soldiers 1st Infantry Division of United States Army load their barrack bags and weapons onto truck. Soldiers board and get off truck. Truck convoy loaded with soldiers move away.
Long line of Vietnamese on way to newly discovered mass grave. People dig and uncover bodies which show signs of torture. Locals try to identify bodies of dead. Second mass grave uncovered. People dig out body parts of dead. Body parts stored in bags. Third mass burial uncovered. Local authorities meeting. Assembly point for hundreds of coffins. Incense burning. Mourners at coffins. Coffin is opened and woman looks at the remains. Flowers and incense burns on coffins. Buddhist ceremonies at shrine hall. Coffins prepared for procession. Women grieve. Funeral procession moves which extends for miles. White coolie hats worn by mourners. Mourning and shrine at cemetery. Civilians and military mourners at cemetery. Reburial of bodies (Vietnam War period).
Test firing of air to ground missile AGM 65 Maverick in the United States. Men look at the AGM 65 Maverick missile under the wing of a Ryan Firebee ( BQ-34A ), an unmanned aerial vehicle. A DC-130 E aircraft takes off with a Ryan Firebee under its wing. The plane in flight. Ryan Firebee detaches and in flight. Smoke rises from the tail of the firebee as AGM 6 Maverick missile launches from the vehicle. The missile hits the range target and explosion occurs.
Aircraft in flight in the United States. Lockheed DC-130 E aircraft in flight over sea and land. An aerial view of the landscape. Planes in flight.
United States Shadow III AC-119 gunships in Vietnam. Flares and mini gun tracers being fired from United States AC-119 at night. Lights in the dark. Lights in Saigon at night.