John Charles Daly stands in the Hall of Heroes, at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A. Behind him is a display containing names of the American military recipients of the Medal of Honor. He points to a section of a display listing 131 names added during the Korean War. He then moves to the latest section of the display, covering the period 1964 and subsequent, in the Vietnam War. At this point, the film begins to depict scenes from the Vietnam conflict. An American soldier holding a rifle is silhouetted against a light sky background. U.S. soldiers firing M-16 rifles. shadow cast by a Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter flying overhead. Soldier firing machine gun from M113 armored personnel carrier (APC). U.S. gun crews firing 105mm howitzer; 175mm self-propelled gun; M107 Howitzer; and battery of howitzers in the field. Army troops inside a helicopter. View from below of CH-47 helicopter (Jolly Green Giant) landing and troops leaving its rear door. A patrol of American soldiers firing their weapons as they move forward. Soldiers dealing with difficult terrain. One stepping through deep mud. Infantry patrol moving and taking cover. A soldier using field radio. A UH-1 flying over palm trees. Infantry moving through jungle accompanied by M113 APC. Explosions and fire. Soldiers boarding a Huey helicopter, as the ship's gunner delivers covering fire by machine gun. Soldiers having a smoke while airborne in the helicopter.
American people demonstrate in Washington DC, United States against the Vietnam War. People gather and burn Vietnam War Draft Cards on the U.S. Capitol Grounds. Anti-war protesters march and carry signs displaying 'Stop War and 'Stop The Bombing'. People gather to burn more draft cards. Cameramen record the event.
Anti-war demonstrations in Washington DC, United States, protesting against the Vietnam WAr. A crowd along Pennsylvania Avenue. U.S. Capitol in the background. View of the Washington Monument. Traffic along a street. People march along Pennsylvania Avenue carrying signs and placards during an anti-Vietnam War protest. Signs held by the marching people.
View of the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, in the United States, during the Vietnam War. Names of the war heroes in the hall. Nameplates of the war heroes of each historical conflict on the wall. Names of the soldiers and officers who served the best in the wars. Names under the nameplates reading: 'Interim Period (1866-1870)', 'Korean Campaign (1871)', 'Interim Period (1871-1898)'. Other nameplates read: 'War with Spain (1898)', 'Philippine insurrection (1899-1913)', 'China Relief Expedition-Boxer Rebellion (1900)'. Several other conflicts mentioned in the hall. Other nameplates read: 'World War I (1917-1918)', 'Haitian Campaign (1919-1920), 'Second Nicaraguan Campaign (1925)', 'Word War II (1941-1945) and 'Vietnam (1964-Present).
From a film about aerospace medical evacuation and first aid operations for injured soldiers during the Vietnam War. U.S. Air Force C-141 aircraft taxis along an airport and takes off as it carries soldiers wounded during Vietnam War to their homes. A grounds man signals and aircraft takes off. Doctors examine wounded soldiers aboard the aircraft. A nurse talks to a patient. She administers a injection to a soldier. A soldier smokes a cigarette as he lies in his bed. Soldiers eat food and sit in their beds.
A film about aerospace medical evacuation and first aid operations for injured soldiers during the Vietnam War. A woman looks out of a window of her home. A car pulls up and American Army officer gets off the car as he returns after recovering from an injury during Vietnam War. Family members come out to welcome him. Officer hugs his family members.