United States soldiers prepare 105mm Howitzer rounds for firing at Fire Station Base Elliot in South Vietnam. M-107 Howitzer with 175 mm gun moved into firing position. Soldier lifts projectile from its rack. Soldier removes gravel in front of the Howitzer. (Vietnam War period).
United States soldiers prepare 105mm Howitzer for firing at Fire Station Base Elliot in South Vietnam. Soldier lifts projectiles from its rack and places it next to the howitzer. U.S. Army soldiers, including one African American soldier, load and fire M-107 Howitzer. (Vietnam War period).
Activities of South Vietnamese soldiers in Saigon, South Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. Soldiers carry a wounded on a stretcher in a building. Soldiers hiding behind a wall fire rifles. Buildings and trees in the area. Soldiers on a military vehicle drive along a street. A wrecked vehicle and dead bodies of soldiers on the street. The soldiers carry casualties and load them onto a vehicle.
Film begins as Texas takes the field, wearing red warm-up jackets. Stadium appears filled to capacity. Numerous plays in the game are seen throughout the film. A banner draped over a front row railing, in the grandstand, cites 100th anniversary of the NCAA and reads:"Welcome President Nixon." Several police officers are seen in that vicinity. Scoreboard shows Arkansas ahead 14 to nothing (after third quarter). Numerous shots of the crowd in the stands, but none showing the President or his party. As the game nears the end, some spectators appear to be covering up because of a light rain. (Note: In the 4th quarter, Texas rallied to win the game 15 to 14.)
Film opens showing a U.S. Army soldier of the 3rd Infantry Regiment (the old Guard) leading a riderless horse along an avenue in Washington, DC, during the funeral of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Crowds line the sidewalks. Closeup of people watching from the sidelines. Members of the Old Guard, escorting a horse drawn Army caisson bearing the coffin of the former General and President. Voice of President Richard Nixon, is heard, delivering eulogy at the funeral, as the caisson is escorted toward the Capitol building. More closeups of people watching. The Caisson and escorts stop at the Capitol steps where members of the Old Guard form two lines defining a center path. Glimpse of military honor guard with the colors. An Army band assembled in the background. View from behind a group of U.S. Navy sailors standing near the casket. President Nixon with family and friends saluting. Pallbearers from all U.S. military services lower the casket from the caisson. Closeup of solemn observers at sidelines. The pallbearers slowly carry the casket toward the capitol steps, past President Nixon and his group, and begin to ascend the Capitol steps.
United States Congressmen including Senator Edward Kennedy visit refugee camps in South Vietnam. Edward Kennedy talking to the South Vietnamese. South Vietnamese refugees and youth gathered to watch the visitors. Banners hang in the air. Native children wave the United States flags. Boxes of supply and aid from the United States. A center at Hoakhanh near Danang Military Base shelters civilians driven away from their homes by Vietcong. (Vietnam War period).
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