United States Defense Secretary Robert McNamara at a press conference in the United States. He talks about air strikes against North Vietnam targets during the Vietnam War. A map of Haiphong and Hanoi on a wall. Cameramen take photographs. U.S. aircraft carry out bombing air strikes against Haiphong and Hanoi in Vietnam. U.S. troops load bombs onto Thunderchief F-105 aircraft and F-105 aircraft takeoff for bombing run. Air raids on oil depots in Haiphong and Hanoi. U.S. Navy aircraft take off from USS Ranger (CV-4) aircraft carrier. An aerial view of the land below. Smoke rises up due to explosions.
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's Washington Press Conference address on his new policy for Vietnam. President's wife Lady Bird Johnson and daughter Lynda Bird Johnson Robb in attendance. Members of the press seated in the room and take down notes. President Lyndon Johnson addresses the press. The President says that he wishes to convey to Communist powers in Vietnam that the United States cannot be defeated by 'force of arms or by superior power.' The President states that he has spoken to Commanding General Westmoreland has assured him that whatever his needs are, they will be met. He says that U.S. troop numbers in the Vietnam War will be increased from 75,000 to 125,000. Additional forces will be needed later which will be sent. Brief shots of young men recruits in the United States standing in line for the draft, taking tests, and taking the oath as soldiers. The President says that he welcomes the concerns of any nation.
U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge speaks to the reporters on his arrival in Washington D.C., United States. An aircraft lands at the airfield. U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge returns to Washington to end his duties after ten months in the Southeast Asian nation. Henry Cabot Lodge comes out of the aircraft followed by a woman. He is being greeted at the Washington Airport by General Maxwell D Taylor. A large number of reporters wait for Henry Lodge at the airport. Henry Cabot Lodge answers the reporters' questions and gives some straight-forward comments on both Vietnam and his own political position.
European hostages, rescued from Stanleyville, arriving at Leopoldville airport in the Congo, during insurrection there in 1964. Rescued persons deplane from U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft by way of its rear cargo door and ramps. Sick and wounded are met by medical personnel who place them in ambulances. Next, text from 3rd Geneva Convention, of 1949, is displayed. Scene shifts to U.S. military advisers in Vietnam helping train Republic of Vietnam soldiers (ARVN) in proper treatment of prisoners; methods of taking prisoners with minimum of force; interrogation methods; and medical treatment of wounded prisoners. (Vietnam War period).
Scattered dead bodies of Vietcong soldiers lay on ground in a U.S. Army base. Badly wounded corpses with blood are seen. Blood splatters all over the ground. Belongings of the soldiers like sandals lay on ground near the corpses.
RVN (Republic of Vietnam) Marines advance into the city of Hue during Tet Offensive. VNMC Marines hide behind the barricades and fire. They discuss a map. Tear gas grenades released into the houses to evacuate the residents. Marines fire from inside a house. They wear protective masks on their faces while firing M-16 rifles and M-60 machine guns. RVN Marines take wall on outskirts of the city. They again discuss a map. They rush towards an area after the discussion. They capture weapons and equipment of the enemy in that area. Fallen Vietcong and North Vietnamese soldiers are seen.
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