Activities of U.S. soldiers in Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Soldiers in battle gear and carrying full packs,walk through jungle underbrush. Closeups of some as they pass. The camera pans over the terrain and then records their progress in numerous views as they proceed through the jungle. At one point a soldier steps over a narrow stream. Next several are seen near a wide stream, where two stop to wash themselves and cool off. Next, a half dozen soldiers are seen bathing in a broader section of water, about one or two feet deep. They also "horse around,"splashing water on one another. Later, some sit in the stream. Two shave their faces. Others are dressing on the river bank. One is seen washing clothes. The camera pans along a section of the stream that is narrower and faster moving.
Activities of the United States Army 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division soldiers during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Bunkers and tents at the camp area in the background. Soldier sharpens his machete. Soldier uses a compass as a mirror for shaving. Other soldier washes himself with water from his helmet. Some of the soldiers rest, read Stars and Stripes. They clean their weapons.
A visit by South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky and others to Pleiku Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. RVN (Republic of Vietnam) soldiers stand in formation at Pleiku Air Base. The soldiers hold flags. A sign on a building frame reads 'Welcome to Pleiku Air Base'. South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu deplanes followed by Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky. President Thieu shakes hands with RVN officers and reviews RVN troops. President Thieu and Vice President Ky come out of a building. President Thieu talks to a Vietnamese officer.
The crew men work on flight deck with fire hoses all over the deck area of USS Oriskany (CVA-34) aircraft carrier in South China Sea, off South Vietnam. Several men holding fire hoses and spread water all over the deck above a fire burning below. smoke is seen seeping through the deck. A helicopter flies over the deck area. Men running through smoke to rescue crewmen. Four men carry an injured on a stretcher. Smoke spreads all over the ship.
USS Providence (CLG-6) underway in the South China Sea off South Vietnam. A plotting room aboard USS Providence with various stations manned. A crewman works over a map in the plotting room. He uses various instruments to draw grids on charts. A man writes information on a clipboard and an officer uses sound-powered phones. A man operates Mark 8 Able computer in the plotting room. The man turns a small handle at the side of the computer during adjustment. The computer shows two dials in motion. A plotting officer with a salvo computer in right background. A salvo operator wearing phones looks toward left to the plotting room officer. A man's both hands on the triggers for firing of the guns. The salvo operator talks over a phone. A starboard beam view of the USS Providence at a sea off the coast of South Vietnam. An officer and two crewmen work over an MK I Able computer on CIC aboard the USS Providence.
Burning Aircraft Carrier, USS Oriskany (CVA-34) off South Vietnam. Fire resulted from accidental ignition of flares. Three officers in the cabin, one of them sitting on the table top, while other two are on chairs and are engaged in an informal conversation (on same reel of footage, taken before the fire). View as sailors rip material from ship's side to gain access to fire. Smoke billows from side of ship. Several sailors run from area of heavy smoke, to get breath of fresher air. Injured sailor carried on stretcher.
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