Dignitaries watch a parade in Vietnam. Map of South East Asia and Thailand. A still picture of a fishing junk. Five men stand. A parade in progress as dignitaries look on . Float moves in the parade. People march in parade. Girls dressed in military uniforms march. Large group of girls dressed in long white skirts walk. Dignitaries look on from a stand. Float passes in parade. Young girls march in uniform.
Supply and reinforcements arrive for British Eighth Army fighting against Germans in El Alamein, during World War 2. Troops from South Africa, India and Thailand disembark from ships in harbor. Tanks unloaded from ships. Sherman M4 tanks delivered from U.S. Military vehicles and train loaded with supplies heading for battle front guarded by planes overhead. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel with his men. Italian tanks unloaded from ship. Planes attack German ships underway at sea bringing supplies. Royal Navy men inside submarines target German ships.
A film about the war activities in Africa and Asia during the World War II. Aerial view of the North African Front. The British soldiers fire artillery. The soldiers carry an injured soldier on a stretcher. El Alamein, Egypt : Officers salute a convoy of jeeps. The Japanese soldiers aboard a ship in the Pacific ocean. A soldier loads his gun. The soldiers salute. A Japanese aircraft takes off. Hong Kong: Troops advance along the bombed area as Hong Kong falls. Thailand: An officer signs pact. A dead body in water near a damaged bridge. Men in a boat. The soldiers enter a damaged building. The Japanese occupation in the various parts of Asia. Animation depicts the Allied forces swept along the Pacific. Soldiers on a U.S. war ship.
The plight of South East Asian refugees, with focus on role of international organizations in Europe. Host Alexander speaks about increasing number of refugees since 1975. Victor Palmieri, U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs, is interviewed. He speaks about international aid to keep refugees alive. Camp area of refugees. Refugees are sent to other camps of other countries. Refugees in camp. Alexander speaks about that lucky refugees who are resettled into US, China, Canada, Australia and France and others remain in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
The plight of Khmer refugees, with focus on role of international organizations from Europe. Host Alexander speaks about resettlement of Khmer refugees. Refugees in camp at Kampuchea (later Cambodia) seen washing utensils. International relief agency trucks delivering supplies of aid to camp refugees. Khmer refugees in an open air building. Red Cross flag at distribution center. Victor Palmieri, U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs speaks about distribution of food in camp area. Ship harbor for distribution of supplies. Palmieri discusses difficulty getting supplies into harbor at Phnom Penh. Morton I. Abramowitz, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, talks about to help people of Indochina and to keep refugees alive as he is interviewed.
American servicemen are kept informed by newspapers and radio telecasts. In Guam, Mariana Islands : a serviceman seated at a table in a room listens to a radio and writes a letter to his wife. A radio disc jockey hosts a musical show and plays songs for listeners from a studio. In Korea : a soldier reads Stars and Stripes newspaper while getting a haircut. In South Vietnam: mechanics read a newspaper. Newspapermen work and write for the Pacific edition of Stars and Stripes newspaper. In Thailand : American servicemen watch a sports program at USO Club. A video taping technician works with recording devices at a television station. American soldiers watch a television show. A television engineer controls a program on air at the American Forces Korea Network. A man works on a typewriter.