Tet offensive attack by Viet Cong, during Vietnam War. Hole blown in wall of U.S. Embassy compound in Saigon. B-40 rocket and other explosives removed from dead Vietcong. EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) men remove explosives from bodies of dead on U.S. embassy grounds in Saigon.Troopers walk on embassy grounds. Vietnamese man and woman at gates. Dead body of Vietcong on embassy grounds. The building damaged. General Westmoreland talks with slightly injured personnel on the scene.
U.S. Navy pilot, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Everett Alvarez, Jr., in flight suit and helmet, being taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese. View of his military identification card. Lt Avarez being interrogated by North Vietnamese officers. Destruction by U.S. air strikes on North Vietnam. Wreckage of buildings. Remains of buildings. Lt Alvarez's clothing and survival gear, including his dog tags and keys. The retrieved wreckage of his A-4D aircraft is on display and being explained to North Vietnamese in a public gathering.
Vietnamese firemen on trucks and jeep pass on muddy road in 8th Precinct, Cholon district, Saigon, Vietnam, following battles between Vietcong, and U.S. and ARVN forces. Destroyed buildings. A wrecked truck. M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers on guard in wrecked area. U.S. troopers around M-113 APC. Wreckage of buildings. Vietnamese woman stands by a cart. View of damaged buildings from bridge.
Vietnamese civilians walk along road, carrying their belongings. AVRN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldiers on road. Sign on side of the building reads, 'HUE MACV COMPUND'. Many marines stand and walk in area. Jeeps and trucks near Hue MACV Compound building. The U.S. flag on a building. View above MACV Compound. Trees in area. The U.S. flag and white smoke rises in the background. (Vietnam War, Tet Offensive period).
Former communist Chinese prisoners repatriated from Korean War prison camps arrive in Taipei, Taiwan, becoming "anti-Communist Heroes" January 23, 1954. Crowd gathered outside a large building in Taipei. A large freedom bell is rung. Chairman of the gathering and Premier of the Republic of China Chen Cheng addresses the crowd. The crowd with banners demonstrates against communism and against mainland People's Republic of China. South Korean ambassador to China (Taiwan), Kim Hong-il, addresses the gathering. Men in special white uniforms lined up are the first group of liberated, defecting former prisoners. The Map of Korea shows 38th parallel on it. The United Nations and the U.S. flags. American C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft in flight over airfield, arriving in Korean. Chinese officers march on airfield after leaving planes, before transporting to Taiwan. U.S. official instructs Chinese officers. The UN Transportation Corps loading supplies onto truck. Sign reads 'Warming Tents'. American General BS Latton with the United Nations staff inspects transportation arrangements. Processing officers arrive at the field. The Chinese Nationalist Military delegation men arrive from Taiwan. The Commanding Officer of The UN Forces, John Ho inspects the processing area with his staff. View of building area. Men prepare flags. Signs and banners along the road. General Latton with a Chinese General. Representatives of the Chinese Nationalist Government lined up to welcome prisoners after the Korean War. Band plays music. Liberated Chinese prisoners arrive with flags and banners. They are welcomed by the UN officials. Freed Chinese prisoners get into tents. (Many of the defecting Chinese were former Kuomintang soldiers taken captive by the communist forces during the Chinese Civil War.)
Chinese prisoners, originally from Mainland People's Republic of China, are seen aboard U.S. Navy LST ships, including LST 616, as they reach Keelung harbor in Taiwan. They have been liberated from Korean prison camps and are part of a mass group of 14,000 Chinese soldiers defecting to Taiwan, Republic of China. Large crowd cheers on dock for the "anti-Communist Heroes." The crowd waves flags and carries banners. Band plays music. Chinese prisoners disembark from ship. They are greeted by General Chiang Ching-kuo and other Chinese officials. Prisoners march with flags. Men and women give a warm welcome to prisoners. Chinese officials speak at mike in auditorium. Prisoners lined up holding bouquet. Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and other Chinese officials address men in auditorium. U.S. Major General, William C. Chase, Commanding General of the American Military Advisory Group on Taiwan, speaks to them. Chinese prisoner speaks on mike. Prisoners with clenched fists. American crew of ships which escorted Chinese prisoners to Taiwan presented with gifts. Chinese troops with flags march on streets of Taipei. They get on trucks. Crowd waves to leaving Chinese prisoners. Large crowd lined up on streets. Chinese girls in white clothes ride bicycles. Prisoners on trucks shake hands with people. Premier Chang Chun and other Chinese officials await the arrival of Chinese prisoners in Presidential mansion. Premier Chang Chun and other Chinese officials wave hats to arriving prisoners. Trucks on road. Crowd and children wave flags and cheer to welcome prisoners. Prisoners arrive to barracks on field.
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