UH-1B helicopters fly over Saigon. U.S. soldiers in jeeps drive. V-100 armored commando car drives into alley. Soldiers fire rifles from behind cover of concrete wall. Soldiers rush forward to wrecked truck and V-100 in alley. (Vietnam War period).
Crowd gathered. Refugees wait to return their homes in the 8th Precinct, Cholon, Saigon, Vietnam, in the wake of U.S and ARVN battles with North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong . ARVN soldiers direct them. Men on motorcycles and bicycles. Children on bridge look on. ARVN soldier questions occupants of car on a bridge. (Vietnam War period).
Battle of Khe Sanh between January 1968 to April 1968. Aerial bombardment by U.S. over North Vietnam position in Khe Sanh. Explosions on ground. Marines fire artillery and move out into surrounding terrain of Khe Sanh. Wounded marines carried on litters to medical care. General William Westmoreland arrives to pay tribute to B-52 aircraft pilots for their contribution in Khe Sanh battle. General Westmoreland decorates pilots. President Lyndon B Johnson decorated officers at the White House. Commanding officer, Colonel David E Lownds receives a navy cross. Sergeant Major AW Smith is awarded with bronze star. President Lyndon B Johnson praises gallantry of marines and airmen at the White House. Scene returns to Vietnam, as Marines move through jungle. 26th Marines advance on dirt road in Khe Sanh. Close up of an African American marine marching. Trenches deserted in Khe Sanh airfield area and view of nearby terrain and landscape. (Vietnam War period).
Wounded U.S. Marine unloaded from mechanical mule, during Tet Offensive operations in Hue. Wounded carried into battalion aid station building on stretcher. Marine wheeling cart loaded with supplies. United States Marines with M-16 rifles carry wounded marine on field stretcher. Wounded is loaded onto jeep. Damaged building in the background. Marine takes the jeep back and drives off. Some of marines with belted ammunition around neck, carrying M-60 machine guns on their shoulders walk toward damaged buildings in the background. Marines enter door of the building. Marine speaks into radio. Few of marines look out and points toward bushy area in the background. Marines move past lightly wooded area and portion of a stone building. (Vietnam War period).
During Tet Offensive in Hue, Vietnam: U.S. Marines of 'L' Company holding M-79 grenade launcher stands behind tree looking toward smoke rising in the background. Portion of building explodes during battle. 50cal machine gun fired from M-48 tank parked near portion of stone wall. Marines carry and drag wounded marine while they are under fire. Marines around mechanical mule. Wounded marine loaded onto mechanical mule. Mechanical mule is driven off. Other marines crawl on ground under fire. Some of the Marines move quickly toward M-48 tank and disappear behind stone wall. Marines move past a wrecked jeep. Marines stand and sit near heavily damaged buildings. Marines move ahead near a large building. Marines move past pedicab and buildings. Marines with M-16 rifles move past large building, portion of which reads 'Dau Dong'. Marines run. (Vietnam War period).
United States Marines of 'L' Company armed with M-16 rifles and M-60 machine guns move across streets toward damaged building, during Tet Offensive in Vietnam War. They are moving quickly, some running, as they appear to be under fire. Smoke rising in the background. Bicycle lies on ground. Buildings in the background. U.S. Marines move ahead on dirt road. A group of marines stands and stoops in area while talking. One marine holds map. Marine rides motorcycle slowly over dirt area as the second marine sits behind him on the motorcycle. M-50 Ontos tank moves ahead on road. Damaged dwelling and wooded area in the background. Remains of the Citadel in the background.
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