A U.S. Air Force aircraft hits targets along a canal in Toy Bien in Nam Phan Province during Vietnam War in Vietnam. Aerial view of the fields in Toy Bien in Nam Phan Province in Vietnam. Black smoke due to bomb explosions mushrooms into the air. White smoke in the nearby areas on the field. Napalm bombs, White Phosphorus bombs, and 20 mm ammunition being dropped on target areas along the side of the canal by U.S. Army aircraft. Smoke spreads over the bursts along the whole length of the canal. Fields on both sides of the canal. Smoke rises from napalm burst on the field.
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. The Cam Ranh Bay in the province of Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. The Bay area. Shoreline with mountains in the background. Waves breaking on the shore. (Vietnam War period).
Aerial view of Dien Bien Phu showing craters from shelling after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in the First Indochina War preceding Vietnam War. French Aéronavale (naval air) Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Maritime patrol bomber in flight. A French pilot radioing from the cockpit. Paratroopers with parachutes drop from bombers. A bomber airdrops supplies. A French camp in Vietnam. French cannons and artillery shooting enemy positions. French troops evacuate injured soldiers from the battlefield. Vietnamese civilians scavenging in Hanoi after the end of the First Indochina War. An elderly woman sat in front of a doorway. A child looks up. French troops leave Vietnam. Communist North Vietnam flag on flagpole in Hanoi. North Vietnamese troops marching. World leaders convene at the 1954 Geneva Conference to decide the fate of Vietnam. Deputy Defence Minister Ta Quang Buu of Vietnam signs the Indochina Conference Armistice Agreement in Geneva on 21 July 1954. Delegates shake hands after the Geneva Conference. Refugees carry their belongings and children as they flee North Vietnam for South Vietnam. Vietnamese refugees crowd in United States Navy boats heading to South Vietnam. Refugee children help United States sailors swab the deck of a ship. The refugees disembark from ship upon arrival in Saigon, South Vietnam. 1954 map of Indochina countries such as Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and North and South Vietnam. Mountains in the border between North and South Vietnam. President of North Vietnam Ho Chi Minh meets and plays with children. A happy girl clapping. Children surround Ho Chi Minh. A child plays with Ho Chi Minh’s beard and Ho Chi Minh smiles. Farmers build new huts in South Vietnam. South Vietnamese men and women but ballots into ballot box during voting. A woman wearing sunglasses and Ao Dai dress smiles after voting in the election. Packs and sacks of rice from the United States government in South Vietnam. Civilians distribute sacks of rice. Farmers receive new equipment and plows from the United States. Farmers harvest rice in rice paddies. Vietnamese men rowing in small boats and traditional Junk. Delegates arrive in Manila, Philippines for the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty September 8, 1954. The Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty is signed. Delegates clapping after the treaty is signed. Vietnamese civilians gather concrete blocks and build houses. A car with bullet holes in window. A dead South Vietnamese politician in car murdered by North Vietnamese agents. North Vietnamese guerrillas hike in the jungle. Men running in front of a burning house in a village under siege by North Vietnam. Burned houses, rubble, and dead civilians in village after a North Vietnamese guerrilla attack. A portrait of Ho Chi Minh above a North Vietnam flag.
Preflight and post flight activities at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Marine Corps tents. Man ride a bicycle on road beside the tents. Traffic on road. The 23rd Air Base Group Headquarters. Building under construction. Truck tows loaded bomb trailers on the road.
Rear view of United States Army Bell UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” helicopters during the Vietnam War. U.S. Army helicopter pilot and soldier crew member in cockpit. South Vietnamese soldiers using a field phone. Republic F-105 Thunderchief fighter bombers in flight. Aerial bombing of Vietcong positions. An officer points to a map. Hand traces marked positions on the map. Vietnamese civilians evacuate from their homes. An injured civilian is taken on a helicopter. A Vietnamese child cries. Vietnamese children wash their hands and dries them with washcloths. A girl combs her hair. A boy lays a tablecloth and glass on the table. A girl holding a bowl of biscuits. A boy is given a biscuit and eats it. “I do not find it easy to send the flower of our youth, our finest young men, into battle,” says United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during a news conference at the White House on July 28, 1965. Photographs of various young American men of different backgrounds, some with their girlfriends or working. A photograph of American teenagers or young adults. Communist Chinese leader Mao Zedong smiling. A portrait of North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh over a flag of North Vietnam. View of a ship’s bow. The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18) or USS Lexington (CV-16). A Douglas A-4 Skyhawk fighter jet takes off from aircraft carrier. A pair of bombers dropping bombs over Vietnam. Bombs falling from bomber. Aerial view of bombs exploding in North Vietnam. A USMC LVTP-5 amphibious armored personnel carrier. United States Marines land on beach head and moving in jungle. “This, then, my fellow Americans, is why we are in Vietnam.” President Johnson ends his speech.
Film begins showing traffic and pedestrians in front of the City Hall in Saigon, Vietnam, at a quiet time during the Vietnam War. Camera pans back to reveal a huge botanical display being visited by local people. Young women in colorful áo dài (traditional dress) mingle among the visitors. Growers deliver flowers from a small bus for the display. Closeup of flower blooms as a man delivering more passes behind. A woman in a rickshaw carrying a huge bouquet of flowers. Closeup of two young women visiting the displays. An elderly man places a huge pot of white flowers into the display. closeup of white and orange-colored blooms. A small tree being carried into the display area. Scene shifts to a roundabout with statue of General Tran Nguyen Han in the center. (This was erected by the Republic of Vietnam in 1965.) Traffic moves past the Ben Thanh Market in the background. On the street outside the market building, merchants display their wares under umbrellas outdoors. Closeup of local people shopping in the outdoor stalls. Closeup of two young women shopping. Closeup of fruit displayed by one merchant. Several women and a girl making purchases. Closeup of a woman selecting pears for purchase. Closeup of another woman buying some sweets. Closeup of some cakes.
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