Lai Khe base transferred to the 1st Infantry division of the United States Army, in South Vietnam. General Nguyen Van Hieu, General Do Cao Tri and Lieutenant General Julian J Ewell arrive at the base camp and greeted by the dignitaries. General Hieu and General Tri salute while Major General Albert E. Milloy and Ewell stand in attention. United States soldiers stand in formation. The Generals review the troops. The American flag lowered from the post and folded. Flag detail marches off. VN and American troops change sides. General Hieu addresses the soldiers on a microphone. Color guard Generals stand on the stand. General Milloy addresses on the microphone. Dignitaries listen and watch him. The generals shake hands with each other after the ceremony. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese flags on flag poles at the base area and in front of Chan Tho Training base in South Vietnam. A small monument on the left. A large group of Popular Forces troops in a karate class. Men spread their legs and jab with their hands. Instructor stands on the right. Karate techniques practiced during the class. (Vietnam War period).
Elements of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division defending Fire Support Base Ripcord in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, in the last major battle of the Vietnam War. View from Base Ripcord toward wooded hills from which the North Vietnamese 324B Division is laying siege. It is extremely windy causing canvas covers to flap. The camera is focused on a hilltop where enemy positions are located. Bombs explode there, dropped by U.S.aircraft (unseen). At times large clouds of white smoke rise from the site.
Sign board of 25th Infantry Division Memorial Chapel at 25th Infantry Division Base Camp in Vietnam. Interior of the chapel shows cross on altar. The holy Bible on table. Poster of 'Headquarters 25th Division' in front of a building. Commanding General's jeep parked in foreground.
United States soldiers and vehicles are seen at a base. Purple smoke appears from a signal grenade. A U.S. Army 101st Airborne CH-54 helicopter arrives near a 155mm howitzer. The howitzer is tied to the sling of the CH-54. The aircraft flies off. Another CH-54 arrives. It moves away with a howitzer in its sling. (Vietnam War period).
A United States Marine turns the manifold unit on during refueling of helicopters at Soc Trang marine base in Vietnam. Rubber tanks surrounded by sandbags are seen in the background. Marine turns the manifold unit on as another marine turns on valves to hoses. A helicopter being refueled by a marine. After refueling it starts as the rotor blades move.
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