Aerial view of Japanese island base with wing tip of plane in view. Aerial view of two small ships at sea, one of them on fire. Side view of T-6 fighter in flight. Aerial view of entire island followed by closer view showing smoke coming from structure near beach. T-6 airplane lands on aircraft carrier. Water sprayed on deck of aircraft carrier as a U.S. Navy Crossing the Line Ceremony begins. Court of King Neptune assembled on deck. Pollywogs run a gauntlet on deck during hazing ritual as they become Shellbacks. A sailor laughs as he displays the outlandish haircut he has received as part of the ceremony.
A United States military jeep drives onto a military base, waved through by MP at security gate. United States soldiers stretching together in a field with Quonset huts in background as Jeep drives by. In a United States Army Criminal Investigation Division Command (CID) office, a soldier is led by two CID special agents, one woman and one man. The CID special agents talk to a receptionist. The receptionist hands over paperwork to the male CID agent before they walk away with the handcuffed soldier, who is being charged with sexual assault. The two CID agents and the handcuffed soldier walks out of the CID field office. The soldier is put into the back seat of a car, which is a 1976 Chevrolet Impala.
A Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLVR) crashes at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base during an Apollo mission test. LLRV Lunar Landing research vehicle slowly descends from the sky. The LLVR-1 starts to ascend a few feet from the ground. The LLRV begins to move to the right. LLVR slightly tilts in flight. LLRV malfunctions and explodes in flight. Astronaut Neil Armstrong parachuting to safety after ejecting from the LLRV moments before it crashed. LLRV debris crash into Ellington AFB. LLRV-1 burning after crashing on the ground. The LLVR-1 malfunctioned from a loss of helium pressure caused depletion of the hydrogen peroxide used for the reserve attitude thrusters.
A United States Army Douglas DC-3 transport plane taxis before take-off at Iwo Jima Naval Base during World War II. Another Douglas DC-3 transport plane approaches and lands at the airfield. A Douglas DC-3 taking off.
Film starts showing two CH-46A helicopter in flight low over rice paddies during the Vietnam War. View is from another helicopter flying above. An M60 machine gun is seen sticking out of the overflying helicopter. White smoke is rising from some small fires on the ground. Several CH-46 choppers are seen on the ground with rotors turning. Glimpse of M60 machine gun protruding from the overflying camera helicopter. Small fire burning behind the parked choppers. Change of scene shows 4 U.S. jet aircraft in formation. One dives down and drops napalm on a target marked by white smoke. The bomb explodes in a fireball billowing dense smoke. Another jet drops a bomb in wooded area.
Vietnamese government faces Vietnam war on two fronts from Buddhist majority and Viet Cong communists. The war is joined by a large number of students who take to the streets. The capital Saigon tuned into an armed camp. Barricades on roads as the army keeps a vigil among the public. A military tank in the city. A mass meeting called by President Diem's regime on the roads of Saigon. Numerous students and supporters gathered in the streets. Banners and posters in support of President Diem. The President makes a rare and brief appearance at the meeting. He inspects the Honor Guard. Madam Nhu and her husband, head of the secret police seen standing with children. Madam Nhu gives marathon interviews stating her views against the United States and President John F Kennedy. Ton That Dinh, Military Governer of Saigon at a press conference blaming foreign interventionists for the riots in Vietnam. Henry Cabot Lodge takes over as U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam. Ambassador gives a statement to the media. He demands the ousting of President Diem's brother Nhu in order to continue American aid to Vietnam. U.S. soldiers known as advisors stand beside a U.S. Army helicopter as they plan their strategy. U.S. Army helicopters in a marshy swamp. Soldiers board the helicopters as they take off. The helicopters with U.S. and South Vietnam troops approach the Ca Mau Peninsula. A view of the village taken over by the Viet Cong Red Guerilla Band. Damaged houses near the water body. A helicopter down in a rice paddy. U.S. soldiers run to the safety of other helicopters as Communist Vietcong snipers begin shooting. U.S. soldiers take cover behind the crashed helicopter. An American soldier running to safety in the water. A village set on fire by North Vietnamese Communists in the Mekong Delta. View of wiped out villages.
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