President John F. Kennedy visits the SAC (Strategic Air Command) headquarters in Omaha. He presents a plaque recognizing the flights made during Cuban crisis. He visits the 'Project Rover' center in Los Alamos (working on nuclear-thermal rockets). He sees the steps accomplished in developing nuclear power for rockets to outer space.
Long shot aerial view from a low-flying airplane shows airport in Bromberg (Bydgoszcz), Poland. View of many German Air Force planes, as well as various outbuildings. Narrator describes that after the German invasion of Poland during World War II, the Germans took over the airfield to use for their own military aircraft and operations. Bomb craters on ground from German bombing on September 1st, 1939. View from inside a hangar looking outward on destroyed aircraft debris. More shots of debris on the airfield. Several Polish aircraft are shown in various states of ruin. German soldier approaches a Polish biplane with gun damage to the skin of the fuselage.
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. Soldiers fill sand bags. They dig out mud from a field. F4 Phantom jet make bombing runs. ARVN troops move into position on a road. Smoke from the explosion of bombs. A soldier talks on a radio. (Vietnam War period).
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. Women and children refugees board 2 ½ ton trucks. Soldiers help them. Refugees in the trucks. The trucks pass on the road. Trucks pass some dead bodies on side of road. Refugees walk with their luggage. Truck stops to pick up more refugees. Views from back of moving truck as it drives through areas gathering refugees. Other refugees disembark from the trucks. They carry their children and belongings. (Vietnam War period).
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. Soldiers stand in a line outside the headquarter. Sign atop headquarters building: 'BCH Tieu-Khu-Thua-Thien'. Vietnamese flag tilts down towards three ARVN APCs (Armored Personnel Carriers) parked in a citadel. The soldiers stand in front of a statue. Vietnamese flag being lowered. President Nguyen Van Thieu comes out of the headquarters building and walks past an Honor Guard towards a jeep. Troops on an APC. Houses and trees in the background. (Vietnam War period).
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. Defenses inside a citadel. An APC passes on the street. Trees in the foreground. Soldiers on APCs (Armored Personnel Carriers) moving on the street. The soldiers walk. Armored vehicles parked outside a building. Men on bicycles pass on a street. Soldiers rest. Trees in the area. (Vietnam War period).
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