A U.S. Army film about U.S. Marine elements in Vietnam. A U.S. Marine aircraft lands at the 1st Marine Air Craft Wing Base Headquarter at Da Nang in South Vietnam. A drag parachute attached to the tail of craft. Aerial view of the base camp. Additional aircraft sent to the headquarters. They are refueled and reloaded. A pilot exits his aircraft. Recon aircraft in flight. A film camera unloaded from reconnaissance aircraft. It is immediately processed. The film is used to see the recent changes and bombed areas. (Vietnam War period).
Civilian life in Vietnam early in Vietnam War. Animated earth revolves. Map shows area of Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines. Terrain in Vietnam. Fishing boat up to the beach. Beach area. Bombed bridge over a river. Villagers walk on a pathway. Roadway leading through heavy foliage. Children build a pen towards the back of their home. Children who are 4-H club members and a boy. Two villagers carry coconuts.
Civilian lifestyle in Vietnam, early in Vietnam War. Picture of a large square in Vietnam. Government building in the background. Small shop along with the building. Interiors of a market place. Picture of people in the market place. Picture of a sidewalk store.
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam. People walk on a street and Lieutenant Colonel L.K. Cuong talks to Vietnam Air Force officers. Boats leave the dock with VIP's and return. Huts submerged in water as a result of heavy floods. Over flooded river channel as a small boy operates an outboard motorboat. Two Vietnamese men row a boat through the flooded area with houses submerged in water. (Vietnam War period).
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam. Vietnamese soldiers on a dock, guards lined up. Vietnamese people wearing conical straw hats wait for distribution of food supplies as a part of flood relief operations in Vietnam. A military truck loaded with bulgur bags. Men offload the bags and place them on piled up food bags. (Vietnam War period).
2nd Field Forces, 199th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam during Vietcong attack. Vietcong attack on United States positions in South Vietnam. Explosions on field in the far background. Smoke arises from explosions. Building on field. Smoke in wooded area. Helicopter in flight. Barbed wire in the foreground. (Vietnam War period).