Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Preston S. Flanagan of U.S. 31st TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing). Flanagan flies the same C-47 Skytrain from Tuy Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, which he had flown during World War II in Africa and Asia. Colonel Flanagan and a copilot in the cockpit of C-47D. Colonel Flanagan is interviewed. He speaks about his experiences in this particular C-47, his duties in World War II and presently in the Vietnam War.
Operations of United States 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. An ambulance backs up to a field hospital. Wounded Vietcong prisoners outside the hospital. Dead Americans are carried from the ambulance on litters. The wounded are carried from the ambulance. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Jonathan O.Seaman talks with a wounded soldier at the field hospital. An officer and an ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) interpreter questions wounded Vietcong prisoners.
The activities of the United States Navy in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Navy Sea, Air and Land Forces (SEAL) members in Vietnam. Three SEAL officers get aboard a United States Army UH-1B Iroquois helicopter. A member of the SEAL recon team talks to pilot and direct him by a map. Helicopter in flight over heavy jungle in Rung Sat area along the Lon Tau river. Aerial view of a barren patch of ground amidst the jungle growth, taken during the recon. Small tributaries of the Lon Tau river. Mekong area, river in the background.
The activities of the United States Navy in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Navy Sea, Air and Land Forces (SEAL) members in Vietnam. An unmanned 50 caliber machine gun on board the SEAL's boat. River bank in the far background. Machine gun barrels protruding out from the craft. Canvas tarp covers the landing craft mechanized (LCM). Boat makes a turn to starboard towards the river bank. A man talks on a microphone aboard a SEAL. A man talks on a phone in the background. Man aboard LCM talks on a radio phone. SEAL member talks on a radio phone, he puts his hands up on a map. He makes a mark on the map area. Man stands behind a 50 Caliber machine gun. He puts binoculars up on his eyes. Man scans the river bank with the binoculars.
The activities of the United States Navy in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Navy Sea, Air and Land Forces (SEAL) members in Vietnam. SEAL team members aboard the landing craft mechanized (LCM) after the mission has been completed. Men chatting aboard the LCM. A SEAL team member sleeping. A man eats from a can of 'C' rations.
Handlers and the sentry dogs at the Tan Son Nhut airbase in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Handler and the sentry dogs on patrol. United States airman talks to the air force guard of Vietnam. Handler and dog patrols the flight line area with large antennas in the background.