Activities of U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry troops stand in formation. Two of the soldiers hold flags. Mountains and trees in the background. Commanding General of the U.S. Forces in Vietnam, General William C. Westmoreland standing on a truck. He addresses the soldiers gathered around the truck.
Commander of U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) William C. Westmoreland arrives at Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. William C. Westmoreland arrives in a Beechcraft U-8F aircraft. He disembarks from the aircraft. He is greeted by Phan Rang Air Base Commander Colonel Lewis R Riley, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) Commander Colonel James A. Wilson, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) No. 2 Squadron Commander and members of 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. William C. Westmoreland leaves the base in a staff car.
President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson visits hospital yard at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. President Johnson and Vice president of Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky arrive at the 12th United States Air Force hospital in a car. President being greeted by officials. They pin purple hearts on a casualty.
Opening scene shows American soldiers exiting a helicopter and wading through water during the Vietnam War. Next, Ho Chi Minh, North Vietnam's leader, poses with Mao Tse-tung (or Zedong), the leader of the Communist People's Repbulic of China. Ho Chi Minh on a reviewing stand with unidentified high ranking communist military officer. Shadows of Viet Cong running to attack a village. A straw-roofed building being torched. Village people fleeing. Anti-communist volunteers training. Republic of Vietnam soldiers (ARVN) in camouflage arrive in a truck convoy and begin offensive against Viet Cong (VC). A shell explodes nearby. ARVN taking up defensive positions firing recoiless rifle and Browning M1917 machine gun. American and ARVN soldier with a VC prisoner, whose head has been bandaged. ARVN being trained in use of a mortar.
Activities of the U.S. 3rd Marine Division at South West of Con Thien in Vietnam during Operation Prairie III of the Vietnam War. Captain Garrett, Commander of 'K' company 3/3, without utility, cart belt, canteen, camo helmet stands near bushes and under a tree. He speaks over a phone of PRC-25 radio. Another marine seated in foreground writes on a map. Other marine armed with M-14 rifles, M-16 machine guns some with packs move over dirt path. Capain Garrett bends over and speaks with the marine writing on the map. Other marines some uncovered seated near bushes. Thatched dwelling in the field in far background. Captain stands next to dirt trail as he speaks over a phone of PRC-25 radio. Other marines seated and stand near lightly wooded area. Other marines some uncovered , stand and sit in bushes as they take a break. The Captain stands as he speaks over phone of PRC-25 radio. Second marine seated and make notes on a map. Corpsman with utility, cart belt, canteen and uncovered stands at the entrance to Viet dwelling. He smokes as he prepares to treat Vietnam civilians. . The corpsman stands bending over in front of dirt porch of the Viet dwelling. He cuts a piece of tape. While several Viet civilians mostly children look on. One civilian man stoops and holds out his arms to be bandaged. The corpsman with camo grease paint on face bends over. He places medical articles back in his medical bag. One of the Viet civilian man with an arm bandage , stoops to several children in entrance to dwelling.
Activities of the U.S. 3rd Marine Corps Division in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign reads 'VIETNAM 3RD ENGR BN. CONSTRUCTION, DESTRUCTION'. A large tent and a hardback building used as a chapel. The rear of hardback building with thatched roof used as Chapel. The hardback buildings. Other hardback buildings and psns in the background. A vehicles moves on a dirt road. A marine walks over the dirt road at Camp Carroll. Large radio antennas near and atop psns and hardback buildings. A dirt area shows hardback buildings and large tents some surrounded by sandbag walls. A field ambulance move over dirt road. Marine walk near parked trucks. A sign reads '1ST BN. 12TH MARINES'. The hardback buildings in the background.