During the Vietnam War, President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses the United States public during the “Radio and Television Report to the American People Following Renewed Aggression in the Gulf of Tonkin” from the Fish Room at the White House in August 4, 1964. "Renewed hostile actions against United States ships on the high seas in the Gulf of Tonkin have today required me to order the military forces of the United States to take action in reply,” says President Johnson. The USS Constellation (CV-64) aircraft carrier sailing. Pilots walk away from Douglas EKA-3B Skywarrior fighter jets in the USS Constellation. Aircrafts fire missiles, destroying facilities in North Vietnam. United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara addresses the public to explain the direct attack against North Vietnam. “We wish to emphasize we seek no wider war. Our response will depend upon the action of the aggressors, in this case the North Vietnamese. The key to the situation remains the cessation of infiltration from the North into the South,” says Secretary McNamara.
Exteriors of Vietnamese First Signal Brigade headquarters are seen. Sign board of the headquarter in front of the buildings. U.S. military vehicles parked outside the building. U.S. soldiers move around the vehicles. An army jeep moves with high speed on the road . (Vietnam War period).
Change of command IFFV (First Field Force Vietnam)-ARTY (Artillery Men) in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Soldiers stand in formation while the leader raises flag at half past. Officers seated on chairs watch the ceremony. Officers and soldiers salute. Soldiers in line raise the flags at half mast. Officers exchange flags. Four officers march with American flag and another flag. Officer speaks on microphone with 5th Special Forces Group written on board in the background. Soldiers stand with rifles in hand (Vietnam War period).
Change of command IFFV (First Field Force Vietnam)-ARTY (Artillery Men) in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Soldiers stand in formation with flag at half past. Another troop plays a band. Officers get on raised platform and salute. Board of '5th Special Forces Group' in the background. Officer along with four soldiers carrying American flag and other flag march. Officer hand over flag to the other officer. The officer speaks on microphone. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese marine sits on box on dock area. Messenger hands marine a message. American advisor chat with two Vietnamese soldiers. Vietnamese sailor talks on a microphone. Pre-assault brief by Vietnam Navy (VNN) Commander to Republic of Vietnam (RVN) marine captain, United States Marine Corps (USMC) Captain and United States Navy (USN) Lieutenant. VNN Armored troop carriers (ATCs) underway in river. American and Vietnamese officers talk. Stern view of ATC underway. Vietnamese AT's underway in river in columns. Vietnamese sailor talks on a radio. RVN marine points to riverbank. VNN medic with red cross on his sleeves. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnam Navy (VNN) sailors sit on armored troop carrier (ATC's) turret wave during Vietnam War. Bow ramp of ATC lowered at the riverbank. Republic of Vietnam (RVN) marines board ATC at riverbank. Assault craft underway in spread formation. Assault boat underway, fires at the river bank with machine guns. Flamethrowers fired from assault boat at enemy positions on the river bank. RVN marines disembark from ATC into jungle. RVN marines fire M-16 rifles. Radioman on the phone. Heavy jungle in the background.