463rd Airlift Operations in support of humanitarian and combat operations in South East Asia. United States Air Force fuel tank drives on the runway at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam. Ambulance arrives next to C-130 Hercules Aircraft parked on ground. Doctors seated inside the bus. Airmen look at documents and converse with each other. Patients on litter carried out of the aircraft. (Vietnam War period).
United States 1st Infantry Division soldiers place Claymore mines in Vietnam. Three soldiers examine the Claymore mine and place it in position. One of the soldier points out in front direction. The Mine is positioned. Wire leading from mine is strung out. Soldier lies down on ground and examines the Claymore mine. ( Note: These scenes are from a U.S. Army training film called Perimeter Defense.) (Vietnam War period).
United States 1st Infantry Division soldiers place Claymore mines in Vietnam. One of the soldiers pulls wire from Claymore mine. 1st Infantry Division soldiers position mines and move backwards. Mine placed on ground. Soldier places another mine on the ground. Claymore mine placed on tree bark and camouflaged with dry leaves. (Note: These scenes are from a U.S. Army training film called Perimeter Defense.) (Vietnam War period).
First in a series of clips from a film about the life of Ho Chi Minh. Bucolic scenes of Viet-nam (Vietnam). Water lily flowers on water bed. Box with Chinese character inscription on it. An alter in a family hut. Rocks on hillside. Flotilla of sailboats. Mountainous terrain. A family home with banana trees in foreground.
The traditional Chinese dragon dance in North Vietnam. Vietnamese children run excitedly to witness the event. Young Vietnamese boy stands outside a tent holding baggage. Men perform the traditional dragon dance. Flag of North Vietnam flies over village. Huge Vietnamese crowd watches the show. Open mouth of the dragon. People move on street around thatched roof houses. The dragon is brought outside on ground. Vietnamese girls smiling.
French newspapers report end of Indochina war. One article says: Enough blood shed, Peace in Viet-Nam. Ho Chi Minh stands beside a French official in rural Vietnam. They both look at a document.