Activities during the Vietnam War of United States Marines in Hue, Vietnam during the 1968 Tet offensive. United States Marines prepare to fire a 106mm M40 recoilless rifle. The marines fire a 3.5" M20 rocket launcher. A marine in a flak vest kneels down on the ground and inspects a M29 81mm Mortar. A marine bent over the M29 81mm Mortar assists him. Other marines with camouflaged helmets look at nearby building. A damaged building. Columns of smoke rise from the building. The M29 81mm Mortar team fires a mortar. A marine sticks a ramrod down the tube of the mortar and then pulls it out. A marine places a 106mm recoiless rifle on the tripod. He adjusts the 106mm RR for firing out of a window. A marine stacks fallen lumber. Trees in the background. Marines carrying M16 rifles stand near a brick wall. A dirt road in the foreground. The barrel from a 106mm m40 recoiless rifle moves. A building in the background.
Activities of United States Marines in Hue, Vietnam during Tet Offensive of Vietnam War. U.S. Marines standing on a paved road fold the United States flag. A truck parked near buildings in the background. The folded flag is handed to a marine. The marine holding the folded flag walks toward the parked truck. The marines run on a dirt road. Telephone poles and trees in the background. Marines carrying a PRC 25 radio walk on a paved area. They walk on a brick patio. A grassy area in the background. The marines walk on a sidewalk. An M48 Patton battle tank with a 90 mm gun moves on a paved city street. A marine stands atop an M50 Ontos anti tank vehicle moving down a street. Barbed wire in the grassy area in the background. A marine standing atop an M50 Ontos anti tank with a 106 recoiless rifle moves down a street. Another marine stands near a tree on a sidewalk.
Ho Chin Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam. Guards place wreaths at the foot of the mausoleum. Men view the mummy of President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Ho Chin Minh, preserved in the mausoleum. One of the sources of damage to preserved bodies is black spores. A laboratory technician experiments with means to eliminate black spores. A chart shows the position of black spores on face of mummy.
U.S. prisoners of war are marched in Hanoi, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. prisoners are marched by North Vietnamese soldiers along a street. The prisoners march along the street lined up by screaming spectators. The prisoners are handcuffed in pairs and they wear numbered shirts. One pair of handcuffed Americans wear the numbers 399 (Edward Alan Brudno) and 381 (WIlliam Micahel Tschudy) on their backs. A crowd of North Vietnamese surround soldiers carrying an unconscious injured American captive. The soldiers try to hold back the crowd. One soldier waves a pistol in one hand as he helps carry the American captive with the other. Photographers take pictures as the soldiers place the captive American in a covered truck and drive away through the crowd.
President of United States Richard M Nixon's address to the nation from White House, Washington DC. He speaks about the cease fire agreement reached between North Vietnam and the United States. President Nixon delivers his "Peace with honor" speech about the cease fire in Vietnam. He speaks about the developments in Paris Peace Talks to end the Vietnam War. Nixon details the schedule of ceasefire and withdrawal of American Forces from Vietnam. Nixon admires the courage and sacrifice of the people of South Vietnam. He admires the U.S. soldiers, Prisoners of War and their relatives. (Vietnam War period).
A news conference in Washington D.C., United States about American soldiers held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam. The United States Secretary of Defense, Melvin R. Laird, addresses the press at a conference as he stands behind a podium with the Department of Defense insignia on it. A board in the background reads ' United States POWs and missing in action personnel ' . The Deputy Secretary of Defense Richard G. Capen at the podium as he addresses the press. A board placed next to Capen with pictures on it. A sign on the board reads ' LCRC inspection '. An officer stands near the board. A chart on the board displays the statistics indicating the number of prisoners of war and missing persons in Vietnam. Another chart on the board reads ' duration of captivity ' . A picture of a captured soldier on the board. A picture released by North Vietnamese bears the title ' Identity '. (Vietnam War period).