Tenth anniversary of Independence Day in North Vietnam. A display of artillery. Vietnamese troops march with rifles and fixed bayonets. Vietnamese women march wearing black outfits. Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and other dignitaries watch the ongoing parade from a review stand. Vietnamese men and women wave their hands. Children stand with balloons. They release the balloons in the sky. Women clap hands. Vietnamese women dance wearing traditional costumes. Various other festivities including fireworks.
Ho Chi Minh reaches out to all North Vietnam. He accepts flower bouquets from Vietnamese children. The children clap their hands. Vietnamese women wave hands. Ho Chi Minh speaks to a group of young women. He gives a speech at a meeting. The crowd stands and claps. Ho Chi Minh speaks to a large crowd of Vietnamese people.
Development in North Vietnam. Vietnamese women work in fields. They collect hay bundles. Vietnamese workers plow field with tractors. Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh visits a factory. He gives a brief speech from a stage in an open ground. Interiors of a factory. Large cranes at a construction site.
Vietnamese men and women attend classes in North Vietnam. An instructor takes a class. He reads from a backboard in the front. Vietnamese women cycle on a street. Vietnamese students in a class. Young Vietnamese look through microscopes in a laboratory. Framed pictures of North Vietnamese leaders. A picture of Ho Chi Minh. A young girl waters plants. A cherry blossom plant.
Chinese soldiers at Indo supply lines in Vietnam. Red Forces walk along a road and cut vital supplies to besiege Dien Bien Phu. Roads leading to the seaport of Haiphong are mined. Smoke rises. Views of damaged equipment and wounded men. Sign of 'Ben Yen NH, Hanoi'. Vehicles pass on the highway. Vietnamese men repair railroads which are mined. A train passes after overhauling.
Explosions at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Flight line explosions as smoke rises in the background. USAF planes parked at the airfield. A plane lands in far background. (Note: This occurred on May 16, 1965, when a.B-57B aircraft exploded and set off a series of other explosions shown in this film.)