Dining hall at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. Airmen dip mess plates in hot boiling water before entering the hall. They walk in line towards the mess. Board reads 'Please Sterilize Mess Gear Before Using'. Group of men dump food into garbage can and scrub mess gear. They sterilize the gear after use.
Messing facilities at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. Airmen dip mess plates in hot boiling water before entering the mess. Group of men dump food into garbage can and scrub mess gear. They sterilize the gear after use. Vehicles parked outside the mess. Airmen wait in line at the Dining Entrance.
The U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team on search and destroy mission, Operation Hump in Vietnam. Officer walks with other soldiers. The officer talks on telephone. Soldiers pass through a village of Thien Long Tu . Children watch the soldiers passing. Soldiers walk along a road. Soldiers in town of Ben Cat. Civilians move in the town.
The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division bases and camps in Vietnam. An aerial view of the road through a hilly country. Mountains in the background. Aerial view of two bridges side by side. One of the bridges in damaged condition. The route as it runs through Mang Yang pass. Camp Base of the 2nd Artillery Battalion, 17th Infantry.
Opening scene shows South Vietnamese soldiers stacking a large cache of intercepted arms destined for the Viet Cong, including a million rounds of small arms ammunition. Also seen are AK-47 rifles and mortar rounds that contain Chinese markings. Camera focuses on the Chinese writing. Next, North Vietnamese leader, Ho Chi Minh, is seen seating himself at a table to talk informally with others, including General Vo Nguyen Giap. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Passage to Freedom in Vietnam. Vietnamese being loaded aboard army dump trucks. Vietnamese in line waiting to climb into trucks. Loaded trucks being driven away. Refugees lined against fence of ship. Refugees disembark and unload the ship.