View from UH-1 (Huey) helicopter flying over Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Scene shifts to view from vehicle moving along the ground, of smoke rising from several places in the distance. Republic of Vietnam Army soldiers (of the ARVN 18th Division) walk across a grassy field after leaving a UH-1 helicopter (unseen). View from the helicopter, taking off. The propwash, from its rotor, blows the grass around the troops, as it lifts off. A UH-1 passing the camera at low altitude. View from helicopter in flight, of another UH-1 flying close to the ground, below, casting a shadow on the ground as it passes. Glimpse from inside a UH-1, with gun sticking out the open door.
Captured enemy ammunitions and weapons in Vietnam. Officer picks up bomb shell and looks at them. Another officer writes on note pad. Officer fixes Bayonet to rifle. Army of Republic of Vietnam(ARVN) troops watch. Officer watches barrel alignment. Soldier carries rifle. A soldier carries rocket shell. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of Army of Republic of Vietnam captures Viet Cong members as Prisoners of War in Vietnam. Soldier holds a young boy by the collar as he weeps badly. Later he leaves the boy. Arrested prisoners are made to march across the field and are interrogated by the soldiers on the porch of a building. Prisoners are presented before a Senior Officer. (Vietnam War period).
The Vietnam Crises (preceding Vietnam War). Tanks manned by troops of the Special Forces outside Hùng King Temple in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. These Vietnamese troops, under the command of President Diem's brother have been mounting a campaign of terror against the Buddhists. Troops on military trucks passing. View of Buddhist Monks and photographers taking photos. College students are arrested.
United States F-105Ds and F-105Fs leave for a mission in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States F-105 Ds and F-105 Fs parked along the runway in Vietnam. F-105Ds and F-105 Fs with 750 lb general purpose bombs, pull out of the parking and taxi down the runway. A F-105D with Wild Weasel pod and a F-105F with a Shrike taxi along the runway as they leave for the mission. Pilots in the cockpit of aircraft as it taxis.
United States F-105Ds and F-105Fs return after a mission in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Eight F-105s fly in formation of four. F-105s in flight over head. Flakes burst in mid air. A F-105 climbs as another United states F-105D comes in for landing. Aircraft lands and taxis along the runway as it returns after air striking north Vietnamese positions during the Vietnam War. A number of F-105Ds land and taxi along as a parachute opens at the tail section of the plane.