Start of Korean War. South Korea is attacked by Communist North Korea. Map shows division of Korea and capital of North and South Korea as Pyongyang and Seoul. Animated arrows shows attack of North Korea to South Korea. Troops of Korean Republican Army in the South mobilizing in citiies and heading to the front. South Korean soldiers fire rifles and artillery from trenches and hills. Smoke is seen among mountain ranges during battle. Soldier looks through binoculars. Next scene is in the United States, in Lake Success, New York, where guards at the United Nations simultaneously raise flags of many nations at the United Nations. South Korean ambassador Chang Myon is seen at an Emergency meeting of the Security Council of the UN. Secretary of UN, Trygve Lie states the situation is a as threat to world peace and calls for acceptance of the U.S. demand to reestablish peace. All 9 members present raise their hands in acceptance. Next scene is back in South Korea. Scenes of displaced civilian refugees including women and children. Many are gathered together. Man helps old woman to walk. Two Korean refugee boys stand side by side as one child eats bread. Next scene is again at the United Nations. Empty seat of representative of the Soviet Union is shown. U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Warren Austin, speaks and asks that the UN members vote to to assist South Korea, repel the armed attack by North Korea, and bring peace. Camera shows Security Council delegates voting, as 7 out of 8 representatives raise their hands in acceptance.
Invasion of South Korea. The 38th Parallel and the North Korean invasion of South Korea after crossing the parallel. Soldiers in trenches fire rifles. General Douglas MacArthur arrives in South Korea to counter the aggression of North Korea. Artillery fired and an injured soldier given blood plasma. Dead soldiers buried and other soldiers pray at the burial. Canadian soldiers and soldiers from other countries leave for Korea War under the flagship of the United Nations. The United Nations soldiers bid adieu to their dear ones. Soldiers make an amphibious landing and move inland in trucks. Soldiers move along the Manchurian border. Planes drop bombs and smoke rises. The Chinese Army attacks the United Nation forces and they are forced to retreat. The United Nation forces move ahead under extreme climatic conditions. (Korean War)
President Lyndon B. Johnson signing bills onboard the Air Force One flight to Korea. Korean cavalry and motorcade passing on road near the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea. Marshals control huge crowd following the procession of cars. Korean high school students run to meet President Johnson. Flag of the United States. President Lyndon Johnson gets out of car and is greeted by large crowd before entering the City Hall Plaza (110 Sejong-daero, Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea) in Seoul. Korean girls, wearing white hanbok dresses, welcomes President Johnson and his wife by scattering flowers as they head towards Korea's Prime Minister Chung Il-Kwon. President Johnson with wife, Lady Bird Johnson, after being welcomed by President Park Chung-hee.. Large South Korea and United State flags flying in Seoul. View of large crowd gathered. Shows refugees traveling and people clearing ruins in Korea. Korean refugees fleeing on foot. Koreans walking in devastated town. View of modern buildings and industrial areas in South Korea. Skyline of Seoul. Aerial view of Seoul and surrounding farmlands. River in South Korea. People cheering as the President Johnson passes in car. President Johnson at the dedication of Johnson Hill in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province and leaving in helicopter. President Johnson arriving at airport for departure. Young girls singing, planes overhead, army troops lined up as the President Johnson's car passes. President Johnson boarding plane and plane taking off. President Johnson greeted in the United States..
In the United States, American troops prepare to reinforce those responding to North Korean aggression against South Korea in the Korean War, and parade along Constitution Avenue in Washington DC, with Capitol building seen in background. American soldiers boarding a train to transport them to a port of embarkation. Remainder of the film is devoted to soldiers from the 53 nations contributing forces to the United Nations (UN) action. Canada contributes troops to the effort. Camera closeup of shoulder emblem on a Canadian officer boarding a train. Canadian troops marching to a port of embarkation. Turkish troops on their way to Korea, pass in review before a commanding officer. Troops of the Netherlands, also seen marching. Australian troops assembled before sailing to Korea. Swedish doctors and nurses board a ship bound for Korea, where they will set up field hospitals to care for wounded. British sailors boarding transport ship to Korea. Brief view of the Royal Navy Colossus class aircraft carrier, HMS Triumph (16) underway in Korean waters. Australian soldiers boarding an aircraft to Korea. One raises his rifle and waves from the top of the stairs as he enters the plane. More soldiers climbing gangways to large transport ships. Asian civilians waving small flags as they cheer departing soldiers. British soldiers wearing berets with pom poms are seen disembarking from a troop ship. More views of United Nations troops marching in formations. The UN General Assembly building in Lake Success, Long Island, New York. View of delegates inside the building. Film ends showing a rotating globe of the world, with flags of Nations participating in UN actions in Korea, being shown as the globe passes their respective countries.
U.S. Army Advisors training Republic of Korea soldiers at a training facility operated by the Korea Military Advisory Group. They train with machine guns; learn tactics for movement in battlefield; how to crawl with straw camouflage. They fire rifles on a firing range. They crawl under barbed wire at an infiltration course. Smoke and explosions add realism to the training. General Paik Sun-yup of the Republic of Korea, observes the training activity.
New strength for the Republic of Korea Army in South Korea. Three new Army corps are turned over to the Republic of Korea for training and operation. Flag of Republic of Korea and two another flags. In the address of congratulation , U.S. General Maxwell Taylor speaks in Korean and a surprised South Korean President Syngman Rhee expresses admiration for General Taylor speaking in Korean and notes, in English, that he understood every word.