Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about a Vietnam veteran appreciation dinner held at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas. This story includes footage of Fort Wolters helicopter pilot Michael Davis of San Antonio playing guitar and singing a song about Vietnam for the news reporters.

VINTAGE: Vietnam War (Nixon-era): air combat; NVA shoot down Americans, Hanoi Hilton; air strikes bombing; ground combat; war protests, 1967 ,arch on Pentagon; POW's; POW makes anti-war speech; more combat footage in air, sea; ground combat footage; bodies off helicopters; wounded; American base-camps, soldiers off-duty, swimming, w/ Vietnamese

Civilians flee Phu Ly in Indochina

ORIG COLOR 300' SIL (FTG CKED 11/05) VS COMBAT, SHIPS AT SEA, AMPHIBIAN TROOPS LAND ON BEACH. VS AERIAL SHELLING. VS REFUGEES, CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, VILLAGERS AND REFUGEES. VS TROOPS IN FIELD. TANKS AND TROOPS IN JUNGLE. VS ROCKET LAUNCHERS. CI: WAR - VIETNAM, CASUALITIES.

Part 4 of a series of films made for schools entitled: "War and Society." (Although this doesn't actually have a "part" number, it is obviously from the same series as parts 1, 2 and 3 so we have called it Part 4.) <br/> <br/>Devised and produced in association with the Schools Council and Nuffield Foundation Humanities Curriculum Project. Editor: Ron Glenister. Research: Charlie Gillett. Producer: Richard Dunn. <br/> <br/>The song "Soldier Boy" is played over the opening credits to the film. Then an American soldier speaks of warfare in Vietnam. Various shots of American troops in a Vietnamese village and in combat in the jungle. American soldier commentates on the action. Buildings on fire, helicopters, troops running, firing weapons etc. "All hell broke loose" states the commentator. <br/> <br/>Newsreel voiceover speaks of assault close to Saigon - various shots of buildings on fire, troops moving into position, soldier throwing a hand grenade, men firing machine guns, tanks thunder through the streets. <br/> <br/>Helicopter and planes in flight, soldiers are lifted from the ground to an aircraft by a line. Shots from within the aircraft. Shots of exhausted soldiers sitting inside the helicopter. Song on the soundtrack is "The Green Berets" possibly by Tex Ritter. <br/> <br/>Returned soldiers at a presentation ceremony. Men stand to attention in uniform. Their children are in their best outfits. Medals are awarded. Crowds wait at the docks for a returning warship. C/Us of women waving at the ship. C/Us of children holding balloons. Sailors walk down the gangplank to their waiting wives and families. Men kiss their loved ones. Classic homecoming footage. <br/> <br/>Black soldier in combat gear tells the story of how a bullet glanced off his helmet. <br/> <br/>In what looks like footage recorded from television a group of returned soldiers sit in civilian clothes and talk about their duties in Vietnam. One man tells dispassionately of how he made Vietnamese people obey orders at gunpoint. These men seem to have been high level intelligence officers, collecting information about the Viet Cong. The man talks about how they would torture people - peeling their skin with bayonets then throwing salt water on their wounds. He also talks about cutting off ears, using tear gas and nerve gas for kicks. He talks about how his Officer was a sadist, shooting Vietnamese with a machine gun then laughing. "For him it was nothing but a Turkey shoot." <br/> <br/>Another soldier talks about military manoeuvres. He seems to be talking about a recent successful ambush. He compares the action to a John Wayne movie - "they just kept charging, they just kept getting killed." A black soldier in uniform talks of how young Vietnamese boys of 15 or 16 were chained up, they "looked like animals, cattle or something." <br/> <br/>Newsreel report on the action - various shots of army manoeuvres. Trucks filled with men, men in trenches, men moving through the jungle. Harrier bombers being prepared for action. Bombers take off from an aircraft carrier. Aerial shots from cockpit of plane. Bombs are dropped - we see them hit their targets. Several shots of bombs being dropped and hitting the ground.

COMBAT FOOTAGE VIETNAM WAR: SOLDIERS WALKING THROUGH GRASSY FIELDS

FIRE SUPPORT VIETNAM

10/19/2024

01:00:00:00 HD FOOTAGE // Veterans Care in Focus (HCIF), a CNN Photojournalist Series produced and edited by Bethany Swain. // SUMMARY: In honor of Veteran?s Day, CNN?s photojournalists turn their lenses to the men and women of the military. The series highlights stories of service, struggle and success of our nation?s veterans and the loved ones around them. In the next project from the award-winning, multi-platform ?In Focus? team, we honor the men and women, who have dedicated their lives to serving our country. // =============================================&#xd;/nBattleship Massachusetts by Boston Photojournalist Bob Crowley:&#xd;/nWhen it comes to the Battleship Massachusetts, Armand Vigeant is a plank owner. That means he served on her decks in WWII, from the moment she was launched out of the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1941. Today, Armand is still serving on board, but as a volunteer and tour guide in Fall River, Massachusetts where ?Big Mamie? sits as part of the world?s largest collection of historical naval ships. Boston photojournalist Bob Crowley introduces us to Armand, who takes us on a tour of one of the few remaining WWII battleships and share his stories. &#xd;/nTRT: 1:42&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nHorses for Heroes by Atlanta Photojournalist Eddie Cortes&#xd;/nInjured soldiers returning from battle sometimes require a little help to overcome the scars of war, a struggle with which ex-marine Justin Richardson is very familiar. Richardson has turned to a program called Horses for Heroes, which uses the four-legged friends as therapy for returning military and veterans across the country. The program has been shown to improve muscle tone, balance, posture, coordination, motor development, as well as emotional well being. Eddie Cortes introduces us Richardson, who says that working with his horse Gideon has helped relieve his pain. &#xd;/nTRT: 1:47&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nFighting for the Allies by LA Photojournalist Gabe Ramirez&#xd;/nThomas Tugends and his family were always loyal Germans. His father was a decorated German officer during the First World War But they were also Jews. When the Nazi's came to power, Tomas' family?s life was upended. After trying to survive growing anti-Semitism, they finally fled for the United States in 1939 when Tomas was 13. Three years later he left high school and joined the United States Army, because in his words, "I wanted to fight back." And fight he did, in France and Germany with the 63rd Infantry Division. Los Angeles Photojournalist Gabe Ramirez tells the story of a German fighting for the Allies against the country that he felt betrayed him.&#xd;/nTRT: 2:23&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nVets Flying Vets by Atlanta Photojournalist William Walker&#xd;/nHundreds of thousands of aircraft fought in World War II. Of the survivors, only a few planes remain in flying condition; rescued and lovingly restored and maintained by enthusiasts ? many of them veterans. Photojournalist William Walker brings us to a hangar in Atlanta, where we hear about the importance of saving these planes from a WWII pilot who fought in them, and the challenges and rewards of keeping historic planes in the air. &#xd;/nTRT: 2:00&#xd;/n&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nBridging Wars through Art by LA Photojournalist Tom Larson&#xd;/nNo matter the war, the perils and terrors of combat have lasting and often devastating effects on those who serve. Especially in recent years, the influx of veterans returning from the frontlines of Iraq and Afghanistan has left many veterans searching for a way to get past the demons of war that continue to haunt them. In LA, photojournalist Tom Larson profiles two veterans who fought in two separate wars, and have found a common respite in art ? one through poetry, and the other through painting. Together, they collaborate to help each other make some sense of the wars they fought generations apart. &#xd;/nTRT: 2:16&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nHelmets to Hardhats by DC Photojournalist Oliver Janney &#xd;/nWhen Darryl Roberts graduated from High School in 1990, he quickly enlisted with the Navy. Once out, while working as a journeyman sheet metal worker, he enlisted the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Kosovo. While overseas, several men in his platoon received letters from their employers informing them that their jobs would not be waiting for them when they got home. Darryl was lucky? his job remained after his service. But the uncertainty on the faces of his fellow sailors stuck with him, and he dedicated himself to not leaving them behind. DC photojournalist Oliver Janney introduces us to Mr. Roberts, who is now the Executive Director of the Helmets To Hardhats program, which successfully placed 1,739 veterans into high paying craft construction jobs last year alone. &#xd;/nTRT: 1:39&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nWounded Warriors Working by DC Photojournalist Jeremy Moorhead&#xd;/nAfter two deployments in Iraq, Bill Collins was forced to retire from the Marine Corp due to complications from a previous medical condition. Like many retired servicemen and women, Collins faced a bleak job market. Now, thanks to the Wounded Warriors program, Collins works as a veterans? affairs advisor in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?s office. The Wounded Warriors program was established ?to create fellowships that provide employment opportunities within the House of Representatives? for injured US servicemen and women. 18 fellows currently work for Congressmen and women on the Hill or in their home offices. DC photojournalist Jeremy Moorhead talks to Collins and Speaker Pelosi about how programs like this are improving the lives of military heroes. &#xd;/nTRT: 1:50&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nMusic Saved My Life by LA Photojournalist John Torigoe&#xd;/nWWII pilot Col. Jack Tueller flew combat missions all over Europe. A defining moment came in France a week after D-Day when his P-47 squadron spotted retreating German Panzer tanks. As his squadron dove to attack, they noticed civilian shields on top of the enemy tanks. Jack's commander ordered his pilots to drop their bombs anyway. Upon their return to base, Jack, now despondent, played ""Lili Marlene"" on his trumpet even though he knew snipers were present. Days later, a captured sniper met Jack and told him that he spared his life because of his haunting performance. CNN photojournalist John Torigoe introduces us to Jack, who, at 89, still performs on the same trumpet he carried into combat.&#xd;/nTRT: 2:38&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nVeterans Remembered by LA Photojournalist Tim Hart &#xd;/nTwo men seemed destined to have their remains interred in an unmarked pauper?s grave, until a Kern County Coroner's investigator discovered that both men were Air Force veterans from the Korean War. As Vets, the men, one indigent, the other with no surviving family, were entitled to burial with military honors at a national cemetery. And as word got out that the two men, one a Purple Heart recipient, would be buried in the new Bakersfield National Cemetery, people who had never met the men came to honor their service at their funerals. CNN photojournalist Tim Hart brings us this story. &#xd;/nTRT: 1:49&#xd;/n &#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nMementos at the Memorial by DC Photojournalist Bethany Swain &#xd;/nAccording to curator Duery Felton, people began leaving mementos at the wall of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC shortly after it was built. Today, the National Park Service collects about ten thousand items - from personal letters to seemingly ordinary trinkets - each month that people leave at the memorial for their loved ones and heroes. Park rangers collect the items at night, and bring them to the Museum and Archaeological Regional Storage (MARS) facility just outside of DC, where they are catalogued and placed in storage. Photojournalist Bethany Swain takes us to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection to explore the artifacts left in honor of those who served in Vietnam.&#xd;/nTRT: 1:55&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nUnsuitable to Serve? by NY Photojournalist Pelin Sidki &#xd;/nDarren Manzella served 2 tours in Iraq, as a combat medic, before being promoted to Medical Liaison Officer. After his promotion, Darren reported that he was getting harassing emails and phone calls because of his sexual orientation. Although Manzella?s homosexuality was no secret when he was promoted, once he reported the harassment to his supervisor, he was discharged under the military?s Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell policy. CNN photojournalist Pelin Sidki has the story.&#xd;/nTRT: 2:27&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nSounds of Healing by DC Photojournalist Floyd Yarmuth&#xd;/nIt is difficult to imagine the life of an injured combat veteran recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. For many injured soldiers, life can seem purposeless and dark. Now, thanks to an intensive music rehabilitation program, many of these veterans are finding relief and comfort from their often painful periods of recovery. Musicorps helps veterans learn, play, write, record, and produce original material in any musical style. DC photojournalist Floyd Yarmuth introduces us to two men who say that the program has dramatically improved their lives not only by providing a outlet for them to express themselves, but also by giving them new goals and aspirations for the future. &#xd;/nTRT: 2:08&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nThe Bugler by NY Photojournalist Deborah Brunswick &#xd;/nThese days taps is played by recording at most veteran funerals because of a scarcity of bugle players. Lou Dileo - one of just a handful of real buglers left in the New York area Honor Guard - spends his days traveling with his bugle between national and private cemeteries playing Taps for families as they say goodbye to their loved ones, and as the country says goodbye to its servicemen. "Taps is not a song, taps is the final thank you from this country and it?s an awesome responsibility." CNN's Deborah Brunswick introduces us to this dedicated bugler.&#xd;/nTRT: 2:06&#xd;/n ==============================================&#xd;/nForever Brothers by LA Photojournalist Gregg Canes &#xd;/nIt was a counselor who first suggested that Vince Garcia ?a recent veteran struggling to put his life back together after returning from his second brutal tour in Iraq ? start a veteran support group. Vince had been struggling to find a supportive community for young veterans like himself that were desperate for a place to turn, so he teamed up with a national organization called The Mission Continues to create ?Forever Brothers,? a community therapy group for his fellow soldiers that teaches them how to integrate their military leadership, and become the civilian leaders of the future. Photojournalist Gregg Canes talks Vince about his program. &#xd;/nTRT: 2:10 (30:00) /

Vietnam war footage - sound - fall of Saigon - troops in rice field - soldier interviews - evacuation of Saigon - boat people - combat - planes - bombs dropped - explosion - warfare - casualties

Air and ground footage of Vietnam. Bombs being dropped from plans. Soldier on phone.

Moving POV footage from American Swift boat of river combat with unseen Vietnamese troops along the shore.

IN THE LATE 1960'S, DURING THE VIETNAM WAR A NOW-DEFUNCT GROUP CALLED "VOICES IN VITAL AMERICA" CAME UP WITH A WAY OF HONORING SOLDIERS WHO WERE EITHER KILLED OR MISSING IN ACTION. THE COMPANY CAME UP WITH BRACELETS BEARING THE NAME OF THE SOLDIER AND A DATE OF THE INCIDENT. IT'S NOW BEEN ALMOST 20 YEARS SINCE THE WAR ENDED, BUT AN ODESSA, TEXAS COMPANY IS KEEPING THE MEMORY OF THOSE SOLDIERS ALIVE.

**WARNING - GRAPHIC WAR IMAGES - VIOLENT CONTENT**;Assorted clips of dead and injured during the Vietnam War;;Bloody soldiers; bandaged; combat footage; ;heavy casualties; explosions; tanks; gun fire; ;dead bodies; dead and wounded; warfare;;injured carried on stretchers; medics tend to wounded; ;carnage; bloody Vietnamese boy; combat in streets;;dead bodies, helicopter lands, man throws bloody ;leg onto ground, Vietnamese woman cries.;Dead bodies in field, US soldier looks on. Vietnamese people look at fire. Vietnamese woman with parasol. Planes drop missiles. American soldier rubs face in horror. Blindfolded man tied to stake. Vietnamese soldier puts hand over camera. Man executed.

B/W DOUBLE PERF. SILENT. NDS. VIETNAM CLIP REEL. VS EXTENSIVE VIETNAM WAR BATTLE FOOTAGE. NON COMBAT FOOTAGE INCLUDES: PHOTO OPS WITH POLITICAL AND MILITARY LEADERS, WELCOMING CELEBRATIONS AT A SAIGON AIRPORT, REFUGEES WALKING, PEOPLE RIDING ELEPHANTS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, STILLS, PEOPLE WAVING THE NORTH VIETNAMESE FLAG. THE EXTENSIVE BATTLE FOOTAGE INCLUDES DAY AND NIGHT SCENES. VS OF TROOPS DEPLOYMENT AND MOVEMENT ON FOOT, IN TRUCKS, AND BY TANK. CUS OF HEAVY ARTILLERY AND SAM MISSILE FIRINGS. CUS OF SOLDIERS FIRING RIFLES, MARCHING OVER BRIDGES, IN CITIES AND THE COUNTRYSIDE. VS OF HEAVY FIGHTING WITH EXPLOSIONS OCCURRING FREQUENTLY AND OFTEN RESULTING IN CASUALTIES. VS ALSO OF TROOP ADVANCES LED BY STORMING TANKS THAT CRASH THROUGH FREESTANDING WALLS. VS CIVILIANS MARCH THROUGH THE STREETS. CI: WAR: VIETNAM. WAR: REFUGEES. ANIMALS: ELEPHANTS. MILITARY: ARMY, VIETNAMESE. MILITARY: US ARMY.

[VIETNAM WAR FOOTAGE]

11/9/2024

Gripping footage of U.S. soldiers running between trenches amidst gunfire. Troops take cover in trenches. Note HD master from film. Available in all HD & SD formats. Film available for 2K, 4K and 6K scans.

THIS IS GREAT B-ROLL OF THE GROUND WAR AND AERIAL STRIKES DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. EXACT DATE FOOTAGE WAS TAKEN IS UNKNOWN.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about WBAP news reporter Bob Welch preparing to leave for Vietnam to work as a combat cameraman for NBC. This story includes footage of Welch at home with his wife and children.

INDO-CHINA WAR: FRENCH MILITARY. COMBAT FOOTAGE. WOUNDED ON STREET. FIGHTING COMMUNIST. VIETNAM, NEAR HANOI. IN THE JUNGLE. SHOOTING CANONS. HELICOPTER. TAKES AWAY WOUNDED.

This U.S. Navy newsreel shows the U.S. Marine Corps landing in Laos, and U.S. Navy advisors working in Vietnam as part of the Military Assistance and Advisory Group. The SEATO exercise Sea Devil is seen at the 2:30 mark. At the 3:20 mark, the USS Wasp is seen visiting Kiel in West Germany as part of the People to People program. At the 4:40 mark, a U.S. Navy WAVE is seen retiring after 20 years of active duty. The new Pearl Harbor Memorial at the USS Arizona is seen at the 5:00 mark. Annapolis, U.S. Naval Academy athletic competitions with the Army are seen at the 6:30 mark. Norfolk's Amphibious Training Base is seen at the 6:45 mark. PLAT, Pilot Landing Aid Television, television systems used to bring aircraft aboard aircraft carriers, is seen making its debut at the 8 minute mark aboard USS Bon Homme Richard. The Secretary of the Navy Fred Cort is seen boarding the Highlander, a new U.S. Navy hydrofoil designed by Gordon Baker. At the 9:20 mark, the Airoll is seen, a unique experimental vehicle intended to traverse marginal terrain. Guided missile cruiser USS Galveston is shown firing the Talos missile at the 10:30 mark. <p><p>Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) is a designation for United States military advisers sent to other countries to assist in the training of conventional armed forces and facilitate military aid. Although numerous MAAGs operated around the world throughout the 1940s–1970s, the most famous MAAGs were those active in Southeast Asia before and during the Vietnam War. Typically, the personnel of MAAGs were considered to be technical staff attached to, and enjoying the privileges of, the US diplomatic missionin a country. Newly elected President John F. Kennedy agreed with MAAG Vietnam's calls for increases in ARVN troop levels and the U.S. military commitment in both equipment and men. In response, Kennedy provided $28.4 million in funding for ARVN, and overall military aid increased from $50 million per year to $144 million in 1961. In the first year of the Kennedy administration, MAAG Vietnam worked closely with administration officials, USOM, and the US Information Service to develop a counterinsurgency plan (CIP). The CIP's main initiatives included the strengthening of ARVN to combat the Communist insurgency, which had the corollary effect of strengthening Diem's political position.[8] At the same time President Diem agreed to the assignment of advisers to battalion level, significantly increasing the number of advisers; from 746 in 1961 to over 3,400 before MAAG Vietnam was placed under U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) and renamed the Field Advisory Element, Vietnam. At the peak of the war in 1968, 9,430 Army personnel acted as advisors down to the district and battalion level to train, advise and mentor the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps, Republic of Vietnam Navy and the Vietnam Air Force.<p><p>MAAG Indochina had three commanders: BG Francis G. Brink, October 1950 – August 1952; MG Thomas J. H. Trapnell, August 1952 – April 1954; and LTG John W. O'Daniel, April 1954 – November 1955. MAAG Vietnam was commanded by LTG Samuel T. Williams, November 1955 – September 1960; LTG Lionel C. McGarr, September 1960 – July 1962; and MG Charles J. Timmes, July 1962 – May 1964.<p><p>We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Vietnam war footage - sound - fall of Saigon - tanks and troops in battle for Saigon - fire fight in city - South Vietnamese soldiers - civilians cower - evacuation of Saigon - boat people - combat