Presents the official U.S. government rationale used in 1965 to justify our involvement in Vietnam citing the "domino theory" and the idea that "aggression unchallenged is aggression unleashed." Opening with a speech by President Johnson intending to enlist support for the war, the film shifts to a series of images equating the threat of Communism with that of the Third Reich.
Vietnam ushered in an era of air power unprecedented in size and technology. "There Is a Way," celebrates a group of F-105 pilots as they pass their hundredth mission mark against the enemy of North Vietnamese. It shows the daily lives and perils of the pilots through accounts from the pilots, crew, and commander. The war is documented, not through jungle marches and boat expeditions, but airspace over North and South Vietnam. Footage, from missions high above the ground, creates immediacy to the pilot's stories of hazard, hope, and ultimate duty.
An "Armed Forces Military Report." United States advisors in Vietnam teach the Vietnamese to defend themselves against communist guerillas, to construct strategic hamlets, to maintain river and canal patrols, and to create a system of military communications. Prepared for use by U.S. Armed Forces Personnel.
Describes United States Air Force duties, procedures and missions on one day of the Vietnam War in 1967.
The story of how air mobility is helping the First Air Cavalry, the "First Team," win the battle for freedom in Southeast Asia.
Archival footage reveals significant highlights of Marine operations during 1965. Shows Marine military and civic action operations in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
