USS REPOSE RETURNS TO DUTY - 1965
The Naval hospital ship USS Repose is returned to service with a special recommissioning ceremony at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard. The Repose had been inactive since the end of the Korean conflict but was returned to duty during the Vietnam War.
October 16, 1965 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P

 VIETNAM BATTLE OF BA LONG VALLEY OUTPOST - 1965
Following the battle of Ba Long Valley's military outpost in which the Viet Cong launched a night time attack wounded South Vietnamese and American soldiers seek medical help with others survey the damage and the dead.
October 22, 1965 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P

 F-51 FREEDOM FIGHTER JETS ARRIVE IN VIETNAM - 1965
Brand new supersonic F-5A Freedom Fighter jets are the first to arrive in Vietnam. The jets come in for a landing and are greeted by military officers before being sent into combat.
October 23, 1965 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P

 1960S MONTAGE OF ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS
A montage of 1960s demonstrations of people protesting the Vietnam War and fighting with police then cuts to a young man standing in the middle of a crowd and looking thoughtful about something.
1960s - COLOR
Source: Video: 3/4"

 SENATOR KENNEDY LEAVES FOR VIETNAM - 1965
Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy says goodbye to his wife Joan and their children at the airport before heading to Vietnam to check out what is going on there.
October 21, 1965 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P

 VIETNAM TROOPS PREPARE FOR THE LONG HAUL - 1965 - 1
U.S. troops set up camp in Vietnam driving trucks and heavy artillery guns along a dirt road to their base.
1965 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P

 ANTI-WAR PROTESTORS BURN DRAFT CARDS - 1965
Demonstrators crowd a city street and burn draft cards at an anti-war demonstration over U.S. troops sent to Vietnam and the Dominican Public. Such demonstrations touched off a public debate on communists exploiting demonstrators and freedom of speech rights.
1965 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P

 BILL MOYERS ON ANTI-WAR PROTESTS - 1965
White House Press Secretary Bill Moyers discusses the government’s concerns over anti-war demonstrators being exploited by communist interests and Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach's investigation into such.
1965 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P

 BOSTON UNIVERSITY PRO-WAR RALLY - 1965
During a student rally at Boston University a young man urges the crowd to support LBJ and U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
1965 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P

 VIETNAM TROOPS PREPARE FOR THE LONG HAUL - 1965
Army personnel of the 1st Battalion 16th Infantry Division prepare for a long stay in Vietnam as they dig trenches, clear the jungle and even build a bridge.
1965 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P