The Stepped-Up War: Lodge Back In Vietnam, US Commitments Grow
The Stepped-Up War: Lodge Back In Vietnam, US Commitments Grow
Henry Cabot Lodge is returning as Ambassador to Vietnam. Mr. Lodge resigned a year ago during the Presidential campaign. He is now resuming that post as United States efforts are stepped up in the drive on Viet Cong rebels. In the jungle way the US, is becoming more fully involved with each passing day. American combat troops penetrate "Zone D" to "search and destroy" This Viet Cong staging area. By helicopter on a foot they probe the jungle. The same jungle that is the target of B-52 bombers from Quam. Unted States Ambassador, Henry Cabot Lodge standing in front of news media microphones. President Lyndon Johnson sitting at a table with his Vietnam advisors. Profile of Ambassador Lodge and Dean Rusk. South Vietnam POV Ground - Helicopters. The back side of the helicopters flying away from the cameras. Helicopters landing, Marines disembarking from the helicopters with their heads down. Marines queue up in the battle field. Marines in the Vietnam jungle fully equipped with fighting gear. Marines making their way across a river, water is waist high, carrying their riffles in hand. The legs and feet of the soldiers trudging through mud and water. Soldiers in the field and a helicopter landing with weapons. This is a cargo helicopter that s landed and the soldiers run up to the cargo door unloading supplies. Marines pulling and pushing 105 millimeter Hollister, a big canon like gun unloading it from the cargo helicopter. Soldiers assembling the howitzer. CU - Soldier looking through the site of the howitzer. Soldiers carrying ammunition for the Hollister.