Vietnamese forces attacked 100 cities and outposts across a broad swath of South Vietnam. Also, speaking was a former defense secretary chuck hagel, former u. S. Army sergeant who served in vietnam during the tet offensive. This event took place at the National Archives in washington, d. C. Tonights program is part of a series of discussions, films, lectures and other programs that tie into our special exhibit remembering vietnam. Upstairs in the gallery. The exhibit is a fascinating collection of newly discovered and iconic original documents ,images and film footage that illuminate 12 critical episodes in the war that divided peoples of both the United States and vietnam. One of those episodes focuses on the tet offensive. Documents and photographs from the National Archives and its president ial libraries described the attacks and their consequences but particular blow to American Public opinion of the war was the vietcong infiltration of the u. S. Embassy in saigon represented in t
[explosions] narrator today, the latest weapons, coupled with the fighting skill of the american soldier, stand ready on the alert all over the world, to defend this country. You, the american people, against aggression. This is the big picture. An official television report to the nation from the United States army. Now, to show you part of the big picture, here is Sergeant Stewart queen. Stewart queen all of us are well aware of the great and historic achievements of our United States army nurses. In world war ii and during the korean war, we heard, read, and many of us saw how the army nurse went there great hardship in her duty. The same dangers entered by the troops which she accompanied into combat, but relatively little has been reported of the army nurse in peacetime. Yet she still serves, not only in the states, but all over the world. Today on the big picture, we would like to give you some impression of the work of an army nurse overseas. And not only her work, but how she s
[explosions] narrator today, the latest weapons, coupled with the fighting skill of the american soldier, stand ready on the alert all over the world, to defend this country. You, the american people, against aggression. This is the big picture. An official television report to the nation from the United States army. Now, to show you part of the big picture, here is Sergeant Stewart queen. Stewart queen all of us are well aware of the great and historic achievements of our United States army nurses. In world war ii and during the korean war, we heard, read, and many of us saw how the army nurse went there great hardship in her duty. The same dangers entered by the troops which she accompanied into combat, but relatively little has been reported of the army nurse in peacetime. Yet she still serves, not only in the states, but all over the world. Today on the big picture, we would like to give you some impression of the work of an army nurse overseas. And not only her work, but how she s
Narrator today, the latest weapons, coupled with the fighting skill of the american soldier, stand ready on the alert all over the world, to defend this country. You, the american people, against aggression. This is the big picture. An official television report to the nation from the United States army. Now, to show you part of the big picture, here is Sergeant Stewart queen. Stewart queen all of us are well aware of the great and historic achievements of our United States army nurses. In world war ii and during the korean war, we heard, read, and many of us saw how the army nurse went there great hardship in her duty. The same dangers entered by the troops which she accompanied into combat, but relatively little has been reported of the army nurse in peacetime. Yet she still serves, not only in the states, but all over the world. Today on the big picture, we would like to give you some impression of the work of an army nurse overseas. And not only her work, but how she spends her lei
Official television report to the nation from the United States army. Now to show you part of the big picture, here is Sergeant Stewart queen. All of us are well aware of the great and heroic achievements of our United States army nurses. In world war ii and during the korean war we heard, read and many of us saw how the army nurse went through great hardship in performance of her duty. The same dangers endured by the troops which she accompanied into combat. But relatively little has been reported of the army nurse in peacetime. Yet she still serves not only in the states but all over the world. Today, on the big picture, we would like to give you some impression of the work of an army nurse overseas. And not only her work but how she spends her leisure time, and something of what she thinks and feels as she serves our troops and her country in the far flung corners of the world. Korea is no longer on the front pages of the newspapers these days. It is a poor country now. Very much li