elsewhere on high ground above the huge air base at danang.blem yet in vietnam. but should it come, the hawks are waiting. on the field at danang itself, the business of delivering destruction to vietcong in the paddies and the jungles, is a round the clock job. marine phantom jets are doing a big part of that job. and this complexity and sophistication of striking power which leads observers to use the term "the new breed" in speaking of today's marine. ♪ the phantom can break the sound barrier while climbing out from takeoff and move into action at better than twice the speed of sound. the armament that they can deliver offers wide flexibility, too, ranging from bombs and 20 millimeter cannon to rockets and bull pup missiles. the flame and shrapnel of the marine jets is not delivered casually. to be sure of targets, minimize danger for the innocents, is always agonizingly present. ♪ for some the price of humane hesitancy comes high. like this marine colonel, hit while controlling jet air support from a low flying copter. >> i've got a lot of

. ♪ >> elsewhere on high ground above the huge air bessette ,enying -- airbase at danang enemy air hasks are waiting. the hawks areome, waiting. the business of delivering destruction to the viet cong is another wound -- around the clock to. marine phantom jets are doing a big part of that job, and it is this kind of weapon system, this complexity and sophistication of striking power which leads observers to use the term, the "the new -- breed" when talking about today's marine. the phantom can break the sound barrier wall climbing up from takeoff and moving into action at twice the speed of sound. ♪ >> the armor meant they can deliver offers wide flexibly, to , ranging from bombs and 20 millimeter cannons, two rockets and missiles. ♪ the flame and shrapnel of the marine jets is not delivered casually, a necessity to be sure of targets, minimize danger for the innocent, always agonizingly present. ♪ >> for some, the price of humane hesitancy comes by, like this marine colonel, hit while controlling jet air support from a helicopter. >> i got a lot of pain in the left ankle. it is a goo

naming -- along danang. there are two critical rivers there. one that goes from the south china sea right south of the dmz. regiments,e marines, battalions, protecting the supply lines to bring ammunition and troops up there. those rivers were critical, especially during the tet offensive. getting it to the marines fighting very hard to retake it. it was very important. i mentioned earlier the river to saigon. it was a hard fight. we lost votes to mines and ambushes. we lost a couple freighters. by 1968, the river was secure. supplies andng the it became almost a milk run. the navy and the army did the job. tactically, naval warfare in vietnam worked. strategically, another matter. that is at a higher level. decisions that services had to live with. in terms of the army and navy fighting in the mekong out to and elsewhere, they did their job with dedication, courage, and sacrifice. i am ready to answer questions. i have enjoyed speaking with you. [applause] that, when the chinese and russians were shipping supplies from cambodia back into vietn