• This film was shot for the British news network ITN.
  
• It shows US marines coming ashore on March 8th 1965 at Da Nang, Vietnam.
  
• Da Nang was the site of a huge US air force base. It had been attacked several times by Viet Cong forces.
  
• The film was broadcast on May 26th 1965 with a voice over commentary by ITN reporter Sandy Gall.