“Mission of the armed forces 14 South Vietnam. The search for the enemy on the battlefield and the effort to win the minds and favor of the people”, “1966”,

“he United States Army presents The Big Picture. This short film on the early part of the Vietnam War hopes to explain the United States involvement. This film examines how the Vietnam War differed from previous wars in which the United States engaged. Scenes explore how a conflict with no conventional battle line (a guerrilla war) had its unique difficulties, and how our mission in Vietnam was to win “the hearts and minds” of the Vietnamese people.”