A United States chaplain officiates a field memorial service during the Vietnam War. Soldiers seated on the ground in front of the chaplain. The Roman Catholic chaplain conducts the Mass. The flag of the United States flutters from a tall, tilted flagpole, atop a bunker in the background. Closeup of the chaplain reading the text of the mass from a liturgical Missal, held by an assistant. He raises the communion (Eucharist) elements, host (bread), and chalice of wine, as he speaks. The soldiers read from pamphlets as they follow the mass. Over-the-shoulder closeup of one soldier with his pamphlet. The chaplain takes of the bread and cup, himself, and then places bread (communion wafers) in the mouths of individual soldiers who come forward to receive communion. View of one soldier sitting cross-legged in contemplation, or prayer. The soldiers return their pamphlets to the Chaplain's assistant and disperse.
A United States Roman Catholic chaplain holds field memorial services in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A chaplain celebrates Mass for United States soldiers. Men of 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division present at the memorial services. The Mass being conducted at 105 mm howitzer position.
Activities of Mobile Riverine Force of U.S. 9th Infantry Division in Dong Tam, Mekong Delta in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Interior of the USS Colleton. Soldiers receive inoculations. A soldier has an X-ray taken.
Activities of United States soldiers in Dong Tam, Mekong Delta in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Armored Troop Carriers (ATCs) alongside the USS Benewah. The soldiers get off an ATC after the completion of their mission. The ATC and other rubber craft alongside the Benewah. Equipment lined up on a dock. A sign board reads: 'Death to the VC'.
Activities of United States Army personnel in Dong Tam, Mekong Delta in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A man seated at a desk writes in a record book. Interior of an operating room. Lights above the operating table. A dentist works on the teeth of a soldier patient.
Activities of the United States Army in South Vietnam during the Battle of Khe Sanh of the Vietnam War. Army troops load and fire an M-107, 175 mm self propelled gun from a revetment. One of the soldiers talks over a phone. Smoke rises from the firing of the gun. The howitzer is turned to fire in another direction.