Operations of the United States troops during the Vietnam War, Vietnam. The U.S. troops search villages in the Bong Son plain area. Refugees seated on the ground. They evacuate the place.
Huey helicopters of the American First Cavalry (Airmobile) Division, land in sandy area near Bong Son, Vietnam, during a Search and Destroy operation named "White Wing," against the Viet Cong. Troops occupy defensive entrenched positions, and come under sniper fire, as the choppers depart. One soldier radios for air support. U.S. fighter bombers dive down to strafe the VC positions. Later, the troops are seen walking toward a village nearby. Taking up positions near a line of trees, American soldiers fire automatic weapons against retreating Viet Cong rear guards. Views of the U.S. troops entering the village, where several women and children stand near their thatched roofed huts. The soldiers assemble the villagers (men, women, and children) and escort them to helicopters, waiting to transport them to safer areas. Views of Vietnamese villagers climbing aboard the helicopters and flying away.. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. soldiers of 1st Cavalry Division in Bong Song in South Vietnam during Operation Pershing of the Vietnam War. U.S. soldiers round up Vietnamese civilians in search of Viet Cong guerrillas. A village is set on fire.
A Refugee Settlement Camp south of Dak To in South Vietnam. Colonel Everrett A. Stoutner, Deputy Commander, U.S. Army 3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division, and officers visit the refugee camp. Major Bong, Chief of Camp, RVN Army, assembles the refugees. Major Bong briefs visiting dignitaries and takes the group around. The visitors and camp workers distribute candy and soap to the refugees. Girl sifting rice. The Camp site with Montagnard refugees showing living quarters of crudely constructed make shift tents. (Vietnam War period).
A Refugee Settlement Camp south of Dak To in South Vietnam. Colonel Everrett A. Stoutner, Deputy Commander, U.S. Army 3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division, and officers at he refugee camp. Major Bong, Chief of Camp, RVN Army, assembles the refugees. Major Bong briefs visiting dignitaries and takes the group around. Children in a line. Montagnard refugees outside their crudely constructed living quarters. Mothers with their children. Soldiers with the children. The visitors and camp workers distribute candy and soap to the refugees. Thin and skinny children stand around the soldiers. (Vietnam War period).
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon in Vietnam. U.S. Air Force officers and airmen lined up at the entrance. The waiting airmen board a bus. A sign on the bus reds 'CBPO Processing'. Airmen in the background walk towards the Air Base entrance. An airman stands by the bus door as the newly arrived airmen line up with their luggage. A board reads '900 area, DEET 1 Billeting'. An airman briefs the seated airmen and officers. Stationary military trucks and buses in the background. Another airman takes over and speaks to the group. Officers and airmen enter the Vietnamese Tan Son Nhut Air Base Dining Hall #3. (Vietnam War period).
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