The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A United States Marine Corps CH-53A Sea Stallion helicopter carries a heavy cargo such as netted crates, a truck and a trailer on a sling as seen from the bottom hatch of the aircraft. The helicopter deposits the cargo on the ground. A soldiers mans a gun in the helicopter. Cargo chutes descend toward the drop zone.
The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. Marines fill sand bags and stack them around a communications van. A Marine flattens the stack. The Marines stand in a group. A Marine opens the sand bags. Two Marines talk.
The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Marines remove mortar rounds from canisters in sandbagged position. A United States Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter burns. A United States Air Force C-123 Provider aircraft taxis in the foreground. A fire truck moves in and foams the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter. Men pull hoses and foam the burning aircraft.
The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Artillery spotters watch a fire through binoculars. Container Delivery System (CDS) bundles are dropped from United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. Three Marines run across a field and come through the wire into the perimeter. The Ohio State flag atop a bunker. .50 caliber machine gunner and a spotter in the bunker. An M-29 81mm mortar is fired. A United States Air Force Douglas A-1 Skyraider aircraft drops napalm bombs resulting in explosions on the ground. Men fire mortar. Smoke rises due to the explosions.
The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. An M-101 105 mm howitzer is loaded and fired. Marines patch holes in a leaky fuel bladder.
The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Air strikes outside a perimeter. Explosions on the ground. United States Marine Corps aircraft parked in a revetment. Airmen stand near the aircraft. Container Delivery System bundles are dropped from a United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft through an overcast. An aircraft takes off and initiates evasive action. A United States Marine Corps CH-53A Sea Stallion helicopter being loaded with casualties. A man drives a vehicle. The helicopter lifts and flies off. Another helicopter takes off after being loaded with wounded.