U.S. Army soldiers of 5th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, "Bobcats," of the 25th Infantry Division, on patrol. They move and fire their M-16 rifles and M-79 grenade launcher during Operation Cedar Falls. African American soldier loads M-60 machine gun and sprays the area with gunfire. Soldiers receive wounds from the accidental tripping of a Viet Cong booby trap. Medics attend leg wounds of a soldier. A wounded is carried on litter. African American medic inserts an intravenous plasma IV into a wounded soldier as another holds his head. (Reportedly, the cameraman who shot this footage was Richard Welsh of the Department of the Army Special Photo Office.)
A soldier atop an M-113Armoured Personnel Carrier looks through binoculars during Operation Cedar Falls. Another soldier prepares Trinitrotoluene (TNT) charges to destroy bunker. Two soldiers move away as a bunker explodes. Two soldiers near a mine. One of them inserts TNT charges in it. It explodes. A destroyed house. (Vietnam War period).
An M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier bogged down in a large ditch. Soldiers hook cables to the fallen M-113. 'US Army' is stenciled on the M-113. Another M-113 moves on ground above the ditch, pulls out the fallen M-113. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army Sergeant, from the 5th Mechanized Infantry Regiment "Bobcats" of the 25th Infantry Division, on an M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier. He speaks on radio during Operation Cedar Falls. M-113s move across fields in jungle. Banana plants are seen. (Vietnam War period).
F-8E Crusader of the U.S. Marine Corps Squadron, VMF (AW) 232 (Red Devils) at Da Nang Airbase, Vietnam, being armed with rockets. A ground crewman wearing noise suppressor headset, gives hand and arm signals. The wing of the F-8E is raised to maximum lift position. Ground crewman enters under the tilted wing of F-8 and checks it. Pilots leave ready room in trailer and proceed to their aircraft. An F-8C Crusader takes off. A C-117 USMC transport plane takes off. (Vietnam War period).
A U.S. Marine Corps RF-4B Phantom on ground roll, towing its open drag chute after landing. Another RF-4B Phantom takes off. An F-8E Crusader lands. Another F-8E lands and rolls out to end of runway. An A-6A Intruder on long ground roll after landing. Two F-8E Crusaders take off in succession. (Vietnam War period).
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