Hospital facilities at Camp Dong Tam. Typical outdoor covered walkway of a military hospital is seen at Camp Dong Tam, in Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Sign above the walkway identifies it as the 3rd Surgical Hospital. Camera pans sandbagged quonset huts housing elements of the hospital. Outdoor cooling unit with pipes running to provide air conditioning to quonset huts. Closeup of areas between sand bagged quonset huts. The feet of a soldier seen as he raises dust while walking across the barren terrain in the area.
View from UH-1 (Huey) helicopter flying over Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Scene shifts to view from vehicle moving along the ground, of smoke rising from several places in the distance. Republic of Vietnam Army soldiers (of the ARVN 18th Division) walk across a grassy field after leaving a UH-1 helicopter (unseen). View from the helicopter, taking off. The propwash, from its rotor, blows the grass around the troops, as it lifts off. A UH-1 passing the camera at low altitude. View from helicopter in flight, of another UH-1 flying close to the ground, below, casting a shadow on the ground as it passes. Glimpse from inside a UH-1, with gun sticking out the open door.
Views, from low-flying AH-1 Huey Cobra helicopter, of Republic of Vietnam soldiers (ARVN) conducting a sweep across grassy fields, during the Vietnam War. ARVN troops being blown by wind from rotor as they board a helicopter that then takes off again. Views from the departing helicopter of smoke rising in area of ARVN operations. A Huey chopper seen from another one, while in flight, high above the terrain.
A squad of Republic of Vietnam soldiers (ARVN) wearing steel helmets, stand over a wounded Viet Cong prisoner, wearing a red scarf. He is seated on the ground next to the covered dead body of a comrade, lying on a litter. Army trucks and a parked helicopter are in the far background. An ARVN soldier, in soft cap, opens a packet of medicine and gives some to the prisoner. Scene shifts to headquarters tent, where ARVN officers and NCOs sit by a bank of telephones. Those manning the phones are quite occupied, receiving reports and making notes. Information is seen being posted on a battlefield map. (Note: Only faint wild sound is heard in this clip.)
Views from UH-1 helicopter flying over Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A river and rice paddies are seen. Black smoke rising from a spot on the ground, as seen through mist.
U.S. and Republic of Vietnam soldiers (ARVN) walk around and peruse a vast display of captured Viet Cong (VC) weapons, displayed on an airfield ramp, in South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The display comprises numerous small arms and mortars, all of which are stacked against or on tables, and on the ramp itself. A pair of UH-1 Huey helicopters take off in background. ARVN soldiers walk from UH-1s that are hovering in the background. Scene shifts toward vehicles gathered on a sandy area nearby. Camera shows several suspected VC being interrogated by a Vietnamese Air Force officer, and an American officer. Several ARVN in steel helmets stand with them. (Note: Silent except for brief comment by someone about VC suspects being interrogated.)
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