United States Marines during the 'Operation Buffalo' in Con Thien, Vietnam. M48A1 tank of 'A' company parked on the grass field. Tank moves on the field. The marines follow the tank. They fire their weapons towards the bushes. Trees in the foreground. Marines fire their M-16 rifles. They walk forward. Tank also moves forward. Marines kneel on ground near the tank. Marine holding M-16 rifle stands near a small tree. (Vietnam War period).
United States Marines during the 'Operation Buffalo' in Con Thien, Vietnam. M48A1 tank of 'A' company parked on the grass field. Tank parked in grassy field firing M-60 machine guns towards bushes. Marines carrying several LAAW (Light Anti-Armor Weapon) weapons move forward towards tank. Marines carrying weapons and some marines carrying LAAW weapons slung over shoulders. Tank moves forward. Tanks in the foreground. The tank fires 30 caliber machines guns towards bushes. Crewman on the tank wearing helmet stands in top turret. (Vietnam War period).
United States Marines during the 'Operation Buffalo' in Con Thien, Vietnam. M48A1 tank of 'A' company parked on the grass field. Tank moves on the field. Marines carrying LAAW (Light Anti-Armor Weapon) move forward. A large bomb crater in the foreground. Marines walk along with radio operator while holding phone of radio to his ear. They fire weapons towards bushed in the background. (Vietnam War period).
United States Marines during the 'Operation Buffalo' in Con Thien, Vietnam. M48A1 tank of 'A' company parked on the grass field. Tank moves on the field. Marines carrying several M-72 66 mm LAAW (Light Anti-Armor Weapon) move forward. Marines with PRC-25 radios on their backs move forward and fire M-16 rifles. They move following the tank. Some marines in the foreground look towards the tank parked on the field. Marines kneel in bomb crater on the field. They fire M-16 rifles. A marine looks into the entrance of a NVA (North Vietnamese army) bunker. Other marine holding M-16 rifle kneels atop a bunker. A marine seated in a small trench. (Vietnam War period).
United States Marines during the 'Operation Buffalo' in Con Thien, Vietnam. M48A1 tank of 'A' company parked on the grass field. Marines standing on the grassy area near the tank. Some marines walk through the remains of NVA (North Vietnamese army) bunker. Marine places captured NVA pack on ground and searches through it. He lifts articles of clothing and throws them out. He removes small square container and opens it. Body of a dead NVA soldier lay on ground. Marine picks up empty tin can, examines it and throws it. He stands in a shallow hole over the body of dead NVA soldier. He talks to another marine. He stands on a shallow hole searching through cart belt on body of dead NVA soldier. He removes magazine from cart belt and throws it. He searches through clothing of the dead NVA soldier. He removes small white object from soldier's pocket and throws it on the ground. (Vietnam War period).
United States Marines during the 'Operation Buffalo' in Con Thien, Vietnam. M48A1 tank of 'A' company parked on the grass field. Marines stand near the tank. Tank fires its 30 caliber machine gun. The tank moves and the marines follow the tank. They are armed with M-16 rifles. Tank and marines move across the dirt area. Marines walk across grass area and tall bushes. They carry weapons and PRC-25 radios on their backs and follow the tank. (Vietnam War period).