U.S. 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division base camp where they were attached to the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), in the Hue-Phu Bai area of the I Corps sector, with the mission of protecting the ancient capital of Hue. Tents at the camp. Soldier with M-16 rifle on guard. Jeeps being driven along a road. Aerial views of the base camp. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Mobile Riverine Force comprising of Navy Squadrons and 9th Infantry Division carry out Operation Truong Cong Dinh in Dong Tam, Vietnam. A suspect's ID card is checked by South Vietnamese soldiers. The soldiers help each other up a muddy embankment and to cross a footbridge. A U.S. Army OH-23 Raven helicopter lands.
Riverine Operation in the Vinh Te Canal, Vietnam. A side of the canal as seen from a PBR (Patrol Boat River). Point of view shot from fast moving PBR. The PBR moves at a high speed. Ennis, a Salvage Mechanic First Class, is the PBR patrol officer. A part of the canal seen in the background. The hands of Ennis on a wheel. The port bow of the PBR speeds along the edge of the canal at high speeds. Water sprays on the port bow. Canal embankment as seen from the speeding PBR. The craft keeps away from the center of the canal. Trees line the canal bank. The PBR cruises at a high speed along the edge of the canal. A cluster of trees in the foreground. The PBR speeds down the center of the canal. It zig zags down the canal. A patrol officer looks at a map while holding a conference with a Vietnamese Commander on the bank of the canal. The commander points to an area on the map. He talks to the patrol officer. Village children in the background.
Riverine Operation in the Vinh Te Canal, Vietnam. A Vietnamese Commander talks to a patrol officer. Village children in the background. Canned goods being presented to the Vietnamese Commander by Ennis, a PBR patrol officer. Three cans of wax beans are presented. A group huddles around a straw hut. Officers and crewmen depart the conference site. Men walk around PBRs (Patrol Boat River). Ennis jumps on the bow of a PBR from the canal embankment. Another man gets aboard. Ennis walks down the deck of the PBR. Two PBRs nested together. Children stand near the straw hut. Ennis and crewmen wave at the children. An American flag seen. The children wave back.
Naval support activities during Camp Tien Sha in Danang, Vietnam. Traffic congestion on a one-way bridge in Danang. Trucks move down the road and kick up quite a bit of dust. Shanties seen off in the background. Many parked cars wait for the one-way traffic to pass by. Jeeps and trucks move down the road. Some commercial vehicles and many bicycles in the background. A bridge cargo complex area. A tide is out and mud flats seen.
Naval support activities at a motor pool in Danang, Vietnam. Jeeps parked at the motor pool area. A personnel of the motor pool works on the engine of one of the vehicles. Two men work on the engine of a smaller four wheeled truck with a flat bed.
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