Construction work at the 3rd Field Military Hospital in Saigon, Vietnam. A hospital building under construction. Three ambulances parked in the premises. Construction in progress. Traffic moving along busy street on the right. Several vehicles in the foreground. Vietnamese workers wearing typical conical hats (“Non la”) and several in hard hats, work within the foundation of the hospital under construction. A worker uses a hand saw to rip a 2 X 4 piece of wood. A Vietnamese worker smooths cement on a masonry wall. '3rd field hospital' written on a building. A U.S. Army sentry with a rifle guards the entrance. (Note: Expansion of the hospital, which included a modern emergency facility and surgery suite, among other things, was managed by U.S. contractor, Pacific Architects and Engineers. Most of the construction workers on the project were Vietnamese.) (Vietnam War period).
The U.S. Embassy under construction in Saigon, Vietnam. The Embassy being built by OICC Contractors. A forklift backing out with supplies. A worker gives hand signals. American construction personnel. The Embassy hallway under construction. Vietnamese workers seen throughout the work area.
Port construction activities in Saigon,Vietnam. Civilians deliver sand from their boat. They carry it in cane baskets and empty them on the shore.
Activities of USAF (United States Air Forces) 377th Air Police Security Squadron at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF AP (Air Police), U.S. Army MP (Military Police) and VNAF (Viet Nam Air Force) MP check bars in Saigon. Two U.S. Army enlisted men exit bars as security guards approach. An AP checks identification cards and writes up a violation. APs gathered behind pick up trucks as training supervisor U.S. Sergeant Craft briefs them and the group breaks up and goes to kennels. Guards take their dogs out of kennel pens. Handlers and the dogs go through an obstacle course and a jump barrier. Sergeant Craft gives commands.
Activities of the Vietnamese people in Saigon, Vietnam. Early morning scenes of the market place. Vehicular traffic passing on the street. Houses along the sides of the street. A soldier stands holding a rifle, along a side of the street. (Vietnam War period).
USAF,USN and ARVN personnel requiring air transportation through the 8th Aerial Port squadron terminal on Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon, Vietnam. United States Air Force (USAF),United States Navy (USN) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) airmen at counter process request for forms. Passengers include Captain Cook (USA) and Captain Carl R. Smink. A man at counter fills form. Men at counter check the identification cards and staples the forms. (Vietnam War period).