Glimpse from U.S. riverine patrol boat, of its home ship, the USS Harnett County (LST-821) at mouth of the Co-Chien River in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam war. Ship's bell sounds. sailors aboard the Harnett County are busy with routine task, including cleaning, repainting, and the like. Some pull ammunition from stores and get weapons ready. Several sailors maneuver a patrol boat suspended above the LST's deck by a crane. The crane operator is seen at the controls, as he lowers the patrol boat below decks, while sailors on deck steady the boat using lines and cleats. The patrol boat descends into a maintenance shop. The hands of a mechanic are seen making adjustments to the boat's engine. Closeup of the mechanic. View from above of him working on the engine. Scene shifts to a mechanic perched on the main rotor of a Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunship of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3). Several sailors carry a large drive assembly across the deck. Closeup of machanic working on the rotor. Silhouette, against late day sky, of the reassembled rotor and engine running. Sailors relaxing in common rooms below decks, playing cards, reading, and writing letters. Armed sentry patrolling the ship's deck, at sunset.
Views of sun and clouds above the USS Harnett County (LST-821) anchored near the mouth of the Co-Chien River in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam war. Later, as the rainy season is beginning, one of the LST's Riverine patrol boats speeds across the water as heavy storm clouds gather in the background. Rain drops create rings on the surface of the water. View from deck of the USS Harnett County, during a soaking rain. Water covers the deck. All outside activity is at a standstill. In a conference room below decks, a Navy Lieutenant and several junior officers discuss tactics, after learning that two companies of Viet Cong (VC) have set up bunkers on the banks of a canal. Later, on a clear day, sailors on deck are briefed on the plan to deal with the VC, which will involve patrol boats to detect their location, so they can be attacked by Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunships of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3). View from shore, of patrol boats entering a narrow body of water. View from a patrol boat bow, looking astern. Closeup of gunner at 50mm machine gun, with belt of ammunition framing the lower part of image. Closeup of another sailor looking intently as they proceed. Closeup of the gunner on deck, seated at the controls of twin 50 caliber machine guns. The lead patrol boat turns around as the water becomes too shallow to permit further travel upstream. The patrol boats head downstream at high speed. View of bow wave from port side of a patrol boat.
Vietnamese flags on flag poles at the base area and in front of Chan Tho Training base in South Vietnam. A small monument on the left. A large group of Popular Forces troops in a karate class. Men spread their legs and jab with their hands. Instructor stands on the right. Karate techniques practiced during the class. (Vietnam War period).
Chan Tho Training base in South Vietnam. A large group of students of Popular Forces troops in a karate class. The men salute and stand at parade rest. They face each other, salute and stand in position for practicing karate blows. Two students salute the instructor and smash stack of thin boards kept in front of them. They smash the stacks with hands and salute the instructor. Four students salute and then break two bricks each. A student breaks the bricks with his hands. A student straddled on the shoulders of other student. Another student gives a high kick to kick something out of the other student's hands. Student up the shoulders of other students holds a thin stack. Another student kicks it. A student leaps over three students bent down. Two students fight each other. (Vietnam War period).
Popular Forces troops in uniform approach the street in South Vietnam. The troops march to eat with mess kits in their hands. They sing while marching. A white square stone monument which reads 'To Quoc' at Chan Tho base area. (Vietnam War period).
Korean instructor with Popular Forces troops during a karate class at Chan Tho Training base in South Vietnam. Students jab in air with hands. Class advances step by step. Korean instructor calls a command to the class. Class fights using karate techniques in pairs. A student smashes a thick stack of slates kept in front of him. A man stands at attention and salutes. A student fails to break two bricks kept in front of him. The bricks later broken. A man smashes two bricks. Clenched fists of a student. A student straddled on the shoulders of other student. He holds out a curved piece of slate. Another student gives a high kick to kick it out of his hands. Two students fight using karate techniques. (Vietnam War period).