Operation Jackstay in Vietnam. The shoreline of the Dong Tran River. A PCF (Patrol Craft Fast or Swift Boat) in the background. A 50 caliber machine gun mounted on the stern of the craft. The bank of the river in view. An operator sits on an ammunition box in th background on the fantail. The operator of the machine gun sits near the gun and looks towards the shoreline. BMC (Chief Boatswain's Mate) C.P. Gernigan fires the 50 caliber machine gun. He swings the gun back to its normal position. The chief and one of the crew toss empty shells over the side. The shoreline in view.
Swift Boat, P.C.F Division 101 in An Thoi,Republic of Vietnam. Swift Boats nested in An Thoi. Large bay in the background. Boat 11 at departing side of boat 10. Boat 11 moves off. Boat 10 at causeway in the foreground. Crewmen aboard boat 10. Swift Boats 11 and 12 in far background en route back to causeway. Boat 12 tying up to causeway. Boat 11 returns to causeway. Man in foreground stands by to tend the lines. Another man jumps aboard one of the boats and throw a line to man on causeway. Boat 11 secured to the causeway. Several men in background. Starboard side of boat 12 backing out into the harbor leaving causeway.
Huts in a Vietnamese village. Huts on a hill in a Montagnard village at Duc Co in Vietnam. A hut built on poles off the ground. A woman outside the hut with a child in her lap. She breast feeds the child in front of the hut.
Vietnamese construct huts in a village in Vietnam. Montagnards in a village as they cut and strip bamboo poles. A man works on a bamboo pole with a large blade. Two thatch huts standing on poles off the ground. Villagers in the foreground mostly children. A Vietnamese with a 45 Caliber sub machine gun smiles and talks to others. Villages build a hut. Frame of the hut. A man erects a pole. Others cut logs of wood. A hut with a woman and two children in the foreground.
Early morning scenes in Vietnam. Water buffaloes in a field. A buffalo grazing on a field near huts. A man stands near the buffalo.
Recreational activities at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam. United States airmen and Vietnamese laborers work on foundation of a new gymnasium. Airman level the sand with a wooden rod. Vietnamese laborers remove excess sand with the help of spades.