U.S. Army soldiers load ammunition in M110 Howitzer. They make aim and fires it. The soldiers cover their ears as the gun is fired. California Dreamer is written on the nozzle of the gun. (Vietnam War period).
A crane lifts lumber and shifts it to ground. Soldiers assist in unloading of lumber. The lumber is laid on the ground over a wooden scale. U.S. Army tents are seen. Some soldiers take measurement on the ground and fix something. A tool box is displayed. Loose wheels and damaged trucks are seen. (Vietnam War period).
A Vietnamese woman worker waters grass, with a hose, next to a collection of heavy duty electrical transformers stored outdoors on wooden skids. An ammunition dump filled with stacks of 155mm artillery shells. The dump is dug out so the perimeter is higher than the dirt floor of the dump. (Vietnam War period).
Few U.S. Army officials receive winner of Mrs U S Saving's Bond. She is accompanied with another lady. Officials along with the ladies move towards a car. They board the car. The number of the car is IR-6798. In the background army vehicles and stacks of sandbags are seen. The car departs towards the destination. (Vietnam War period).
A helicopter is seen in flight, high overhead. Scene shifts to an OH-6 helicopter of the U.S. Army 54th Field Artillery Group, parked on the ground at a Base Camp, during the Vietnam War. Camera focuses on a 155mm M109 howitzer in a dugout position. U.S. troops standing atop the M109 and others look over their location, where mounds of earth are piled up from excavated defensive positions. Closeup of soldiers taking measurements for the defenses. another view of two persons strapping in an OH-6 helicopter. Soldiers working on the defense preparations, nearby. The helicopter takes of raising lots of dust. Camera follows it as it climbs and passes over the U.S. base, showing various buildings and other features of the base. (Note: Reportedly, the 54th Artillery Group was deactivated in November 1969 and all aircraft were given to other units.)
Scattered dead bodies of Vietcong soldiers lay on ground in a U.S. Army base. Badly wounded corpses with blood are seen. Blood splatters all over the ground. Belongings of the soldiers like sandals lay on ground near the corpses.
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