Activities of U.S. soldiers in Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Soldiers in battle gear and carrying full packs,walk through jungle underbrush. Closeups of some as they pass. The camera pans over the terrain and then records their progress in numerous views as they proceed through the jungle. At one point a soldier steps over a narrow stream. Next several are seen near a wide stream, where two stop to wash themselves and cool off. Next, a half dozen soldiers are seen bathing in a broader section of water, about one or two feet deep. They also "horse around,"splashing water on one another. Later, some sit in the stream. Two shave their faces. Others are dressing on the river bank. One is seen washing clothes. The camera pans along a section of the stream that is narrower and faster moving.
Activities of the United States Army 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division soldiers during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Current flows through jungle foliage during the Vietnam War. Soldiers relax in the jungle. They use machetes to clear dense jungle for camp site. Claymore mine at a tree stump.
Activities of the United States Army 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division soldiers during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Bunkers and tents at the camp area in the background. Soldier sharpens his machete. Soldier uses a compass as a mirror for shaving. Other soldier washes himself with water from his helmet. Some of the soldiers rest, read Stars and Stripes. They clean their weapons.
United States Army Air Forces 42nd Bomb Squadron in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. Airmen of 11th bombardment group, 7th Air Force. Men work on the drainage problem in the area. A 'Canby lake', a result of poor drainage. Water runs through channels into coral wells. Men shovel mud from the channels. Trees and tents in the background.
United States Army Air Forces 42nd Bomb Squadron in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. Airmen of 11th bombardment group, 7th Air Force. Men on Agana airfield. They survey the field. A machine clears the area. Trees in the background.
United States Army Air Forces 42nd Bomb Squadron in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. Airmen of 11th bombardment group, 7th Air Force. Men work on the construction of an airstrip. Men working at machinery on the airfield. The airmen pour and roll asphalt in the area.
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