A Marine looks towards a Lockheed C-130E in sky during the battle of Khe Sanh in the Vietnam War. A Lockheed C-130A airdrops parachute cargo. Many olive green parachutes descend and fall to the ground. Parachutes with cargo gently descend into drop zone as a United States Marine watches. Marines in foxhole look towards parachute in drop zone. Trucks drive into drop zone.
Smoke from air strike on the side of a mountain near the Khe Sanh perimeter during Vietnam War. A United States Lockheed C-123K in flight over Marine encampment and then making LAPES (low altitude parachute extraction system) maneuver. A distant air strike on mountain and small aircraft in sky.
Cargo with attached to olive green parachutes descending into Khe Sanh drop zone during the Vietnam War. Three United States Marines packing a cargo parachute into a bag. "REED" is written on the helmet of one of them. An African American Marines untangle parachute lines and then pack cargo parachute into bag. Marines packing camouflage parachutes. A Marine moves a cargo crate using a rough terrain forklift. A Marine smoking a cigarette helps as the forklift lifts piles crates together.
United States Marines firing mortar round into enemy position outside the Khe Sanh perimeter during Vietnam War. Cargo parachutes airdropped into drop zone. Marines watching drop zone. Marine with helmet labeled “Louis" smokes a cigarette. A Marine digging a foxhole.
Marines rolling cargo bundle off a parachute during the Vietnam War. A forklift places military cargo onto a truck. View of soldier driving forklift. African American soldier drives truck stacked cargo away. An African American Marine pulling parachute ropes. Forklift moves cargo parcel onto truck bed.
United States Marines recovering materiel from a broken airdropped crate in a rice paddy in Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War. Two Marines wade around in ditch adjacent to rice paddy, retrieving mortar rounds and other equipment from broken cargo pallet. Wooden debris from destroyed cargo box are scattered on the ditch. A group of Marines smoking and watching the recovery of material at side of the ditch. African American Marine’s helmet reads “Jock Tall Tan Young + Fine”. Marines put recovered materiel inside a bag. Marines smiling and searching for materiel. Marines recovering parachute cargo bundle from rice paddy mud.