U.S. soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade in South Vietnam during Operation Big Spring of the Vietnam War. Soldiers seated in a field with weapons. They rest and talk amongst themselves. A soldier pets a dog. He holds the leash of the dog. Other soldiers stand nearby. A soldier reads a newspaper. A soldier looks at photographs in his wallet. One of them smokes. The soldiers pick up their backpacks and begin to advance across the field. View of soldiers crossing field, approaching camera. Soldiers wearing backpacks and carrying their weapons move through a thick brush area while on patrol.
U.S. soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade in South Vietnam during Operation Big Spring of the Vietnam War. A U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopter lands. Crates stacked on the airfield. Loading and unloading of equipment from the helicopter. Soldiers talk. A soldier reads a newspaper. Empty water cans are thrown out and supplies are loaded aboard the helicopter.
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. Army soldiers aboard tanks moving along a road. Soldiers aboard tanks. South Vietnamese soldiers also seen. They fire rifles. The enemy attempted to capture the Saigon radio station. When they were not able to capture the radio station, they set fire to the building. Heavy columns of smoke rise from the burning building. A fire fighting squad in action. Firemen douse the fire. Dead bodies and wrecked equipment on a street. Interrogation of Viet Cong prisoners. Captured weapons of Chinese or Russian origin.
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese Soldiers lying in prone positions. A loudspeaker on a street. Soldiers fire rifles. A helicopter hovers over the area. Jeeps parked along a street. Soldiers move in the area. Vietnamese soldier broadcasting through loudspeakers to encourage surrender by Vietcong forces, as part of psychological warfare tactics. A number of Viet Cong troops surrender and are taken prisoner. The soldiers walk with the prisoners. Soldiers aboard a jeep moving along the area. Dead bodies of Vietcong soldiers and wrecked weapons on a street. Captured Chinese and Russian weapons are seen stacked up. Heavy columns of smoke rise during the combat. Civilians flee. U.S. Army soldiers moving military equipment. Aerial view of smoke rising from area in combat.
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Damaged buildings and wrecked equipment in an area. Soldiers fire rifles. M113 APC. Smoke rises from firing and bombardment. Civilians are evacuated by the soldiers. A soldier talks over a phone. Soldiers fire rifles. They fire machine guns and other guns. 3rd Airborne Battle Group
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Dead bodies of Vietcong troops and North Vietnamese troops in an area. A rubbled area. Several Vietcong wounded soldiers are carried by the soldiers. They are provided medical care by civilians and medical teams. The medical teams treat the wounded. The wounded are given medical care and food. A doctor bandages a man's injured leg. An ambulance moves along a street. Men carry wounded on litters. Damaged buildings along street sides. Vietcong prisoners are interviewed by military correspondents. Abandoned weapons on display.