Activities of the American 1st Cavalry Division in Chu Lai, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. M113 Armored Personnel carriers (APCs) with soldiers atop in rice paddy. They move out on the rice paddy. M113s cross the paddies and approach a tree line. Smoke arises on the field.
Recreation activities at the United Service Organizations (USO) in Chu Lai, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Entrance of the USO building. Sign boards reads: 'Welcome', 'USO Chu Lai'. Few soldiers enter and leave the building. Interior of the building. Soldiers relax in a lounge. Other soldiers relax and enjoy at a beach. A helicopter in flight over the beach. Some soldiers at the USO snack bar on the beach. Water tower marked with 'USO'. U.S. Army Motion Picture cameraman filming the beach.
Recreation activities at the United Service Organizations (USO) in Chu Lai, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Soldiers relax and enjoy at the beach. Some soldiers play in surf. Other soldiers relax on the beach and watch the soldiers play. A sign board reads: 'Sorry No'.
Crew aboard Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) in Dong Ha, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. LCM-8 passes. A LCM-8 underway. Coxswain of the LCM-8 guiding craft into area at Cau Viet. A LCM-8 underway at a slow speed. A fork lift loads crate aboard LCM-8. Operator of forklift. Crate being dropped on deck of LCM-8. Operator backs fork lift away. Supplies being loaded onto a LCM. Cargo in tank deck area of LCM-8. LCM-8 underway in river. A man in the foreground. Wheel and floor gauges at foot of a coxswain. He moves wheel with feet. Coxswain uses feet to steer LCM-8. Cargo stacked on LCM-8. Two men in the foreground. Coxswain lites up cigarette. Ramp at Dong Ha. A LCM-8 in the foreground. Ramp of the LCM-8 being lowered to beach area at Dong Ha. Cargo in hold of LCM-8. Several men stand nearby. LCM-8 at ramp. Forklift moves aboard for off loading crates.
U.S. military troops being transported to South Vietnam, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A vessel underway in ocean carrying U.S. soldiers to South Vietnam. Members of the 101st Airborne Division arrive at Cam Ranh Bay. The soldiers are taken in army vehicles to the base. The soldiers at the base. The regimental banner and the U.S. flag. General Taylor who retires as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam with the soldiers. The soldiers salute. The men of the Screaming Eagle Division take up their positions at the new base. The U.S. soldiers near army vehicles. A few soldiers on heels. A soldier in position.
The U.S. Army providing military security in Vietnam to facilitate the Republic of Vietnam Revolutionary Development Program during the Vietnam War. U.S. Army tanks on the move. Vietnamese village on a river, with small boats at the bank. Irregular volunteer with M-16 walks over small bridge. Republic of Vietnam representatives in a rural village trying to win allegiance of the people with simple social and economic projects. Seen are persons providing health assistance, supervising small construction activities, and teaching school. U.S. Army officers advising Vietnamese officers as they consult a large map in a headquarters. U.S. Army advisory team listens as Vietnamese officer explains an agricultural project in rural Vietnam. District Advisor, a U.S. Army Major, named Taylor, converses with a South Vietnamese officer, during a meeting. South Vietnamese rural townsfolk standing outside a building where American dentist is providing care to local populace. A U.S. Army roadbuilding project in rural South Vietnam. American soldiers handing out candy to Vietnamese children and distributing food and clothing to rural poor. U.S. Army Civil Affairs Companies, engaged in building construction, bridge construction, agriculture improvement, public health medical care and refugee assistance. U.S. Army surgical team providing services to the Vietnamese. Army engineers work on water supply system while small Vietnamese children bathe in the water. Supplies captured from the enemy, including rice, salt, food, clothing and medical supplies, are distributed to the local population.