Activities of 9th Infantry Division in Dong Tam, Vietnam. Class on patrolling. Soldiers sit and watch and other soldiers exercise firing in prone position. Soldiers enter jungle area. They cross stream on a single board and walk in jungle during practical patrolling exercise (Vietnam War period).
Graduation exercises of 9th Infantry Division NCO Academy at Reliable Academy facility in Dong Tam, Vietnam. Brigadier General Frank Gunn, Deputy Commander 9th Infantry Division, addresses the graduating class. Soldiers sit and listen. Brigadier Gunn leaves the building. Major Shaw, Deputy Commander, and other Reliable Academy officers accompany him in his jeep as he departs after the ceremony. (Vietnam War period).
Recreation area at Special Service area in Dong Tam, Vietnam. Soldier picks up golf club at booth. 'Equipment check out store' sign at booth. He starts to play miniature golf game. Swimming pool sign. (Vietnam War period).
Swimming pool at Special Services area of Dong Tam in Vietnam. Board of Special Services swimming pool. Soldiers stand besides the pool. Soldiers stand in the pool. Soldiers form human pyramid in the pool. (Vietnam War period).
Officers aboard Quiet Fast Boats during a patrol in the Bassac River, Vietnam. An M-60 machine gun in the foreground. U.S. Lieutenant Lemon and Lieutenant Riedel man their M-60 machine gun in the stern section of the QFB ( Quiet Fast Boats). Heavy foliage along the riverbank. One of the officers takes a paddle from the boat and puts it over the side. Chief Petty Officer Briggs is the coxswain of the boat. Lieutenant Lemon and Lieutenant Riedel man their M-60 machine gun in the background. Soldier fires a Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher. Closeup view of the Mk 18 grenade launcher as it is fired. African American soldier pours river water on engines. Helicopters in flight overhead. (Vietnam War period).
Activities of the American 1st Cavalry Division in Chu Lai, South Vietnam. The United States Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopter being signaled to land in the rice paddy. Soldiers rush towards the helicopter and unload mermite food container mail and other supplies from the helicopter. The helicopter takes off. Soldiers carry off the supplies. Mail being distributed to the soldiers. (Vietnam War period).