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United States Marines armed with M40 recoilless rifle , M20 rocket launcher,and M29 mortar, in Hue, Vietnam
Activities during the Vietnam War of United States Marines in Hue, Vietnam during the 1968 Tet offensive. United States Marines prepare to fire a 106mm M40 recoilless rifle. The marines fire a 3.5" M20 rocket launcher. A marine in a flak vest kneels down on the ground and inspects a M29 81mm Mortar. A marine bent over the M29 81mm Mortar assists him. Other marines with camouflaged helmets look at nearby building. A damaged building. Columns of smoke rise from the building. The M29 81mm Mortar team fires a mortar. A marine sticks a ramrod down the tube of the mortar and then pulls it out. A marine places a 106mm recoiless rifle on the tripod. He adjusts the 106mm RR for firing out of a window. A marine stacks fallen lumber. Trees in the background. Marines carrying M16 rifles stand near a brick wall. A dirt road in the foreground. The barrel from a 106mm m40 recoiless rifle moves. A building in the background.
Soldiers of the U.S. 2nd Battalion 47th Infantry (Mechanized) and 4th Battalion 39th Infantry clearing a hamlet during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam
Elements of B Company, 2/47th Infantry (Mechanized) and C Company, 4/39th Infantry, clearing North Vietnamese Army regulars from "Widows' Village" (a hamlet of housing provided by the government of the Republic of Vietnam for widows and children of fallen ARVN soldiers). The action occurs January 31st, 1968 (on "Tet", the Vietnamese Lunar New Year holiday). U.S. troops firing small arms as they proceed across tall grass into the hamlet. Several M 113 armored personnel carriers (APCs) are seen accompanying the troops. A soldier, who has been hit, lying prone between two other soldiers, tries to get up. Flames consuming huts. Riflemen moving cautiously. A slightly wounded soldier, lying on the ground, smiles as he points to his leg as another soldier helps him. APCs advance, firing 50 caliber machine guns. Riflemen staying close behind. Views of a number of huts, in the hamlet, that have not been destroyed. (Note: According to Colonel Sonny Craven, then leader of a combat photo team on the scene, these combat sequences was filmed by soldiers of the 221st Signal Company [Pictorial]). Craven and another photographer, were both wounded in the engagement.) (Vietnam War period).
Grosvenor Square anti-Vietnam War protest in London, United Kingdom
London Police arrest a young protester during the March 17, 1968 demonstration in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom, against the Vietnam War. Anti-Vietnam War protester attempts to resist arrest from the police. A tear gas canister is thrown at policemen riding horses in front of the U.S. Embassy. Police kick and beat an unruly protester resisting arrest. London Police on horseback attempt to restore order during demonstration, forcing horses through crowd of protestors. Policemen carry unruly demonstrators, including a woman wearing a mini skirt. Policemen arrest more youth protesters.
People flee during the Tet Offensive siege of Hue city.
Communist Massacre in Hue, Vietnam. Atrocities by the Viet Cong on the residents of Hue following the 1968 Tet offensive. Machine guns fire and bomb explosions. People flee Hue during siege of the city. Refugees with belongings run as city is bombed. Houses burn and woman cries. Civilians flee across pontoon bridge laid across boats next to wrecked Truong Tien steel bridge. Carts, rickshaws, and vehicles abandoned in the streets. (Vietnam War period).
Funeral procession for hundreds of coffins extends for miles before reaching cemetery in Hue following the 1968 Tet offensive.
After discovering mass grave in Hue. Grieving women and shrine at meeting point for hundreds of grave. Mourners near coffins. Coffins prepared for procession. Incense and flowers burn on coffin. Bamboo sticks tied with coffin. Women cry. Mourners in coolie hats. Coffins carried by men. Funeral procession moves ahead. Procession on its way to cemetery. Mourners wear coolie hats in procession. Procession extends for miles. Procession arrives at cemetery. Shrine in cemetery. Civilians and military authorities at cemetery. Burial begins.
U.S. Soldiers filling sandbags for making bunkers during Operation Somerset Plain in Vietnam.
101st Air Cavalry Dv. of Operation Somerset Plain. U.S. Soldiers inside the ditch, filling sandbags with shovels for making bunkers. African American soldier digging sand. Soldiers seen adjusting and standing near the hows. Supplies hanging on copter CH-47 which is flying. August 1968. (Vietnam War period).
