U.S. Mobile Riverine Force comprising of Navy Squadrons and 9th Infantry Division carry out Operation Truong Cong Dinh in Dong Tam, Vietnam. Soldiers wade across knee-deep water of a stream and struggle up a muddy bank. The soldiers cross various log footbridges over canals and streams in the jungle. A line of soldiers walk along a canal.
U.S. Mobile Riverine Force comprising of Navy Squadrons and 9th Infantry Division carry out Operation Truong Cong Dinh in Dong Tam, Vietnam. ATCs (Armored Troop Carriers) and Monitors underway. An ATC which starts to sink heads for a shore. The ATC moves up a river. A view from inside the ATC as soldiers go ashore into deep mud and a jungle. The soldiers walk on a mud path. (Vietnam War period).
Opening scene shows view from cockpit of a U.S. Army Sikorsky H-34 Helicopter flying over Dong Xoai, Vietnam. View from the ground as the helicopter descends to land. Scene shifts to the ground, where heavy battle damage is evident in structures and surroundings. U.S. soldiers stand near damaged cemetery. Severe battle damage is shown with gaping holes in a building. Also shown are some captured arms left after the end of the Viet Cong assault on the town and its airstrip (defended by 400 South Vietnamese troops). Members of a local family , including several small children, each search through wreckage for any surviving belongings. ARVN (Army of Vietnam) soldiers help search through rubble. Survivors are seen carrying their few belongings as they leave the destroyed town to seek shelter elsewhere. More views of the battle damaged town. A U.S. Army Colonel is seen conversing with an ARVN officer. More views of damaged town. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Midway (CVA-41) is seen carrying a deck full of mostly F-4 Phantom fighter aircraft. Closeup on deck shows several aircraft displaying the tail code "NE" of Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2). Closeup of a Douglas A-1H Skyraider aircraft being cleared for takeoff from an aircraft carrier. Closeup of pilot in open cockpit of a Vought F-8 Crusader aircraft that displays shark teeth at its engine intake, and a tear drop on its fuselage. Closeup of an A-1H taking off from carrier deck.
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).
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