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USS Harnett with its helicopter and Riverine patrol boats operating in South Vietnam delta region during the Vietnam War

The USS Harnett County (LST-821) in South China Sea, near the coast of Vietnam. Several U.S. Navy Riverine boats cluster around her. Closeups of Riverine boat crewmen. A Patrol Boat Riverine (PBR) headed out on patrol. Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunship of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3) passes close by the camera. Aerial view of the Mekong delta region of South Vietnam showing rivers, streams, canals, and Mangrove forests and cultivated fields. View from cockpit of helicopter approaching the USS Harnett County and sound of the pilot requesting a "green deck" to land. Green flag flying over the landing zone on the ship. The chopper lands and deck crew secures it and beginning servicing it. View of the ship anchored 2 miles from the mouth of the Cochin River. Riverine patrol boat returning to the ship. A ship's officer (Lieutenant) on the bridge, speaking with sailors. They observe the shore with visual aids. Glimpse of a wooden Vietnamese fishing boat. Closeup of main rotor blades turning on a Navy U1B gunship. Crew boarding and the helicopter cleared for takeoff. It flies low over the river as it departs on daily patrol. . View from helicopter as it flies over the delta.

Date: 1967, June
Duration: 4 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040355
United States Navy Riverine Patrol boat operations in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War

Navy Lieutenant exchanges salutes and receives reports from junior officers aboard the USS Harnett County (LST-821) anchored 2 miles from the mouth of the Co Chien River in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam. Crew members don helmets and board riverine patrol boats. View from a patrol boat as it is underway. (LST 821 and another patrol boat are in background.) Closeup of gunner setting up his twin M2HB .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns. Two patrol boats speeding across the water. Closeup of several crewmen in one of the boats. The second boat pulling up close to port, astern of the first boat. View from land as both boats enter a narrow river. closeup of the U.S. flag flying in the breeze. The patrol boats pass a Vietnamese family of 9 persons, in a wooden boat. Views of other local Vietnamese and their boats and dwellings along the river banks. A local ferryboat carrying many Vietnamese people. Patrol boat members watching activity with binoculars. One has his M16 rifle at the ready. The crew signals to a wooden Vietnamese boat flying the South Vietnam flag, which approaches and presents a document. The crew searches the boat and occupants for Viet Cong persons or supplies. Views of the patrol boat stopping and searching a number of small open wood boats and occupants. The Americans give small gifts to some of them, especially to any children. Closeup of a mother with several children in their boat. Closeups of individual Patrol Boat crew members, in relaxed moments, smoking, eating, and simply sitting as the boat cruises along the river. The U.S. flag fluttering. Dramatic view of clouds, gray sky, and wake of the boat in the water.

Date: 1967, June
Duration: 5 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040356
Routine activities aboard the USS Harnett County (LST-821) in South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War

Glimpse from U.S. riverine patrol boat, of its home ship, the USS Harnett County (LST-821) at mouth of the Co-Chien River in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam war. Ship's bell sounds. sailors aboard the Harnett County are busy with routine task, including cleaning, repainting, and the like. Some pull ammunition from stores and get weapons ready. Several sailors maneuver a patrol boat suspended above the LST's deck by a crane. The crane operator is seen at the controls, as he lowers the patrol boat below decks, while sailors on deck steady the boat using lines and cleats. The patrol boat descends into a maintenance shop. The hands of a mechanic are seen making adjustments to the boat's engine. Closeup of the mechanic. View from above of him working on the engine. Scene shifts to a mechanic perched on the main rotor of a Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunship of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3). Several sailors carry a large drive assembly across the deck. Closeup of machanic working on the rotor. Silhouette, against late day sky, of the reassembled rotor and engine running. Sailors relaxing in common rooms below decks, playing cards, reading, and writing letters. Armed sentry patrolling the ship's deck, at sunset.

Date: 1967, June
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040357
Crew of the USS Harnett County (LST-821) plan a mission during rainy season in South Vietnam. Patrol boats search for Viet Cong during Vietnam War.

Views of sun and clouds above the USS Harnett County (LST-821) anchored near the mouth of the Co-Chien River in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam war. Later, as the rainy season is beginning, one of the LST's Riverine patrol boats speeds across the water as heavy storm clouds gather in the background. Rain drops create rings on the surface of the water. View from deck of the USS Harnett County, during a soaking rain. Water covers the deck. All outside activity is at a standstill. In a conference room below decks, a Navy Lieutenant and several junior officers discuss tactics, after learning that two companies of Viet Cong (VC) have set up bunkers on the banks of a canal. Later, on a clear day, sailors on deck are briefed on the plan to deal with the VC, which will involve patrol boats to detect their location, so they can be attacked by Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunships of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3). View from shore, of patrol boats entering a narrow body of water. View from a patrol boat bow, looking astern. Closeup of gunner at 50mm machine gun, with belt of ammunition framing the lower part of image. Closeup of another sailor looking intently as they proceed. Closeup of the gunner on deck, seated at the controls of twin 50 caliber machine guns. The lead patrol boat turns around as the water becomes too shallow to permit further travel upstream. The patrol boats head downstream at high speed. View of bow wave from port side of a patrol boat.

Date: 1967, June
Duration: 3 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040359
U.S. AP (Air Police) and Viet Nam Air Force MP (Military Police) check bars in Saigon in Vietnam during Vietnam War.

Activities of USAF (United States Air Forces) 377th Air Police Security Squadron at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF AP (Air Police), U.S. Army MP (Military Police) and VNAF (Viet Nam Air Force) MP walk past bars and shops on a street in Saigon. A sign on tree reads 'Off Limits To U.S. Forces'. AP, USA MP and Vietnamese MP walk and check bars to see if they are closed. They come to an open bar. Two U.S. Army enlisted men exit and AP write up a violation, then the security guards move on. The name of the bar reads 'Snack Bar Tokyo'. Sentry dog compound shows a sign which reads 'OFF LIMITS, SENTRY DOG AREA, DANGER and KENNEL AREA'.

Date: 1966, May 11
Duration: 2 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061427
Activities of U.S. 377th Air Police security guards at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

Activities of USAF (United States Air Forces) 377th Air Police Security Squadron at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF AP (Air Police), U.S. Army MP (Military Police) and VNAF (Viet Nam Air Force) MP check bars in Saigon. Two U.S. Army enlisted men exit bars as security guards approach. An AP checks identification cards and writes up a violation. APs gathered behind pick up trucks as training supervisor U.S. Sergeant Craft briefs them and the group breaks up and goes to kennels. Guards take their dogs out of kennel pens. Handlers and the dogs go through an obstacle course and a jump barrier. Sergeant Craft gives commands.

Date: 1966, May 11
Duration: 2 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061428