U.S. troops wait for transportation at 90th Replacement Battalion in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie sits on the steps of barracks and talks with a soldier. They hold caps in their hands. Soldiers carry barracks bags and put in bedding. Gillispie and other soldiers carry barracks bags to formation. The soldiers wait for transportation to 199th Infantry Brigade base camp. Gillispie seated on a barracks bag. Some soldiers sit on barracks bags and a few stand. A U.S. recruit carries barracks bag to a truck. A sign reads 'Report Here'. Gillispie and other soldiers board the truck. An ambulance in the background. A close up of Gillispie. The truck driven away. Insignia of the United States on the truck.
U.S. troops at 199th Infantry Brigade base camp in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A U.S. Army truck loaded with U.S. troops. The truck is driven on roads and arrives at the base camp. The troops get off from the truck at the camp. U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie and another soldier carry barracks bags and keep them aside. Other soldiers collect their barracks bags. They receive instruction sheets. The soldiers read the sheets. Richard Gillispie reads the instruction sheet. Richard smokes and reads the instructions. The soldiers sign the sheets. A non commissioned officer (NCO) welcomes the troops.
U.S. soldiers on their way to 90th Replacement Battalion in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The soldiers board buses. The soldiers seated in a bus en route to a processing center. They look out from the window of the bus. A diver driving the bus. The soldiers inside the bus talk and smile. U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie seated with other soldiers looks out from a window. The bus drives past a town and civilians look at the soldiers in the buses. A sign reads '90th Replacement Battalion'. The buses enter the replacement area. The soldiers get off from the buses and assemble. Gillispe and other soldiers.
Activities of U.S. soldiers at 90th Replacement Battalion in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie and others fill out forms. A red box with a sign on it that reads 'Pennies'. The soldiers put pennies in the box. Gillispie exchanges currency for MPCs (Military Payment Certificates'. Other soldiers stand in a line behind him. The soldiers carrying barracks bags assemble. Gillispie smiles. The soldiers walk to 18th Replacement Orientation Building. An officer looks at the time by his watch. Several signs which all read 'Central Issue Point'.
U.S. soldiers at 90th Replacement Battalion in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Soldiers in formation receive papers. The papers are passed on to other soldiers. U.S. soldiers walk forward in formation and turn in their field jackets. The troops brush their teeth. They stand with their barracks bags. Officers at a podium. Loudspeakers on poles. A sign reads 'Nha Trang'. The soldiers stand at the side of the podium. A formation of soldiers marches off.
U.S. Air Force (USAF) Combat Control Team at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. soldiers toss each other into a water tank. A jeep parked in the background. They lift up another soldier and put him in the tank. The drenched soldier walks. The soldiers around a cooking area drinking beer. A building in the background. They toss another soldier and put him into the tank. The soldier in the tank. The soldiers toss each other into the water tank.. A drenched soldier drinks beer. A soldier lifts up another soldier on his shoulder and walks towards the water tank. The soldiers enjoy and put each other into the water tank.