United States soldiers of the 9th Signal Battalion work on a wooden frame barrack in Dong Tam, Vietnam. A soldier stands out of the barrack. Soldiers work on the upper floor of the barrack building. A soldier sits at the frame of barrack while another nails the wooden log. Soldier leans and nails the net on the wooden logs. Soldier sits on a frame and other nails the log. Soldiers lean and nail the net on the logs. A soldier passes past the barrack. Soldiers work in barrack with the logs. (Vietnam War period).
Opening scene shows wooden buildings at the Reliable Academy in Dong Tam, Vietnam, where the U.S. Ninth Infantry Division has established an NCO training facility.One building is designated "classroom 4" and displays the name of an instructor. Inside, members of the 9th Division Band play musical selections for the occasion. Closeup of the 9th Infantry Division band base drum and drummer, followed by another view of the band members playing. Next, all present rise to hear remarks from Brigadier General Frank Gunn, Deputy Commander of the 9th Infantry Division.
Service clubs at Special Services area of Dong Tam, Vietnam. Board of Special Services. Outer view of EM club, NCO club,craft shop and their sign boards. Chart on the board about the photography class.
A U.S. Navy Riverine Armored Troop Carrier "Tango" Boat (ATC) backing to a dock. It displays American flag. Letters "T-91-7" are stenciled on its stern. Crew members aft, ready to secure it. They secure lines to the dock. A sign on boat reads:"Casrep Seven." A dozen similar boats are tied up in a line at the dock. Camera shifts to a sign on shore reading:"Dong Tam Fleet Landing." Image stops after TC:01:33 and wild sound only follows to end.
U.S. Mobile Riverine Force comprising of Navy Squadrons and 9th Infantry Division carry out Operation Truong Cong Dinh in Dong Tam, Vietnam. Soldiers disembark from an ATC (Armored Troop Carrier) and go ashore into deep mud and jungle. The soldiers walk on a jungle path and enter a village. The soldiers walk along a canal to the village. They cross a single-log bridge over the canal and cross a footbridge over a stream. They walk past houses along the canal. The soldiers jump over the canal in the jungle. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Mobile Riverine Force comprising of Navy Squadrons and 9th Infantry Division carry out Operation Truong Cong Dinh in Dong Tam, Vietnam. A soldier speaks over a radio. A group of soldiers advances through a jungle. A soldier looks at an A112-3 Riverine Craft moving ahead in a river. (Vietnam War period).