During Vietnam War: Republic of Vietnam Marines board landing craft LCM-8s (Mike Boats) on river bank at night. Lights seen in the background. They hold guns and rifles. LCM-8's up to riverbank with ramps down. LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) backing away from river bank. Members of the ARVN 9th infantry Division are also seen boarding the LCM's.
Activities of the U.S. Navy Coastal Division aboard Swift Boats in Vietnam. A soldier on the Swift Boat checks the identification of personnel of fishing boats. One man picks up an M-16 Rifle. Another man looks through some papers in a plastic bag. Boat at a high speed run. Swift Boat tied up to the Mother Ship. Interior view of the quarters of a Swift Boat. Flags fly from the stern of a boat. Swift Boat moves out in the bay in background. Stern view of a LCM (Mike Boat) and Swift Boat underway. Hilly terrain seen beyond the bay. Starboard quarter view of PCF (Patrol Craft Fast) or Swift Boat docks at pier. (Vietnam War period).
Activities of the U.S. Navy Coastal Division aboard a Swift Boat during the Vietnam War. A Swift Boat leaves the pier. Scenes of Coastal Group 26 docking area. Boat approaches. Republic of Vietnam Navy Liaison Petty Officer walks over the pier. He boards the swift Boat. Swift Boat leaves the pier. Lieutenant Henry L Hodges helps the Petty Officer aboard. Mountain covered with trees in the background. American flag on the deck of the boat. Port quarter view of the PCF (Portal Craft Fast) or Swift Boat. Swift Boats tied up to the causeway. Sun setts over the hills. Barbed wires on the beach area. Dog approaches and walks across the beach.
Officers aboard Quiet Fast Boats during a patrol in the Bassac River, Vietnam. An M-60 machine gun in the foreground. U.S. Lieutenant Lemon and Lieutenant Riedel man their M-60 machine gun in the stern section of the QFB ( Quiet Fast Boats). Heavy foliage along the riverbank. One of the officers takes a paddle from the boat and puts it over the side. Chief Petty Officer Briggs is the coxswain of the boat. Lieutenant Lemon and Lieutenant Riedel man their M-60 machine gun in the background. Soldier fires a Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher. Closeup view of the Mk 18 grenade launcher as it is fired. African American soldier pours river water on engines. Helicopters in flight overhead. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. sailors aboard River Patrol Boats during a patrol in the Bassac River, Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. An M-2 Browning .50 cal. machine gun at the stern of a boat. Men man their .50 cal. machine guns. Soldier fires Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher. Heavy foliage alongside the riverbank. Officers pour water on the engine of the boat. Lieutenant Lemon and Lieutenant Riedel man their machine guns. They load ammunition belts in the guns. Soldier stands ready with a M79 grenade launcher aimed at river bank. A helicopter in flight overhead.
Activities aboard PBRs during Operation Game Warden in Vietnam. A PBR (Patrol Boat River) pulls away from the starboard area of USS Harnett County (LST-821). Two U.S. Army Seawolf helicopters aboard USS Harnett. A PBR underway en route to relieve another PBR on patrol. A crewman behind a machine gun on a PBR. Second PBR seen in the foreground. Stern view of the PBR underway at a high speed. Beam view of a PBR underway. American flags on the deck of the boats. Bow of the PBR seen from a cockpit area. Junk is seen cutting across the bow of the PBR loaded with supplies. A boat approaches the junk. A crewman on board the junk during inspection. He inspects papers. The junk crew huddled in the foreground watches as the inspection takes place. Crewmen come up out of a hole in the junk and walk forward. A stern view of the junk underway. One of the crewman aboard the PBR wears a black beret. (Vietnam War period).
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