The activities of U.S. troops during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Troopers around a mechanical mule. One man enters with a stretcher. They remove a man from the vehicle. A medium tank moves ahead, takes a turn and stops. A tank and a mechanical mule approach a narrow roadway. Trees and buildings in the background. A mechanical mule moves carrying wounded men. A tank moves along a narrow dirt road. A mechanical mule with troopers aboard. A 6 ton truck backing down on a dirty road. A mechanical mule carries 106 MM recoilless rifle. A trooper carrying a wounded man on his back runs to towards the truck. The wounded man is placed in the truck. A man places a stretcher in the truck. More wounded personnel are carried on stretchers towards the truck. (Vietnam War period).
Rubble in aftermath of the Tet Offensive fighting at Hue shows damaged buildings and debris on streets. Destroyed buildings with piles of rubble. A group of children sits in large opened doorway. Vietnamese troops stand, along sidewalk outside shops. Destroyed Truong Tien Bridge with many people on the bridge where a damaged span meets the water. Large group of Vietnamese troops boards landing craft. American soldiers aboard landing craft. Men in landing craft fire at shoreline in the far background. American soldier leans up against tree as he looks down the empty street. U.S. Marines fire m-60 machine guns. Marines fire recoilless rifle from mechanical mule. Troops move on double behind the mechanical mule. Haze and smoke in the background.
North Vietnamese and Vietcong troops attack Hue. Soldiers with guns hide and look around. They drop bombs on the village. Fire and smoke from bombardment. Soldiers with guns in their hands. Houses burn due to the continuous bombardment. A bridge in front of a house on which a scooter is lying. A soldier hides behind a barricade with a gun. Two soldiers smoking. Soldier talks on a radio. Other soldiers watch him. They discuss among themselves. People run and soldiers search the houses. (Vietnam War period).
ARVN soldiers advance during the Tet Offensive Battle of Hue in the Vietnam War. Refugees cross wrecked Truong Tien Bridge. Destruction in the city due to battle. Soldiers distribute food and medical supplies to the people. People run in search of shelter and to protect themselves from firing and bombardment. Child takes his father on his back to help him move to a safe place. People carry family members on their shoulders and help the handicapped and old people to reach safety. People are crying because of destruction and loss of life. They are sent to safety as soldiers help them to cross to the other side of the bridge. They walk with their belongings in their hands. Other people help them by taking the injured people on stretchers. A man and a child look at the graves of the civilians who died in the battle.
U.S. 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division base camp operations in Phu Bai near Hue, Vietnam. Soldiers dig in and fill sandbags. 105 mm howitzer in the background. Soldier drinks from canteen cup. Soldier digs trench. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division base camp operations in Phu Bai near Hue, Vietnam. Soldier digs with a shovel. Soldier uses pickaxe. He drinks from canteen cup and douses his head with water. (Vietnam War period).