United States Marines firing mortar round into enemy position outside the Khe Sanh perimeter during Vietnam War. Cargo parachutes airdropped into drop zone. Marines watching drop zone. Marine with helmet labeled “Louis" smokes a cigarette. A Marine digging a foxhole.
Marines rolling cargo bundle off a parachute during the Vietnam War. A forklift places military cargo onto a truck. View of soldier driving forklift. African American soldier drives truck stacked cargo away. An African American Marine pulling parachute ropes. Forklift moves cargo parcel onto truck bed.
United States Marines recovering materiel from a broken airdropped crate in a rice paddy in Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War. Two Marines wade around in ditch adjacent to rice paddy, retrieving mortar rounds and other equipment from broken cargo pallet. Wooden debris from destroyed cargo box are scattered on the ditch. A group of Marines smoking and watching the recovery of material at side of the ditch. African American Marine’s helmet reads “Jock Tall Tan Young + Fine”. Marines put recovered materiel inside a bag. Marines smiling and searching for materiel. Marines recovering parachute cargo bundle from rice paddy mud.
United States Marines walking through jungle in Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War. A Lockheed C-130A transport plane in sky making a cargo aiedrop. Cargo with parachutes falling gently to ground in drop zone.
United States McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II fighter bombers make low altitued air strikes near Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War. An F-4C drops a bomb on hill. Explosion and clouds of smoke rising from bomb detonation. A F-4C fighter-bomber zooms past field and drop more bombs before disappearing. More F-4C engage in low flying air strikes, one flying directly over United States camp before strike. A thick, dark cloud of smoke forms over a field after an air strike.
The keel laying of supercarrier USS Nimitz (CVAN-68) at the Newport News Ship Building & Drydock in Newport News, Virginia, USA. United States Navy Chaplain Captain G.H. Sargent speaks on the microphone while giving the benediction. Crowd departing the area. The bust of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is seen. A blonde woman smiles while standing in group chatting. Some of the crowd leaving after the ceremony has ended.