The American Navy advanced in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Firing from the PBRs (Patrol River Boat) and PCFs (Patrol Craft Fast) or Swift Boat. Explosions along river bank from striking of machine gun bullets. Two PBRs underway. Firing at the river bank. Heavy foliage along riverbank. Explosions in water throwing up column of smoke. Machine guns on Swift Boat fired at the shoreline. American flag seen on the Swift Boat.
The American Navy advance in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A PCF (Patrol Craft Fast) or Swift Boat cruises past at high speed. American flag seen on the swift boat. PBR (Patrol Boat River) underway fires at river bank. Several hits made on the water's edge. Machine gunner fires twin .50 Caliber Machine Gun at boats at shoreline. Smoke drifts along riverbank. PBR underway fires at river bank. Small explosions arise in brush from grenades. Swift boat underway. Large explosions occurs on riverbank throwing up column of smoke. Swift boat cruises down river as personnel fire machine guns at the bank.
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).
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 (Patrol Boat River) during Operation Giant Sling Shot in Vietnam. A crewman scrubs down the deck of a PBR. Another PBR drifts. Trees alongside a riverbank. Vietnamese on the riverbank. Tracers go through the sky during a fire fight between the PBRs and the North Vietnamese Army at night. A PBR underway at a high speed. Tracers seen in the background. (Vietnam War period).
Activities aboard PBRs (Patrol Boat River) during Operation Giant Sling Shot in Vietnam. A gunner on board a PBR dons a flak jacket (Soldier's last name is Pease, seen on jacket). Other crewmen stands behind him. A .50 caliber machine gunner at his post in a helmet and a flak jacket. Hands of the machine gunner arms his gun. The PBR in a river. Smoke rises from the river bank (Vietnam War period).
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