A 30 caliber machine gun (MG) mounted on a LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) called a Papa boat, cruise in water near beach. A gunner secured to the gunnels of the 30 caliber MG. The gunner looks at USS Iredell County. A coxswain at the controls. A LCU-600 (Landing Craft Utility) moves fast across USS Iredell County. Heavy duty forklifts offloading supplies from USS Iredell County on the beach ramp.
Coverage of joint USAF - Navy participation in construction of air base at Phu Cat. Shows arrival of men and equipment. U.S. military men offload lumbar. Truck convoy en route to base construction site. Flatbed transport truck gets stuck in a mud hole. Erection of early facilities including mess hall, 120 kilowatt power generator and water purifier. Airmen and sentry dogs patrol base perimeter.
Aerial view of ground below. Trees and water logged rice paddy fields. River runs through the countryside. Dirt road runs, climbs up a hill and run down from it.
Aerial view of Chu Lai coastline. Two boats lie on sandy beach. Aerial view of Billets and shacks on beach. View of the coastline. Ocean waves hit the beach. View inside the helicopter. Helicopter Pilot wears a helmet. View of river delta seen from the helicopter.
ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldiers being extracted by helicopters after Operation Lam Son 719 in Laos during the Vietnam War. U.S. Army Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) parked on a hilltop. and several in flight around Route 9. One chopper on ground with the rotor blades spinning. ARVN soldiers around the chopper. Soldiers seated in the chopper that takes off. Hills in the background. A Huey in flight over military trucks and artillery at a camp. South Vietnamese soldiers in groups at the landing zone. They prepare to evacuate the camp. Soldiers with back packs seated and standing. Three U.S. Army soldiers converse. Military trucks in the background. Vietnamese soldiers with back packs and guns walk in one direction. A Continental tire on a military jeep with a 'Ben Hai' sign and insignia. A South Vietnamese soldier with a military water bottle. A soldier signals a helicopter as it approaches for landing.
Accidental fire started by a flare aboard USS Oriskany (CVA-34)aircraft carrier off South Vietnam. Men from damage control party work to control fire and smoke. Men gather around UH-2A helicopter after it lands bringing firefighting supplies. Sailors take a chow break and eat combat rations. (Vietnam War period).
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