U.S. soldiers posted in Saigon Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Opening slate reads: "8 Feb 68, After Action (Saigon/Cholon)." UH-1D helicopters off loading U.S. Army soldiers of 199th Light Infantry Brigade. OH-23 helicopter takes off from Phu Tho Racetrack, (It has been suggested that the Commander, 2nd Bn 40th Arty might be aboard.) Soldiers walk across field along with sentry dogs. A formation of UH-1D Huey helicopters lands in the race track center, raising dust. Next, soldiers are seen walking across the field, carrying their weapons and gear. Closeup of one carrying an M67 recoilless rifle. They step over the racetrack railing and walk to the grandstand building. Change of scene shows U.S. soldiers, stripped to the waist, setting up an m29-81mm-mortar.They pause and look up as another formation of UH-1D Hueys lands in the field. One of the mortar crew turns upright, a wooden box and frame, containing a toilet seat. It sits next to another just like it. Troops stream across the field, as they leave their helicopters.
Troops from unit D/3/7 of the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade, patrol streets in the Cholon district of Saigon, Vietnam. Local people go about ordinary activities. A man carrying a white flag containing a red cross, emerges from an alley, leading several others carrying a red coffin. A man on a Honda motor scooter drives past. A woman sits on the back of the scooter. A man rides past on a three wheel pedicab, with baggage loaded in passenger seat, as the funeral cortege enters the street. The U.S. Army patrol continues along a dirt road. Closeup of one of the soldiers with full field pack. Commander of the unit, 1st Lieutenant Jim Gentile, stops and gives directions, pointing with his hands. Seen next, in quick succession are Dewey Edwards (from the Baltimore MD area) and then Bob Cheatham, carrying an M79 grenade launcher and wearing a belt of ammunition over his shoulder. lieutenant Gentile on a radiophone, and then leading soldiers into a house. Infantryman Bob Cheatham and others searching the house for evidence of Viet Cong. Two soldiers comparing notes as they look over detailed maps. Soldiers walking in outdoor storage areas and past a group of Vietnamese working in a yard filled with large stone blocks. U.S. Soldiers in front of a French-style concrete house. (Vietnam War period).
Black Virgin Mountain signal site near Lai Khe in South Vietnam. Signal site atop the mountain with bunkers, buildings and antennas. A U.S. 1st Infantry Division guard soldier with rifle alert on roof of the sandbagged bunker. Other soldiers keep an eye, alert with their rifles on top of the sandbagged bunkers. (Vietnam War period).
The Fire Support base of the United States Army in Normandy 1, southeast of Lai Khe, South Vietnam. Tents and bunkers covered by the sandbags at the camp. A soldier walks out of a bunker with some strategic documents. 81 mm mortar launcher at the sandbagged emplacement. Soldiers fire 105 mm Howitzer. Soldiers stand around the shells of the Howitzer. 'Bad Breath' written on barrel of the Howitzer. A soldier baths in outdoor underneath a makeshift shower. (Vietnam War period).
The 1st Australian task force moves through bushes in South Vietnam. Australian soldiers walk through forest fire area and try to extinguish fire. They cross grassy field and move up hill. View of forest fires at night. (Vietnam War period).
Smoke rises from forest fires in South Vietnam. The 1st Australian task force takes their positions and fire artillery. Australian soldiers fire rifles, M-79 grenade launchers and an M-72 Law during Operation Pinnaroo. Explosions on the ground. (Vietnam War period).
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