U.S. Marines during Operation Prairie in Vietnam. Several Marines, some with camouflage helmets, some without shirts seated and standing in a clearing in the jungle. An 81mm mortar amidst the Mars. A Marine holds mortar round while seated while another Marine removes packing material from fin of a mortar round. A Marine loads and fires 81mm mortar. Other Marines hold fingers in their ears and look on. Columns of white smoke rising from side of wooded hill due to impact of mortar. A U.S. Marines A-4B Skyhawk flies on strafing run. The aircraft drops bombs that fall through columns of smoke onto side of wooded hill. Marine load and fire 81mm mortar as seen over branches of trees lying on the ground. Soldier holds fingers in ears as he looks on. A Marine looks through sight of mortar and adjusts range. Marine in clearing prepares mortar rounds for firing. A Marine removes cleaning rod from mortar. Columns of black and white smoke rises from wooded hillside. A-4B drops napalm bombs which explode in a cluster of trees. Columns of smoke rise due to the explosions. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Marines during Operation Prairie in Vietnam. Aerial view of bomb craters and dirt road on a granite mountain (The Rock Pile). Wooded area atop the Rock Pile. Fields, roads and other hills. Small shelters and soldiers walking in the area. The Razorback in the background. The Rock Pile as seen over grass. Rocky cliffs of the Rock Pile. A Marine with utilities carrying M-14 rifle double timing over a dirt road. A parked M48A3 Patton medium tank with a 90mm gun and xeon search light in the background. (Vietnam War period).
Californian Congressman Charles E Wiggins and North Carolina Representative Basil Lee Whitener during a visit to Camp Carroll in Vietnam. Congressman Wiggins with utilities and dark glasses. Lettering over pocket of utilities reads 'Representative'. Brigadier General Ryan with utilities, cartridge belt and utility cover speaking with Congressman Wiggins and Representative Whitener. An idling USMC UH-1E helicopter in the background. Corporal Robert E Scott of 'C' Company 3rd Regiment and Corporal Henry Willis of 'H' Company 3rd Regiment stand with Representative Whitener and another military officer. Cpl Scott and Cpl Willis speak to Whitener. Large tent in the background. U.S. Navy Captain Larry G Park (MACV) Saigon, speaking to Whitner. Cpl Willis look on smiling. Congressman Wiggins converses with Sergeant Major JM Westman of 'H' Company 3rd Marine Division. Mars standing near walls of sandbags around large tent. Representative Whitener holding small 16mm camera with fingers in his ears while guns are fired. Marines with utilities and covers stand atop 175mm M107 self propelled gun. Gun raised into firing position and fired by U.S. Army soldiers. (Vietnam War period).
Republic of Vietnam Field exercises with simulated combat. Regional and Popular Forces (RF/PF) in defensive position at river bank fire M-60 machine gun. Soldier loads 40mm round into M-79 grenade launcher and fires it. Line of RF/PF firing M-16 rifles. RF/PF attack simulated Vietcong-occupied village. Explosions and fires in a couple of huts. Vietcong pretenders are searched and held as prisoners. (Vietnam War period).
Two Republic of Vietnam Regional and Popular forces (RF/PF) engage in live fire mock combat from sandbagged defensive position at river bank. Another soldier fires from prone position near river bank. One of the RF/PF is "killed." His comrade takes his weapon and retreats to a new position. An RF/PF soldier talks over PRC-25 radio, radio equipment at his back. Another standing at a defensive position lined with sandbags, loads rounds into a clip for his M-16 rifle. After inserting the clip he fires the weapon. (Vietnam War period).
Captured film of Viet Cong (VC) conducting a political or propaganda lecture at a VC base in a jungle area of Vietnam. A UH-1B helicopter can be seen through the trees, flying overhead. (Vietnam War period).
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