Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division near a 105mm howitzer during Operation Hawthorne. Soldiers check the howitzer. A soldier sits in a ditch. Some soldiers sit in foxholes. All carry M-16 rifles. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division fire from foxholes with M-16 rifles during Operation Hawthorne. Smoke appears at a distance after firing. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division fire from foxholes with M-16 rifles during Operation Hawthorne. African American soldier hands a cigarette to another soldier. A different soldier hands another cigarette to him. A soldier smokes near a howitzer. Ammunition shell of howitzer also lie on ground near the howitzer. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of United States Army 101st Airborne Division fire M-16 rifles during Operation Hawthorne of Vietnam War. Group of white and African American soldiers fire from a ditch or foxhole and throw hand grenades at the enemy during active combat. Soldiers advance through jungle during battle.
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division stack ammunition shells of 105mm howitzer during Operation Hawthorne. African American soldiers sit at a 105mm howitzer. A tent and howitzer in an area lined by sand bags. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division build a bridge during Operation Hawthorne. They use ropes to put logs of trees across a river. Soldiers cut plank with a saw machine. The surface is leveled by nailing a plank on an uneven log. A soldier moves towards a vehicle. Another soldier is sitting on the vehicle parked on one of the bank of the river. (Vietnam War period).