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Mekong Delta Vietnam 1968 stock footage and images
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PBR crewmen checks ID card and papers of the Vietnamese in Mekong Delta,Republic of Vietnam.
A feature film about PBR (Patrol Boat River) at Binh Thuy Air Base, Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. The stern of a PBR pulls away from the pier. PBRs tied up in the background. American flags seen on the PBRs. The wake of the PBR and after part of .50 caliber machine gun protrudes. Crewmen of the PBR search a sampan for illegal cargo. Crewmen seated in Vietnamese sampan. Junk comes up alongside. A small sampan with women, children and food pulls up alongside. Crewmen along the side of the PBR. The small sampan pulls up alongside for a search. A woman holds up an ID card. A crewman checks the ID card and papers. Crewmen go down aisle amidst Vietnamese craft.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging the Mekong river during construction of the Dong Tam Base Camp in South Vietnam in the Vietnam war.
Aerial view from helicopter flying over delta region ot the Mekong River in South Vietnam during the Vietnam war. The Dredge, "New Jersey" is seen operating in the river where it is increasing depth for a harbor turning basin that can accommodate larger ships, and pumping spoils, as land fill, to the shore. The chopper moves inland showing where dredging spoils have been deposited, near quonset huts of the base. Aerial views continue over such areas and then over the main base, itself. showing buildings, motor pool, and other features. (Note: Silent except for some wild sound of helicopter, at times.)
U.S. Army operations in Vietnam which is at war with Buddhist majority and Viet Cong communists.
Vietnamese government faces Vietnam war on two fronts from Buddhist majority and Viet Cong communists. The war is joined by a large number of students who take to the streets. The capital Saigon tuned into an armed camp. Barricades on roads as the army keeps a vigil among the public. A military tank in the city. A mass meeting called by President Diem's regime on the roads of Saigon. Numerous students and supporters gathered in the streets. Banners and posters in support of President Diem. The President makes a rare and brief appearance at the meeting. He inspects the Honor Guard. Madam Nhu and her husband, head of the secret police seen standing with children. Madam Nhu gives marathon interviews stating her views against the United States and President John F Kennedy. Ton That Dinh, Military Governer of Saigon at a press conference blaming foreign interventionists for the riots in Vietnam. Henry Cabot Lodge takes over as U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam. Ambassador gives a statement to the media. He demands the ousting of President Diem's brother Nhu in order to continue American aid to Vietnam. U.S. soldiers known as advisors stand beside a U.S. Army helicopter as they plan their strategy. U.S. Army helicopters in a marshy swamp. Soldiers board the helicopters as they take off. The helicopters with U.S. and South Vietnam troops approach the Ca Mau Peninsula. A view of the village taken over by the Viet Cong Red Guerilla Band. Damaged houses near the water body. A helicopter down in a rice paddy. U.S. soldiers run to the safety of other helicopters as Communist Vietcong snipers begin shooting. U.S. soldiers take cover behind the crashed helicopter. An American soldier running to safety in the water. A village set on fire by North Vietnamese Communists in the Mekong Delta. View of wiped out villages.
Vietnam Air force C-47 aircraft lands at Rach Gia airport in Vietnam
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam. Vietnam air Force C-47 aircraft flies low as it approaches the landing strip at Rach Gia airport. Plane lands and taxis along the strip. Other planes parked at the airport. Aerial views of flooded villages in Mekong Delta area in Vietnam. Houses surrounded by water, fields filled with flood waters along river channel. Houses submerged in water, palm trees. Flooded areas. (Vietnam War period).
Assault Patrol Boats and Landing Craft (Monitor) underway in a river in Vietnam.
United States Mobile Riverine Force (9th Infantry Division) in Vietnam. ASPB (Assault Patrol Boat) underway in a river. A Landing Craft (Monitor) passes by. The ASPBs leave the large river and enter a canal. A Monitor underway. A ramp is lowered and soldiers go ashore. A 50 caliber machine gun turret on the Monitor. A naval officer in command position aboard the Monitor. He speaks over the radio phone. A United States flag in the background. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers being shuttled across a deep narrow canal by the Boston Whaler canal boat in Vietnam.
U.S. soldiers of Mobile Riverine Force (9th Infantry Division) in Vietnam. A soldier crosses a narrow footbridge across a canal near a shore. Soldiers being shuttled across a deep narrow canal by the Boston Whaler canal boat. The soldiers struggle up a muddy embankment. ATCs (Armored Troop Carriers) slowly make their way up the canal. An ATC tows the Boston Whaler. Two soldiers wash their muddy uniforms and equipment in the river. (Vietnam War period).
