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Routine activities aboard the USS Harnett County (LST-821) in South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War
Glimpse from U.S. riverine patrol boat, of its home ship, the USS Harnett County (LST-821) at mouth of the Co-Chien River in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam war. Ship's bell sounds. sailors aboard the Harnett County are busy with routine task, including cleaning, repainting, and the like. Some pull ammunition from stores and get weapons ready. Several sailors maneuver a patrol boat suspended above the LST's deck by a crane. The crane operator is seen at the controls, as he lowers the patrol boat below decks, while sailors on deck steady the boat using lines and cleats. The patrol boat descends into a maintenance shop. The hands of a mechanic are seen making adjustments to the boat's engine. Closeup of the mechanic. View from above of him working on the engine. Scene shifts to a mechanic perched on the main rotor of a Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunship of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3). Several sailors carry a large drive assembly across the deck. Closeup of machanic working on the rotor. Silhouette, against late day sky, of the reassembled rotor and engine running. Sailors relaxing in common rooms below decks, playing cards, reading, and writing letters. Armed sentry patrolling the ship's deck, at sunset.
Crew of the USS Harnett County (LST-821) plan a mission during rainy season in South Vietnam. Patrol boats search for Viet Cong during Vietnam War.
Views of sun and clouds above the USS Harnett County (LST-821) anchored near the mouth of the Co-Chien River in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam war. Later, as the rainy season is beginning, one of the LST's Riverine patrol boats speeds across the water as heavy storm clouds gather in the background. Rain drops create rings on the surface of the water. View from deck of the USS Harnett County, during a soaking rain. Water covers the deck. All outside activity is at a standstill. In a conference room below decks, a Navy Lieutenant and several junior officers discuss tactics, after learning that two companies of Viet Cong (VC) have set up bunkers on the banks of a canal. Later, on a clear day, sailors on deck are briefed on the plan to deal with the VC, which will involve patrol boats to detect their location, so they can be attacked by Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunships of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3). View from shore, of patrol boats entering a narrow body of water. View from a patrol boat bow, looking astern. Closeup of gunner at 50mm machine gun, with belt of ammunition framing the lower part of image. Closeup of another sailor looking intently as they proceed. Closeup of the gunner on deck, seated at the controls of twin 50 caliber machine guns. The lead patrol boat turns around as the water becomes too shallow to permit further travel upstream. The patrol boats head downstream at high speed. View of bow wave from port side of a patrol boat.
People lined up to receive food supplies as part of flood relief in Kien Thanh, Vietnam
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam food being distributed to people rendered homeless due to heavy monsoon rains causing floods in Mekong delta. Bags of food supplies, to be distributed to flood victims, piled up in Kien Thanh province in Vietnam. Vietnamese line up in large numbers to receive food. Some of them wear conical straw hats. A jeep moves past them on the street.
Vietnamese workers and girls scouts unload food supplies in Kien Thanh, Vietnam
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam food being distributed to people rendered homeless due to heavy monsoon rains causing floods in Mekong delta. A Vietnamese Army truck loaded with bags of food supplies pulls up in a compound. Supply bags piled up on the ground in the compound. Vietnamese workers unload bags from the truck. Girls scouts pass bags down chain line. Army truck loaded with supply bags moves past Vietnamese people. Vietnamese flag, people wearing conical straw hats gathered at the road side. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese people get food supplies in Kien Thanh, Vietnam
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam food being distributed to people rendered homeless due to heavy monsoon rains causing floods in Mekong delta. Vietnamese soldiers carry food supply bags as photographers take pictures. Vietnamese people receive food supplies as a part of flood relief. They carry bags onto their shoulders and move away. Men and women lined up as an officer gives away tickets to them for collecting food bags. (Vietnam War period).
During flood relief operations, food supplies are distributed to Vietnamese people in Kien Thanh, Vietnam
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam food being distributed to people rendered homeless due to heavy monsoon rains causing floods in Mekong delta. Vietnamese soldiers check tickets for receiving food supplies, as Vietnamese people show tickets to soldiers. People being given away the food bags with a sign on it that reads ' Donated by people of United States' Men ride bicycle carts loaded with food bags. (Vietnam War period).