Activities of U.S. Marines of "F" Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, near Xuan Hai, during Operation Thor, in the Vietnam War. Corporal David P. Jackson of 3rd Division Radio and TV, in a bullet proof vest, and a camouflaged helmet holds a microphone while seated on the ground and speaks. Second Platoon Leader 1st Lieutenant William G. Harreld, home town Kentucky, wearing a bulletproof vest begins speaking. Corporal Jackson speaks into the microphone. Lettering on Corporal Jackson's helmet reads 3rd Div. Press. Platoon Sergeant of the Second Platoon Staff Sergeant John Anderson who is seated wearing protective glasses over his helmet begins speaking. Lieutenant Pierce begins speaking while seated on the ground in a dirt area.
U.S. Marines of "F" Company , 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, near Xuan Hai, Vietnam during Operation Thor. Weary marines trudge back from a scouting mission. A marine with a 35 mm still camera around his neck. A marine with an M-16 rifle stands guard near unit packs and gear piled on the ground. A marine with an M-16 rifle walks in the foreground. Marines in the grassy area in the far background. A U.S. Marine Corps F-4 Phantom fighter-bomber dives on a target and fires rockets. Explosion from the rocket strike. A jet aircraft in flight high above.
U.S. Air Force helicopters in flight over a Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War. U.S. Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopters carrying U.S. 20th Helicopter Squadron personnel, Special Forces personnel and Montagnard troops in flight. U.S. Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopters in flight over the jungle.
U.S. Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopters carrying U.S. 20th Helicopter Squadron personnel, Special Forces personnel and Montagnard troops over a Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War. U.S. Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopters in flight over the jungle. A HH-3E hovers over the jungle.
U.S. Air Force CH-3C Jolly Green Giant helicopters carrying U.S. 20th Helicopter Squadron personnel, Special Forces personnel and Montagnard troops over a jungle during the Vietnam War. CH-3C helicopters make a low pass over the jungle. An HH-3E hovers over the jungle. The CH-3C helicopter lands and offloads troops. It takes off.
U.S. Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopters carrying U.S. 20th Helicopter Squadron personnel over a Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War. Interiors of a helicopter during a flight over the jungle. An HH-3E drops 20th Helicopter Squadron personnel on a cable. The HH-3E gains altitude and leaves to drop more troops. An HH-3E offloads Montagnard and U.S. troops.