Dredging operations at U.S. "Brown Water Navy" Base Camp, Dong Tam, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Mud and water flowing out the end of a dredge pipe. A man in shorts, wearing a combat helmet, is monitoring the operation in the background. Closeup of that man standing ankle-deep in mud. Closeup of the high-volume output at the end of the dredge pipe. A caterpillar tractor moves mud to form a berm. Closeup of the tractor blade moving mud. More views of the tractor at work. Closeup of a Vietnamese man at the tractor controls. View at some distance from the dredge pipe and berm.
View of the Dredge, "New Jersey," employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deepen a turning basin in the Mekong River, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. This action is part of the U.S. construction of the Dong Tam Base, in the Mekong Delta. Scene shifts to interior of engine room aboard the dredge where a rotating shaft and pump outlet are visible. On deck, camera focuses on sign above the bridge reading: "New Jersey." Sign above the doorway reads: "No Visitors Allowed." Views of dredging pipes laying across the ship's deck and extending out across floats, into the river. A boat tied up near the dredge. (Note: the only sound is essentially "wild.")
Scenes from massive offensive by 1st Air Cavalry Division against the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) in A Shau Valley, during the Vietnam War. Film opens showing scattered wreckage of a U.S. Army UH-1H helicoptor damaged by enemy fire or by collision with obstacles during landing. As troops work to clear wreckage, another UH-1 lands precariously in the midst of debris. United States Army soldiers dismount. Other soldiers work around the crash site. Nearby, a contingent of troops is busy carving out a proper landing zone, using small tools and a number of chain saws. Two of them pass close by the camera, carrying a huge tree trunk. Troops employ chain saws close to one another as they work on the tangled underbrush and trees. In the background, one soldier chops smaller brush with a machete. (Note: It has been reported that these scenes depict elements of B Company, 227th Assault Helicopter battalion, at LZ Pepper, and the UH-1H seen landing might be from the 1st/9th "Head Hunters.")
UH-1D Helicopters fly overhead at Camp Evans, Thua Thei Province, South Vietnam. 1st Air Cavalry Division troops work in camp area. M-110 Howitzer parked on ground. Crew loads shells into Howitzer. Ch-47 Chinook helicopter flies overhead. Quadrant placed on Howitzer to check level. (Vietnam War period).
1st Air Cavalry Division troops at Camp Evans, Thua Thei Province, South Vietnam. Troops load shells onto M-110 Howitzer. 'Big Bad Widow Maker' written on barrel of Howitzer. Soldier looks into Azimuth. African American soldier speaks on telephone TA-312 TP. (Vietnam War period).
1st Air Cavalry Division troops at Camp Evans, Thua Thei Province, South Vietnam. Stack of projectiles. Two soldiers seated outside ammunition bunker speak with each other. Troops load shells onto M-110 Howitzer. Barrel of Howitzer fired. UH-1D helicopters fly in the background. Cloud of dust as Howitzer is fired. (Vietnam War period).
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