Activities of the U.S. 3rd Marine Division at South West of Con Thien in Vietnam during Operation Prairie III of the Vietnam War. Captain Garrett, Commander of 'K' company 3/3, without utility, cart belt, canteen, camo helmet stands near bushes and under a tree. He speaks over a phone of PRC-25 radio. Another marine seated in foreground writes on a map. Other marine armed with M-14 rifles, M-16 machine guns some with packs move over dirt path. Capain Garrett bends over and speaks with the marine writing on the map. Other marines some uncovered seated near bushes. Thatched dwelling in the field in far background. Captain stands next to dirt trail as he speaks over a phone of PRC-25 radio. Other marines seated and stand near lightly wooded area. Other marines some uncovered , stand and sit in bushes as they take a break. The Captain stands as he speaks over phone of PRC-25 radio. Second marine seated and make notes on a map. Corpsman with utility, cart belt, canteen and uncovered stands at the entrance to Viet dwelling. He smokes as he prepares to treat Vietnam civilians. . The corpsman stands bending over in front of dirt porch of the Viet dwelling. He cuts a piece of tape. While several Viet civilians mostly children look on. One civilian man stoops and holds out his arms to be bandaged. The corpsman with camo grease paint on face bends over. He places medical articles back in his medical bag. One of the Viet civilian man with an arm bandage , stoops to several children in entrance to dwelling.
Activities of the U.S. 3rd Marine Corps Division in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign reads 'VIETNAM 3RD ENGR BN. CONSTRUCTION, DESTRUCTION'. A large tent and a hardback building used as a chapel. The rear of hardback building with thatched roof used as Chapel. The hardback buildings. Other hardback buildings and psns in the background. A vehicles moves on a dirt road. A marine walks over the dirt road at Camp Carroll. Large radio antennas near and atop psns and hardback buildings. A dirt area shows hardback buildings and large tents some surrounded by sandbag walls. A field ambulance move over dirt road. Marine walk near parked trucks. A sign reads '1ST BN. 12TH MARINES'. The hardback buildings in the background.
United States Navy aircraft strafes bridges and boats in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of the city in North Vietnam. United States Navy A4 Skyhawk jet aircraft strafes river boats and bridges. Explosions occur and smoke columns rise. The aircraft strafe vital links used by the Vietcong to transport men and supplies.
2nd Field Forces, 199th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam during Vietcong attack. Vietcong attack on United States positions in South Vietnam. Explosions on field in the far background. Smoke arises from explosions. Building on field. Smoke in wooded area. Helicopter in flight. Barbed wire in the foreground. (Vietnam War period).
A helicopter in flight as it releases leaflets encouraging Viet Cong to defect. South Vietnamese soldiers mounting loudspeakers on a boat for broadcasting to people along the shore. Vietnamese people, in traditional dress, propel large narrow river boats, by hand, using twin poles. Former Viet Cong who have changed sides and now support South Vietnam. South Vietnamese operate a vehicle equipped with a movie projector and loudspeaker. Children on the side of the road. A U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret) Sergeant and South Vietnamese Special Forces personnel, training South Vietnam regional defense forces in use of firearms, including M79 grenade launcher. (Vietnam War period).
River and port facilities being developed in South Vietnam. Small buildings along the port. View of "Newport," built upriver from Saigon, by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Views of 6oo foot permanent piers, with numerous vessels tied up in the port. A tractor emerges from USS Plumas County (LST-1083), Vietnamese workers prefabricating panels and trusses, at the Cameron Bay Engineer Site. A SeaLand Container ship at the new port, offloading containers on to 35-foot semi trailors. A Vietnamese dock worker secures a container onto a trailor and it drives away. Cargo ships unloading Conex Containers, which are moved by a forklift, on the dock.. Conex containers being used as quarters, dispensaries, offices, supply rooms, etc. (Vietnam War period).
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