Soldiers of 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army wearing a camouflaged tiger suit flop hat, move at jungles in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. The hat adopted by all Special Forces and Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) personnel of the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. Two soldiers wearing the hats move through bushes. They sit on the ground and check map and compass. Sign of 2nh Battalion, 34th Armor, 3rd Brigade and 1st Infantry division. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of the U.S. Army get ready for a mission in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. A soldier guards in black beret adopted by men of Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP). Soldiers wearing the black beret sit behind him on chairs during a class on AK-47 weapon. An instructor demonstrates use and repair of a machine gun. Soldiers listen to him carefully. Signboard of the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP). (Vietnam War period).
Medical group soldiers of the U.S. Army get ready for a mission in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. A soldier wearing blue baseball cap adopted by 'dust off' members of the 45th, 68th and 44th medical groups. The soldiers in blue caps get into helicopter and remove their caps and put on helmets. The helicopter pilot in cockpit puts on a helmet. The helicopter takes off. Sign of Red Cross on its nose. (Vietnam War period).
463rd Airlift Operations in support of humanitarian and combat operations in South East Asia. Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Sign board reads 'Intelligence and Briefing'. Airmen attend class while instructor points at a map on wall. Students listen carefully to the instructor. (Vietnam War period).
French Forces fight the Communist forces in Vietnam, French Indo-China. Aircraft in flight. French soldiers descend on land through parachutes. A soldier watches them. Other soldiers erect bunkers on the land. Some of them stand along the barbed wire entanglements. An aircraft in flight. Bombarding on the field causes the smoke to rise. Soldiers look at the rifles and other ammunitions. Smoke from fire in the background as forces from Communist Vietnam and France battle.
Operation 'Jackstay' in Vung Tau, Vietnam. U.S. Navy ship USS Princeton (CV-37) underway in Dong Tranh River. A Deck Petty Officer gives a signal for a helicopter lift off. A man talks over a telephone behind him. A shoreline in the background. The officer gives signal for take-off. Crewmen on the flight deck. Helicopter UH -34D lands on the flight deck. Men rush up with a stretcher. Men offload wounded men on stretchers. A wounded man is carried on a stretcher by three other wounded men. The wounded men lowered on the elevator to the hangar bay level en route to the sick bay. Personnel stand around the wounded men. The elevator arrives to flight deck level. Seriously wounded men are taken back to helicopters for removal to shore facilities. Men arrive at the side of helicopters with stretchers. Armored jackets lying on the deck. (Vietnam War period).
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