U.S. and ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldiers being extracted by helicopters after Operation Lam Son 719 in Laos during the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese soldiers on a hill top around Route 9. U.S. Army Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) in flight over the hills. One chopper approaches the hill for landing. Soldiers seated and standing await evacuation. A South Vietnamese soldiers stands with a portable rocket launcher. Soldiers around the stationary chopper. Soldiers seated in the helicopter.
ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldiers assembled for evacuation after Operation Lam Son 719 in Laos during the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese soldiers on a hill top near Route 9. U.S. soldiers signal U.S. Army Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopters for landing. South Vietnamese soldiers hold onto their helmets and board waiting choppers under direction of ARVN officers. U.S. Army crew members assist them in boarding. A Vietnamese officer supervises as a line of soldiers moves along to board the helicopters. Military vehicles at the camp. U.S. soldiers talk to Vietnamese soldiers. ARVN soldiers seated in the UH-1s. U.S. soldiers in protective goggles around the helicopters with rotor blades spinning. Soldiers seated in helicopters as they take off. A military ambulance in the background. A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in flight. A UH-1 on ground. Military jeeps approach the helicopter. The ambulance driven away. An air ambulance helicopter lands on the field. A soldier checks the rotor blades atop the helicopter. U.S. soldiers stand around. Aerial view of the area around Route 9. A convoy moves along Route 9. Tents and military vehicles at the camp. U.S. and ARVN soldiers around stationary choppers. Construction material and dug up patches.
U.S. 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division operations at Phu Bai Combat Base near Hue, Vietnam. Empty dump trucks enter the base. Airport at Phu Bai. View of Phu Bai combat base. (Vietnam War period).
A CH-54 helicopter of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne is seen in flight on a combat assault mission. Interior and pilot are shown. Control panel is seen. The helicopter moves over a water body. (Vietnam War period).
Scenes of Vietnamese people as they flee Hue during communist siege of the city in 1968 Tet offensive during the Vietnam War. Refugees with belongings run as city is bombed. Houses burned. Woman cries after crossing remains of a destroyed bridge over river. Scenes changes to one year later: Long line of Vietnamese on way to newly discovered mass grave on March 25, 1969. Vietnamese civilians dig and on March 27, 1969 they begin to uncover bodies in the sand which show signs of torture. Locals try to identify dead. Second mass grave uncovered. Dead bodies and body parts. Third mass burial uncovered. Men at local authorities meeting. Assembly point for hundreds of coffins. Incense burning. Mourners at coffin. Coffin opened and woman looks at remains. Flowers and incense burning on coffins. Buddhist ceremonies shows coffins prepared for procession. Women grieve. Shrine at cemetery.
U.S. 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division base camp operations in Phu Bai near Hue, Vietnam. 82nd Airborne insignia on TOC (Tactical Operations Center). MP (Military police) on guard at the entrance to tent. Soldiers lined up for mess. Soldiers move through mess line and being served on paper plates. Sign reads 'Phu Bai 2 Km.'. (Vietnam War period).