Operation Cedar Falls in South Vietnam. United States soldiers of 1st infantry division stand in the jungle. A soldier climbs a ladder down into a Viet Cong tunnel, where he finds a cache of weapons and munitions. Soldiers empty the cache and pile the munitions on the ground above the tunnel. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Cedar Falls in South Vietnam. United States soldiers of 1st infantry division place munitions from a Viet Cong cache into a trailer and haul it out of the area. A U.S. soldier lights fuses on explosives which then explode, destroying a set of Viet Cong tunnels. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Air Force C-123 lands on primitve air strip in Vietnam. . Supply barrels are rolled out from plane, while engines are running. South Vietnamese troops march out of the rear door of an aircraft. Various supplies are loaded onto aircraft, at a supply depot, including a large basket of live birds. Wounded are transferred from ambulances to airplanes. A C-123 takes off from the remote airfield. View of pilots in cockpit of Special Warfare Forces C-123 aircraft. A psychological warfare airplane drops leaflets, and a Vietnamese soldier broadcasts announcements through loudspeakers. Huts at a remote village where medical supplies are needed to curb an infectious disease. U.S. Air Force personnel unload a foot locker of medicines from a C-47 aircraft. A U.S. advisor on horseback. A bullock team prepared to work. U.S. Doctors and dentists work with indigenous counterparts to treat civilians. People seeking medical and dental care are lined up outside a building. U.S. Airmen instruct indigenous in aircraft maintenance procedures. U.S. Air Force fire power demonstation for Asian Allies includes strafing and bombing by Douglas Skyraiders. Views of the variable sweep wing F-111 aircraft in changing configurations. F-100 aircraft firing rockets. Head on view of a C-130 skimming the ground as it executes a parachute extraction delivery of supplies on a skid platform. F-100s dropping napalm. Parachuted supplies dropping out of an aircraft. View from tanker as an F-4 approaches for aerial refueling. A C-130 landing in cloud of dust at remote airfield. F-105s in flight and launching ordnance. C-123 in flight. F-111 flying with wings closed tight. Exploding flares and bombs. (Vietnam War period).
United States soldiers unload weapons and place them on the ground during the Vietnam War. Crates with various markings. Captured North Vietnamese weapons such as rifles, submachine guns, and ammunition on display. The soldiers inspect Chinese anti-tank and mortar rounds captured from North Vietnamese forces. A finger points to Chinese markings. North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh meets with delegates. Ho Chi Minh and other North Vietnamese communist leaders attend meeting with United States officials. “Our war aim in South Vietnam is peace. President Johnson has directed me to do everything possible to bring this matter from the battlefield to the conference table. And so we’ve been utilizing all of the existing and available political machinery for that purpose” says Secretary of State Dean Rusk during an interview.
A guard tower of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division in Dian, South Vietnam. A U.S. soldier atop the tower operates AN/PSS-4 short range surveillance radar set. (Vietnam War period).
The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Khe Sanh Combat Base and airstrip. Container Delivery System bundles are dropped from United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. An aircraft makes a rocket fire pass. Marines dig a trench. United States Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft and Douglas A-1 Skyraider aircraft drop napalm bombs.
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