U.S. soldiers posted in Saigon Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Opening slate reads: "8 Feb 68, After Action (Saigon/Cholon)." UH-1D helicopters off loading U.S. Army soldiers of 199th Light Infantry Brigade. OH-23 helicopter takes off from Phu Tho Racetrack, (It has been suggested that the Commander, 2nd Bn 40th Arty might be aboard.) Soldiers walk across field along with sentry dogs. A formation of UH-1D Huey helicopters lands in the race track center, raising dust. Next, soldiers are seen walking across the field, carrying their weapons and gear. Closeup of one carrying an M67 recoilless rifle. They step over the racetrack railing and walk to the grandstand building. Change of scene shows U.S. soldiers, stripped to the waist, setting up an m29-81mm-mortar.They pause and look up as another formation of UH-1D Hueys lands in the field. One of the mortar crew turns upright, a wooden box and frame, containing a toilet seat. It sits next to another just like it. Troops stream across the field, as they leave their helicopters.
Troops from unit D/3/7 of the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade, patrol streets in the Cholon district of Saigon, Vietnam. Local people go about ordinary activities. A man carrying a white flag containing a red cross, emerges from an alley, leading several others carrying a red coffin. A man on a Honda motor scooter drives past. A woman sits on the back of the scooter. A man rides past on a three wheel pedicab, with baggage loaded in passenger seat, as the funeral cortege enters the street. The U.S. Army patrol continues along a dirt road. Closeup of one of the soldiers with full field pack. Commander of the unit, 1st Lieutenant Jim Gentile, stops and gives directions, pointing with his hands. Seen next, in quick succession are Dewey Edwards (from the Baltimore MD area) and then Bob Cheatham, carrying an M79 grenade launcher and wearing a belt of ammunition over his shoulder. lieutenant Gentile on a radiophone, and then leading soldiers into a house. Infantryman Bob Cheatham and others searching the house for evidence of Viet Cong. Two soldiers comparing notes as they look over detailed maps. Soldiers walking in outdoor storage areas and past a group of Vietnamese working in a yard filled with large stone blocks. U.S. Soldiers in front of a French-style concrete house. (Vietnam War period).
United States 6th Psychological Operations Battalion headquarters in Saigon, Vietnam. A soldier pushes a roll of the printing paper from the warehouse to the press. Paper being fed into the machine and then tape is put onto its edge. A man works on controls. Printing being done by an operational press. A soldier goes through plates. (Vietnam War period).
United States 6th Psychological Operations Battalion headquarters in Saigon, Vietnam. Printing facility office is seen. A man processes the plates at the press. A soldier opens a box at a shed and looks at a leaflet. He packs the box and places it on to a pile of other boxes. (Vietnam War period).
Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. Roman Catholic Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon (01 Công xã Paris, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 70000, Vietnam) with cars parked outside it. A white Virgin Mary statue outside the church. A sign reads ' John F. Kennedy '. Women buy items from street merchants. People walk past the stalls put by street merchants along a sidewalk. A big shop in the background.
MAAG (Military Assistance and Advisory Group) Mission in Saigon, Vietnam. Vietnamese Honor Guards stand with rifles in their hands. Colonel Nuygen Khuong, Chief Signal Officer of Vietnam; Minister of Defense and Assistance Secretary of State, Mr Dung present during the ceremony. Colonel Nuygen reviews Honor Guard. Vietnamese flag hoisted on pole. Colonel Nuygen speaks over microphone.
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