Views of sun and clouds above the USS Harnett County (LST-821) anchored near the mouth of the Co-Chien River in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam war. Later, as the rainy season is beginning, one of the LST's Riverine patrol boats speeds across the water as heavy storm clouds gather in the background. Rain drops create rings on the surface of the water. View from deck of the USS Harnett County, during a soaking rain. Water covers the deck. All outside activity is at a standstill. In a conference room below decks, a Navy Lieutenant and several junior officers discuss tactics, after learning that two companies of Viet Cong (VC) have set up bunkers on the banks of a canal. Later, on a clear day, sailors on deck are briefed on the plan to deal with the VC, which will involve patrol boats to detect their location, so they can be attacked by Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunships of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3). View from shore, of patrol boats entering a narrow body of water. View from a patrol boat bow, looking astern. Closeup of gunner at 50mm machine gun, with belt of ammunition framing the lower part of image. Closeup of another sailor looking intently as they proceed. Closeup of the gunner on deck, seated at the controls of twin 50 caliber machine guns. The lead patrol boat turns around as the water becomes too shallow to permit further travel upstream. The patrol boats head downstream at high speed. View of bow wave from port side of a patrol boat.
Training of sentry dogs at Danang airbase in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Handlers train a German Shepherd dog. Handler and a dog patrol a field together. Dog on patrol aggressively attacks a soldier dressed as a Vietcong. Sentry dog also flushes out second G.I. dressed as Vietcong. A dog leads handler to a field. Dog barking. Handler says “Good girl” while patting a sentry dog. German Shepherd dog barks at soldier wearing a nón lá hat. Soldier takes off his nón lá hat. Sentry dogs in the pen area. Sentry dog cemetery in view.
U.S. soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade in South Vietnam during Operation Big Spring of the Vietnam War. Soldiers seated in a field with weapons. They rest and talk amongst themselves. A soldier pets a dog. He holds the leash of the dog. Other soldiers stand nearby. A soldier reads a newspaper. A soldier looks at photographs in his wallet. One of them smokes. The soldiers pick up their backpacks and begin to advance across the field. View of soldiers crossing field, approaching camera. Soldiers wearing backpacks and carrying their weapons move through a thick brush area while on patrol.
U.S. soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade in South Vietnam during Operation Big Spring of the Vietnam War. A U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopter lands. Crates stacked on the airfield. Loading and unloading of equipment from the helicopter. Soldiers talk. A soldier reads a newspaper. Empty water cans are thrown out and supplies are loaded aboard the helicopter.
Air strike in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of a terrain through the clouds. U.S. Air Force Douglas A-1H Skyraider in flight piloted by Lt. Roonet. Bombs dropped on target areas. Smoke rising from Viet Cong controlled village area. The A-1H in flight, flying through smoke.
Air strike in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. Air Force Douglas A-1H Skyraider in flight piloted by Lt. Roonet. The aircraft in flight over Viet Cong controlled village. Aerial view of terrain below. Smoke rising from village area. Aerial views of few houses among trees and foliage.
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