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).
The activities of U.S. troops during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Three U.S. troopers crouch in the foreground outside a building. A tank turns around in a driveway. A fence covered with foliage. Buildings in the foreground. Troopers run carrying M-16s. A man runs with a bazooka on his shoulder. Two troopers come up in the foreground carrying rockets for bazooka. A medium tank approaches and turns to stop on a driveway. One man on the tank talks over phones. A mechanical mule being driven over a roadway past damaged buildings. Another mechanical mule approaches with supplies. Destroyed buildings and field. Rubble on ground. Men with M-16s. A man sitting on a parked mechanical mule. Damaged buildings in background. Troopers run forward looking for the enemy. Mechanical mules pass on the littered street. Troopers walk ahead of the mechanical mules. A mechanical mule with men aboard moving over a littered street. One man sitting on the vehicle holding head in hands. Troopers walk through rubble of buildings holding M-1 carbine. Pock-marked buildings, damaged by rifle and shell fire. (Vietnam War period).
The activities of U.S. troops during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Troopers around a mechanical mule. One man enters with a stretcher. They remove a man from the vehicle. A medium tank moves ahead, takes a turn and stops. A tank and a mechanical mule approach a narrow roadway. Trees and buildings in the background. A mechanical mule moves carrying wounded men. A tank moves along a narrow dirt road. A mechanical mule with troopers aboard. A 6 ton truck backing down on a dirty road. A mechanical mule carries 106 MM recoilless rifle. A trooper carrying a wounded man on his back runs to towards the truck. The wounded man is placed in the truck. A man places a stretcher in the truck. More wounded personnel are carried on stretchers towards the truck. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Marines during Tet Offensive in Hue, Vietnam. Marines prepare to aid wounded marine. Viet house in the background. Marine stands on stepladder and aids Marine wounded in battle. Several other marines stand in area. Marines take wounded man on stretcher inside building. Marine works on M-48 tank. He hammers part of tank with hammer. Second marine joins him. Marine holds a map and talks to Sergeant WF Dickman. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Marines behind brick wall during fire fight in Hue, Vietnam, during Tet Offensive. Marine sits near a building. Tree and building in the foreground. Several American Marines run behind brick wall and exit. Building in the background. Soldiers run on grassy area, through gate and enter into yard. White smoke rises from building. Fire inside the building. Smoke arises from the building. Explosion occurs inside the building. Tracers fired. Trees in the foreground. Red glow rises from inside the building. Tracer rounds burn inside building. Night view. (Vietnam War period).
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