Marines of the 'L' company carrying M-60 machine guns and weapons in Khe Sanh area, Vietnam. They carry M-16 rifles and walk through tall bushes. A marine stands in tall grass atop small hill, firing his M-60 machine gun. Marine carrying M-16 rifle walks through bushes atop a hill. Marine with PRC-25 radio on his back rests. He lies amidst tall grass. He places cord of phone around his neck. Other marines seated in grass. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Marines in Camp Carroll, Vietnam. A group of marines stands near large tents. Barbed wire strung and large metal water buffalo in the foreground. Marines run towards 105 mm howitzer. A marine puts on headset and microphone. Other marines join him. Hills in the background. Man speaks on the microphone. Trucks and jeeps parked. Large tents in Camp Carroll. (Vietnam War period).
Huey helicopters of the American First Cavalry (Airmobile) Division, land in sandy area near Bong Son, Vietnam, during a Search and Destroy operation named "White Wing," against the Viet Cong. Troops occupy defensive entrenched positions, and come under sniper fire, as the choppers depart. One soldier radios for air support. U.S. fighter bombers dive down to strafe the VC positions. Later, the troops are seen walking toward a village nearby. Taking up positions near a line of trees, American soldiers fire automatic weapons against retreating Viet Cong rear guards. Views of the U.S. troops entering the village, where several women and children stand near their thatched roofed huts. The soldiers assemble the villagers (men, women, and children) and escort them to helicopters, waiting to transport them to safer areas. Views of Vietnamese villagers climbing aboard the helicopters and flying away.. (Vietnam War period).
Shows a night time Vietcong rocket attack, just after midnight, July 15, 1967, on the United States Air Force flight line and barracks areas at the Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. Heavy explosions and fires on the base. Fires started from secondary blasts by bombs and fuel. Aircraft destroyed included F-4 Phantom II's & C-130's. The U.S Marine Corps Fighter Squadron VMF (AW) 232, also based here, lost some of its F-8E Crusader aircraft in this attack. (Vietnam War period).
Construction of a runway at the Nha Trang Airfield in Vietnam. A U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130B Hercules makes a landing approach with wheels down. The aircraft in flight overhead. The C-130B makes a landing on the runway. A water truck sprays water on the runway under construction. A U.S. Army O-1E Bird Dog in flight overhead. The aircraft flies low over the runway. A spreader spreads asphalt. The freshly spread asphalt is compacted. A USMC Sikorsky UH-34 SeaHorse helicopter approaches. The compactor in the foreground. Compactors at work in the foreground. The chopper flies away to the right. A mountain range in the background. (Vietnam War period).
The 8th Field hospital in Nha Trang, Vietnam. A soldier rides a bicycle along the hospital boundary fence. A sign reads '8th Field Hospital'. Hospital buildings and a parked military jeep. A gateway leading into the hospital grounds. A sign board gives directions to the major buildings in the compound. A large completed cement foundation for a building. Buildings in the background. (Vietnam War period).
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