Construction and use of bunkers on Fire Support Bases (FSB) by U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam. Interior of a dual blade bunker. A soldier seated on a cot. He writes a letter. A machine gun at his feet. The rolled up bedding on one side of the cot. An envelope near the soldier on the cot. His army boots. He folds the letter and puts it into the envelope. A cross in his neck. He begins to write again. (Vietnam War period).
Construction and use of bunkers on Fire Support Bases (FSB) by U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam. Interior of a dual blade bunker. Two soldiers seated on foot lockers read magazines. A table fan before the soldiers. The read and talk. One reads the Time magazine, while another reads the Newsweek. (Vietnam War period).
Construction and use of bunkers on Fire Support Bases (FSB) by U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam. Construction at Charlie One FSB at Camp Carroll. A bucket Ioader driven to the top of a dual blade bunker. The loader dumps earth fill inside a retaining wall. Soldier wearing a hat and sunglasses in the driver's seat. Another soldier directs him. (Vietnam War period).
Construction and use of bunkers on Fire Support Bases (FSB) by U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. An 8 inch Howitzer positioned at FBS Charlie One at Camp Carroll. A soldier seated on a chair near the gun. He cleans the breech rings of the Howitzer. Bunkers nearby.
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam. Aerial views of flooded villages in Mekong Delta area in Vietnam. Houses surrounded by water, fields filled with flood waters. Houses submerged in water. Vietnam air Force C-47 aircraft flies low as it approaches the landing strip at Rach Gia airport. Plane lands and taxis along the strip. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Air Force pilot, FAC (Forward Air Controller) imbedded with U.S. Army unit, directs air strikes from a forward position on the ground in Vietnam War. Another FAC Pilot in cockpit of an O-1 Bird Dog aircraft in flight over Vietnam. F-100 Supersaber fighter defending a U.S. and Montagnard outpost in Vietnam, under assault by North Vietnamese troops. Loose formation of Douglas Skyraider aircraft in flight. U.S. tactical fighters strafe the assaulting North Vietnamese ground targets only 40 yards from friendly forces .RF-4 reconnaissance aircraft taking off and views from cockpit. RF-4 returns and parks. RF-4 camera and equipment. View inside cockpit of RF-4. Soldier records intelligence information gleaned from reconnaissance mission. Men in photo interpretation control room viewing aerial photographs from panoramic, oblique, vertical and radar cameras. Major General William B. Rosson, Chief of Staff to General William Westmoreland, in Vietnam. Intelligence Officer briefs commanders, using a chart. Tactical Airlift C-130s in flight and dropping paratroops. Sky filled with descending parachutes. Paratroopers land. Heavy equipment being pulled by parachutes from rear of C-130, in flight. Pilots in cockpit of C-130 making an assault landing. C-130s landing on rough dirt strip, using short field landing techniques.Troops and vehicles rush out of plane while its engines are still running. Troops march in field.