Glimpse from U.S. riverine patrol boat, of its home ship, the USS Harnett County (LST-821) at mouth of the Co-Chien River in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam war. Ship's bell sounds. sailors aboard the Harnett County are busy with routine task, including cleaning, repainting, and the like. Some pull ammunition from stores and get weapons ready. Several sailors maneuver a patrol boat suspended above the LST's deck by a crane. The crane operator is seen at the controls, as he lowers the patrol boat below decks, while sailors on deck steady the boat using lines and cleats. The patrol boat descends into a maintenance shop. The hands of a mechanic are seen making adjustments to the boat's engine. Closeup of the mechanic. View from above of him working on the engine. Scene shifts to a mechanic perched on the main rotor of a Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunship of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3). Several sailors carry a large drive assembly across the deck. Closeup of machanic working on the rotor. Silhouette, against late day sky, of the reassembled rotor and engine running. Sailors relaxing in common rooms below decks, playing cards, reading, and writing letters. Armed sentry patrolling the ship's deck, at sunset.
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.
Damage caused in Saigon, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. Damaged military police caps and helmets seen on the ground. Soldiers walk along a road. Fallen trees and bushes on road. A damaged wall and a fence. A bomb damaged car.
Activities of South Vietnamese and American soldiers in Saigon, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. Tanks loaded with soldiers move on roads. Buildings on either side of the roads. Aircraft in flight over buildings. Military jeeps and trucks loaded with soldiers move on the roads.
Activities of South Vietnamese and American soldiers in Saigon, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. Soldiers search for explosives in a graveyard. Buildings in the background. The soldiers search in a field. Trees in the background. They search in the nearby area of the graveyard.
Activities of South Vietnamese and American soldiers in Saigon, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. Soldiers search for explosives in houses near a graveyard. The soldiers walk One soldier talks over a telephone. Trucks and tanks loaded with soldiers move out of the graveyard area. The trucks move on roads. Buildings on either side of the roads. An aircraft in flight over the buildings drops bombs. A large cloud of smoke rises from explosions.