U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam during Operation Long Reach in Vietnam War. U.S. officer talks to soldiers about Vietcong counterattack. Medic administers aid to badly wounded soldier. Soldiers run to positions where the Vietcong broke through the perimeter. Group of soldiers sitting.
U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam during Operation Long Reach in Vietnam War. Medics administers aid to badly wounded soldier. Medics bandage the wounds of soldier. Medic holds plasma bottle. Soldiers resting.
U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam during Operation Long Reach in Vietnam War. Wounded soldiers are helped and taken to U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopters on field. Helicopters take off.
U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam during Operation Long Reach in Vietnam War. Dead American soldiers are carried in ponchos. Group of officers and soldiers talk into radio and phone.
U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam during Operation Long Reach in Vietnam War. Dead American soldiers are carried in ponchos to area where other dead are already covered. U.S. Battalion Surgeon Captain Bob Carrara performs a tracheotomy on a badly wounded soldier in a desperate attempt to save his life.
U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam during Operation Long Reach in Vietnam War. Dead American soldiers are placed on ponchos and taken away from combat area.