Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division build a bridge during Operation Hawthorne. They use ropes to put logs of trees across a river. The surface of the bridge is leveled by nailing a plank on an uneven log. African American soldier hammers nail in log through plank. Soldiers stand on bank as the bridge is being built. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division load and fire 105mm howitzer during Operation Hawthorne. African American soldier looks through telescope of 105mm howitzer. Another soldier talks on a phone. Stack of ammunition lies under a tent. Two soldiers pick up shells from the stack one by one. A 105mm howitzer is loaded and fired. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division near a 105mm howitzer during Operation Hawthorne. Soldiers check the howitzer. A soldier sits in a ditch. Some soldiers sit in foxholes. All carry M-16 rifles. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division fire from foxholes with M-16 rifles during Operation Hawthorne. Smoke appears at a distance after firing. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division fire from foxholes with M-16 rifles during Operation Hawthorne. African American soldier hands a cigarette to another soldier. A different soldier hands another cigarette to him. A soldier smokes near a howitzer. Ammunition shell of howitzer also lie on ground near the howitzer. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of United States Army 101st Airborne Division fire M-16 rifles during Operation Hawthorne of Vietnam War. Group of white and African American soldiers fire from a ditch or foxhole and throw hand grenades at the enemy during active combat. Soldiers advance through jungle during battle.