The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Khe Sanh Combat Base and airstrip. Container Delivery System bundles are dropped from United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. An aircraft makes a rocket fire pass. Marines dig a trench. United States Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft and Douglas A-1 Skyraider aircraft drop napalm bombs.
U.S. Mobile Riverine Force comprising of Navy Squadrons and 9th Infantry Division carry out Operation Truong Cong Dinh in Dong Tam, Vietnam. Soldiers disembark from an ATC (Armored Troop Carrier) and go ashore into deep mud and jungle. The soldiers walk on a jungle path and enter a village. The soldiers walk along a canal to the village. They cross a single-log bridge over the canal and cross a footbridge over a stream. They walk past houses along the canal. The soldiers jump over the canal in the jungle. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Mobile Riverine Force comprising of Navy Squadrons and 9th Infantry Division carry out Operation Truong Cong Dinh in Dong Tam, Vietnam. A soldier speaks over a radio. A group of soldiers advances through a jungle. A soldier looks at an A112-3 Riverine Craft moving ahead in a river. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Mobile Riverine Force comprising of Navy Squadrons and 9th Infantry Division carry out Operation Truong Cong Dinh in Dong Tam, Vietnam. Soldiers rest in a jungle. One soldier prepares instant coffee and other cleans his camera. An officer checks a map. The soldiers relax in the jungle. An officer stirs instant chocolate milk in a can. He drinks it. The officers and platoon leaders check maps. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits South Vietnam. Exteriors of a government building show Nixon and U.S. Army Lieutenant General John W. O'Daniel standing with Vietnamese officials in white suits. Civilians gathered holding banners. A large parade of South Vietnamese military units takes place, led by a marching band. Nixon stands with President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem. Vice-President Nixon makes a brief statement into the microphone. He is followed by Colonel Nguyen Van Y, who also makes brief remarks. President Diem and Vice-President Nixon stand together and are joined by U.S. Ambassador Fritz Nolting. Crowd applauds and photographers take pictures from steps of the building.
A U.S. Special Forces ordnance demolition expert conducts a class on M-26 grenade launchers for Montagnard trainees in Bu Gia, Vietnam during Operation Switchback of the Vietnam War. SP/4 (Specialist 4th Class) Thomas Coppinger conducts a class for Montagnard trainees through two Vietnamese interpreters. Rifle grenades exploding on an impact area. The two interpreters fire M-26 rifle grenades. Explosions on the impact area.