Views from a helicopter manned by a South Vietnamese crew. Smoke is rising from strikes against Viet Cong targets below. U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas L. Stanford, advisor to the 2nd ARVN (Army of Vietnam) Ranger Group, in the Kontum area, is seen in the helicopter along with his Vietnamese counterpart. (This is during the "Vietnamization" phase of the Vietnam War.) Stanford is the red-headed U.S. officer wearing glasses. He and his Vietnamese counterpart are observing air strikes they requested on enemy positions. The explosions and black smoke are from the bombs being dropped. A vietnamese gunner aboard the helicopter fires a machine gun at ground target. A U.S. Army Bell UH-1D Iroquois or 'Huey' helicopter takes off from a paved road.
MACV (US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam) Advisory Team assists South Vietnamese soldiers in the evacuation of refugees from Kontum during the Nguyen Hue Campaign of the Vietnam War. Aerial view of the Kontum airfield. A burning aircraft on the ground. South Vietnamese ammunition trucks caught in NVA (North Vietnamese Army) ambush. Smoking and exploding ordinance. Vietnamese defensive positions in Kontum City and in the surrounding terrain. A U.S. Colonel talking on the radio during an inspection flight in a U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquois or 'Huey' helicopter. Billowing smoke on Highway QL 14. A U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter landing at a helipad in the area. MACV (US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam) Advisory Team assists in the evacuation of refugees from Kontum. The team loads supplies into the helicopter. South Vietnamese refugees waiting to board helicopter for evacuation. A Vietnamese soldier talks to the refugees.
MACV (U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam) Advisory Team assists South Vietnamese soldiers in the evacuation of refugees from Kontum during the Nguyen Hue Campaign of the Vietnam War. Vietnamese refugees sitting in a compound as they await evacuation. Refugee women in traditional Vietnamese hats. Numerous children in the compound. Elderly Vietnamese men and women. An aerial view of the city of Kontum. A meandering river through the landscape. An ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) field Headquarters and ARVN artillery battery within the city of Kontum.
MACV (US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam) Advisory Team assists South Vietnamese soldiers in the evacuation of refugees from Kontum during the Nguyen Hue Campaign of the Vietnam War. Aerial view of the area. U.S. Army Bell UH-1D Iroquois helicopters in flight. Fire Support Base Lima. U.S. and South Vietnamese medics carry an injured Vietnamese soldier aboard a UH-1D helicopter. The pilot at the controls in the cockpit. Medics carry the wounded soldier off the helicopter at the 2nd ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) hospital. The UH-1D helicopter takes off. Vietnamese and United States soldiers seated around a table in the jungle. Numerous tents nearby.
United States jet plane blast the Port of Campha in North Vietnam. Bombing and explosions on ground as seen from aerial point of view of American aircraft bombing targets. Marines sweep across the central highland jungles, routing out any Vietcong guerrillas attempting a buildup to cut Vietnam in half. Helicopters bring in more soldiers. Interior view of soldiers in helicopter and machine gun while landing. Soldiers jump from helicopter to landing zone. Soldiers move into jungle area and ignite a blast at a suspected Vietcong tunnel entrance. (Vietnam War period).
Activities of U.S. troops during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Three troopers are part of a mortar crew. A rocket being placed in a mortar. The mortar is fired. The mortar crew positioned amongst rubble fire mortar. Men in the background work to unload more rockets or mortar rounds from boxes. A partially sunken landing craft. Two troopers hide next to a building with rifles. U.S. forces behind stone wall fire rifles. Men behind the wall with M-16s. U.S. and ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) forces next to buildings, move ahead. A man with a rocket in his hand. A U.S. soldier fires an M-16 around the corner of a building. The soldiers move forward. (Vietnam War period).
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.