U.S. soldiers claim baggage and leave an airfield in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Military passengers assemble on the airfield. An aircraft parked at the field. They walk to a terminal building. A sign on a board reads 'Det 5 8 Aerial Port, Passenger Processing'. A group claims their baggage. The soldiers load barracks bags into trailer trucks. Buses leave the airfield. The bags of the soldiers lying on the ground.
U.S. soldiers during a replacement process in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie and other soldier replacements go through processing at 90th Replacement Battalion. A non commissioned officer (NCO) welcomes the assembled soldiers to Vietnam. The soldiers enter the processing building. They receive papers. Gillispie and other soldiers listen to the NCO who is speaking into a microphone. The soldiers check the papers and listen to the NCO. A soldier has a pen in his hand. The soldiers write on the papers.
United States soldiers in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The soldiers change their currency to military payment certificates (MPC). They stand in a line and exchange the currency one after the other. A soldier receives MPC and walks off. Another soldier with glasses signs on a paper after receiving the MPC. U.S. soldiers stand in front of a building. The soldiers walk in a line to the orientation building . Smoke rises in the background. They climb up the stairs of orientation building. A sign reads '18th Repl Orientation Building'. U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie and others being issued field gear. They exit from the building carrying barracks bags.
U.S. troops in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A box of toothbrushes and toothpastes. Soldiers pick up brushes and pastes one after the other. The soldiers stand in an open area. U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie puts toothpaste on a brush and brushes his teeth. The soldiers stand in front of their barracks bags. They collect keys from a counter. A soldier smokes. They pick up barracks bags and walk to their billets. A soldier with a cigarette in his mouth and bags on his shoulder walks towards a billet. The soldiers enter their billets.
U.S. troops in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Soldiers assemble in formations for roll call. U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie in a formation. A non commissioned officer ( NCO ) calls out unit assignments. A loudspeaker on a pole. A sign reads 'Qui Nhon'. The soldiers attend the roll call.
U.S. troops in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Billets of the soldiers. The soldiers walk towards their billets. U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie and another soldier walk towards their billets, sit on stairs and talk. Gillispie removes his cap and talks.