Activities of the U.S. 3rd Marine Division at South West of Con Thien in Vietnam during Operation Prairie III of the Vietnam War. Captain Garrett, Commander of 'K' company 3/3, without utility, cart belt, canteen, camo helmet stands near bushes and under a tree. He speaks over a phone of PRC-25 radio. Another marine seated in foreground writes on a map. Other marine armed with M-14 rifles, M-16 machine guns some with packs move over dirt path. Capain Garrett bends over and speaks with the marine writing on the map. Other marines some uncovered seated near bushes. Thatched dwelling in the field in far background. Captain stands next to dirt trail as he speaks over a phone of PRC-25 radio. Other marines seated and stand near lightly wooded area. Other marines some uncovered , stand and sit in bushes as they take a break. The Captain stands as he speaks over phone of PRC-25 radio. Second marine seated and make notes on a map. Corpsman with utility, cart belt, canteen and uncovered stands at the entrance to Viet dwelling. He smokes as he prepares to treat Vietnam civilians. . The corpsman stands bending over in front of dirt porch of the Viet dwelling. He cuts a piece of tape. While several Viet civilians mostly children look on. One civilian man stoops and holds out his arms to be bandaged. The corpsman with camo grease paint on face bends over. He places medical articles back in his medical bag. One of the Viet civilian man with an arm bandage , stoops to several children in entrance to dwelling.
Activities of the U.S. 3rd Marine Corps Division in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign reads 'VIETNAM 3RD ENGR BN. CONSTRUCTION, DESTRUCTION'. A large tent and a hardback building used as a chapel. The rear of hardback building with thatched roof used as Chapel. The hardback buildings. Other hardback buildings and psns in the background. A vehicles moves on a dirt road. A marine walks over the dirt road at Camp Carroll. Large radio antennas near and atop psns and hardback buildings. A dirt area shows hardback buildings and large tents some surrounded by sandbag walls. A field ambulance move over dirt road. Marine walk near parked trucks. A sign reads '1ST BN. 12TH MARINES'. The hardback buildings in the background.
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.
U.S. soldiers seated in a terminal area at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A TWA (Trans World Airlines) jet taxis to an unloading area at Bien Hoa Air Base. A soldier at the airfield with barracks bags kept near him. The TWA jet is stationary. Ground crewmen push aviation passenger stairs. A sign on the stairs reads 'Welcome Det 5 8 Aerial Port, Bien Hao Air Base, Republic of Vietnam'. A soldier at the air base with 'Concor' written on his helmet. U.S. airmen and soldiers get off from the aircraft. They assemble and sit in the terminal area. A close up of U.S. recruit Richard Gillispie with another soldier seated in chairs. Gillispie smiles.
U.S. soldiers sit in small groups and wait for transportation in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Signs of various locations in Vietnam where the soldiers can be shipped. A helicopter in flight and a loudspeaker on a pole in the background. A pile of barracks bags kept on the ground. The soldiers wait for transportation to take them to their assigned units. A sign reads 'Movement Control'. Another sign reads '9th Inf Division'. The soldiers seated on barracks bags in a small group talk. A sign reads 'Pleiku' . Trucks loaded with the soldiers move out. Insignia of the United States on a truck.
U.S. Air Force (USAF) Combat Control Team in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF Sergeant Gaa speaks about time period of missions in Vietnam. He also speaks about necessary equipment they carry with them during the missions. He also speaks about kinds of radios they use in operations.