Qui Nhon harbor in Vietnam. A military compound called Camp Goldberg, named for U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Joseph A Goldberg, the pilot of a helicopter shot down by the Viet Cong on July 15, 1962. Within the compound, are seen the Lane and Guthrie maintenance hangars, dedicated to the memories of Sp/5 James Everett Lane, the gunner, and Sp/5 Harold Lee Guthrie, the Crew Chief, both of whom lost their lives with CWO Goldberg. (Reportedly, these were the first U.S. Army Aviation personnel killed in action, in Vietnam. ) (Vietnam War period).
United States Civil Affairs officer of 3rd battalion 9th marine presents a girl her bike in Cam Lo, Vietnam. A man repairs a girl's bicycle in a shop. A boy assembles cable for hand breaks on the bicycle. ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldier with covers, pistol belt and holster leans up against the door of building. Other bicycles in the background in the shop. Man tightens the screws on chain guard of bicycle repaired. Sign in the background reads 'Beer Coke'. U.S. marines 1st Lieutenant James Pendlen along with a group of children. Jeep driver Ken R Bruce of Stringville. ARVN Sergeant Chau Vovan of Saigon loads the repaired bicycle into rear of parked jeep. Marine holds M-16 rifle. Viet children follow the jeep on bicycle. A marine takes out the bicycle from the jeep and returns it to the girl. Viet girl seated on the bicycle. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese soldier armed with M-16 rifle looks at shoreline at Kien Hung in Vietnam. Armored troops carrier (ATC) fires flamethrowers on the riverbank. Republic of Vietnam (RVN) marines disembark camera boat. Boats underway. Vietnamese soldiers in prone position fire M-16s. Marine officer on radio. RVN marines with American advisor. RVN marine sitting on log rests. Vietnamese junk and ATC's underway in river. Machine gun fired. Insignia shows Lion with Mermaid's tail. Assault boats underway in river. Troops disembark. Unites States Marine Corps (USMC) captain at the riverbank. MM canon on boat fired. (Vietnam War period).
Construction of Integrate Wideband Communication Sites (IWCS) by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) site in Qui Nhon. Huge square antennas and other antennas at the site. A watch tower in the background. A sign reads 'Stratcom Tropospheric Scatter Facility Quinhon Vietnam, OIC NCOIC, Lt. James B Cole.' Large machinery and equipment. Military jeep near a shed. Cycles rest against the buildings. A MRC 85 signal van. The site by the shoreline. Boats off shore. (Vietnam War period).
United States Navy soldiers of the Light Attack Squadron VAL-4 after arrival in Vietnam briefed by a customs officer. Customs officer uses a microphone to address the navy men. An official inspects a cardboard box. A navy men wipes his bunk at the barracks in Binh Thuy, Vietnam. Luggage of the soldiers lying on floor, beneath their bedding. Luggage carrier moves inside the barracks. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. troops arriving in Vietnam undergo processing by the 90th Replacement Battalion. Scene opens showing buses carrying newly arriving U.S. soldiers from the Ben Hoa airbase, to the depot of the 90th Replacement Battalion,near Long Binh, Vietnam. The buses make their way along dirt roads at the base. Various types of shelters, including tents and buildings of light construction are seen. The soldiers leave the buses, carrying personal belongings and manila folders with documents. As the buses pull away, signs in Vietnamese are seen on their sides. Next, the newly arrived soldiers are seen gathered in an open field. Some smoke cigarettes. There appears to be a chapel building in the background. Some soldiers see the camera behind them and wave toward it. A briefer is addressing them from a stand in front of a low building. Next, soldiers are seen entering a building where sign is posted reading: "OFF LIMITS, unless you are processing." (Vietnam War period).