A huge construction site appears. Long unpaved roads in the construction site are also seen. U.S. soldiers guard the construction site. Few soldiers sit on a Howitzer gun. At a distant place firing occurs. Smoke arises from the fired place. (Vietnam War period).
A building has sign board CCO 87th INF,Orderly Room. Outside the building U.S. soldiers prepare M113 APC(Armed Personnel Carrier). A soldier passes a M-60 MG to another soldier on the APC. The M-60 is loaded. Army vehicles are seen in the background. APC leaves area with crew aboard. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Fire Support Base (FSB) Normandy is seen. A CH-54 brings a Howitzer and sets it down on top of a hill of the base. It then flies off. A CH-47 brings a ¾ ton truck to the base. An exploded signal bomb releases yellow smoke. Another CH-47 brings ammunition boxes and a 105mm howitzer in a sling. The helicopters are operated by the U.S. Army 160th Combat Aviation Group, supporting the 101st Airborne Division. (Vietnam War period).
A CH-47 helicopter brings ammunition and howitzer to United States Fire Support Base (FSB) Normandy and flies off. Soldiers set a 105mm howitzer. Another CH-47 brings a howitzer and sets it down. It then flies off. A CH-54 brings howitzer in sling. A CH-54 delivers a truck on top of a hill of the base. The aerial supply operations are conducted by the U.S. Army 160th Combat Aviation Group, in support of the 101st Airborne Division. (Vietnam War period).
Views from a helicopter,approaching and circling U.S. 101st Airborne Division Fire Support Base (FSB) Normandy, on top of a mountain in Vietnam, during the war. The base has been cleared of vegetation, but has few notable structures or equipment readily discernible from the altitude at which it is being viewed. A different sequence shows FSB Geronimo, from a helicopter. This 101st Airborne base is on a Hill top, and is larger and more developed than FSB Normandy. It has well defined perimeter and interior roads, and numerous structures and facilities. A fairly large river can be seen in the distant background in some views.
A CH-54 carrying a 155mm howitzer from 101st Airborne Division Fire Support Base, Geronimo. It carries the howitzer in a sling to Fire Support Base, Whip, on top of a hill. A signal flare releases yellow smoke. The CH-54 sets down the howitzer. These aerial supply operations are conducted by the U.S. Army 160th Combat Aviation Group. (Vietnam War period).
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