CIC (Combat Information Center) aboard the USS Providence (CLG-6) underway in the South China Sea off South Vietnam. An operator turns a knob on an MK 1 Able computer in CIC aboard the USS Providence. The computer operator wearing phones as he stands over the MK 1 Able computer. A plotting room officer over a phone writes on a clipboard. View at a section of a computer and target of striker range gauge. The operator turns a knob on the computer. Gauges on the computer. The MK 1 Able computer. The operator moves triggers to fire the guns. The salvo operator's hands on two triggers. The operator stands in front of a large control panel and turns on several switches. Top surface of the MK 1 Able computer with operators turning knobs on the top of the computer. Two men in background also turn knobs on far end of the computer. (Vietnam War period).
USS Providence (CLG-6) underway in the South China Sea off South Vietnam. A stern view of the USS Haleakala (AE-25) being approached by the USS Providence. A port quarter view of the USS Providence firing at shore targets off Vietnam. A mountainous coastline in far background. A forward battery fires at the port. A boat approaches towards the ship.
Activities of the United States Army 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division soldiers during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Pup tents and lean-tos of jungle camp. Two soldiers relax at shelter, one writes a letter. Improvised shelter set up for the night.
Activities of U.S. soldiers in Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Soldiers in battle gear and carrying full packs,walk through jungle underbrush. Closeups of some as they pass. The camera pans over the terrain and then records their progress in numerous views as they proceed through the jungle. At one point a soldier steps over a narrow stream. Next several are seen near a wide stream, where two stop to wash themselves and cool off. Next, a half dozen soldiers are seen bathing in a broader section of water, about one or two feet deep. They also "horse around,"splashing water on one another. Later, some sit in the stream. Two shave their faces. Others are dressing on the river bank. One is seen washing clothes. The camera pans along a section of the stream that is narrower and faster moving.
Activities of the United States Army 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division soldiers during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Bunkers and tents at the camp area in the background. Soldier sharpens his machete. Soldier uses a compass as a mirror for shaving. Other soldier washes himself with water from his helmet. Some of the soldiers rest, read Stars and Stripes. They clean their weapons.
American soldiers nail siding boards into place on the exterior of their new mess hall at the Dong Tam Base Camp in South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Lots of hammering is heard from other workers (unseen). A wide strip, of what appears to be fine screening or plastic, has been fastened around the structure, above the top siding boards. Camera moves back revealing the wider construction site, with several men at work. One soldier stands near an M149 (400 gallon) Water Buffalo trailer. Other wooden buildings are seen at the camp.
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