Combat operations of the United States Army 1st Infantry Division soldiers in Lai Khe, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Jet air strike. Smoke billows skyward. Soldiers walk out of the jungle and cross rice paddies. Vientamese civilian peasants work on a field. An airplane in flight in the background. U.S. Army soldiers working around a M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) at overnight campsite. A soldier drinks soda from a can. Soldier hauls equipment out of vehicle, including a bazooka or anti-tank recoilless rifle (possibly M20 or M67). Soldiers sorting uniform clothing parts, including an African American soldier. Other soldier seated in front of a tent, reading a letter. One of the soldiers reading newspaper comics and the other writes a letter.
Activities of United States soldiers at the Fire Support Base Bronco in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. An airplane in flight in the background. Smoke and explosions in an impact area from an air strike. The airplane circles over the strike area. Two U.S. Army UH-1H Iroquois helicopters parked on a field. The soldiers stand in the foreground. A soldier talks over a phone. Barbed wire in the foreground. The helicopters take off from the field.
Activities of United States soldiers at the Fire Support Base ( FSB ) Bronco in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A soldier prepares powder charges on 105 mm howitzer rounds. He uses a spanner wrench on a fuse. He works on 105 mm shells.
Activities of United States soldiers at the Fire Support Base Bronco in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A helicopter parked on a field. U.S. Army officers discuss amongst themselves in a tent. The officers have coffee mugs in their hands. Two officers walk outside the tent and discuss. Three officers walk towards the helicopter.
Opening slate identifies location as Cambodia, FSB Bronco, June 20, 1970. U.S. army gun crew of 1st Battalion, 30th Field Artillery Regiment are seen stripped to the waist, standing by their 155mm howitzer, listening to an officer at Fire Base Bronco, during the Cambodian incursion of the Vietnam War. After the officer leaves, they begin loading and firing their gun. Some hold their ears as the gun fires. Scene shifts to ammunition dump where gunners pick up more shells and bring them to the gun site. The crew begins firing again. Their officer is present and communicates by wireless phone. View of the fire support base, itself. Closeup of gunner making aiming adjustments.
U.S. Army 199th Light Infantry Brigade soldiers following a ceremony honoring their Chaplain, Captain Angelo Liteky, who received the DSC. A Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) on the Chaplain's uniform. M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) lined up. The Chaplain talks to the members of the press. (Vietnam War period).
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