Aerial view from helicopter flying over delta region ot the Mekong River in South Vietnam during the Vietnam war. The Dredge, "New Jersey" is seen operating in the river where it is increasing depth for a harbor turning basin that can accommodate larger ships, and pumping spoils, as land fill, to the shore. The chopper moves inland showing where dredging spoils have been deposited, near quonset huts of the base. Aerial views continue over such areas and then over the main base, itself. showing buildings, motor pool, and other features. (Note: Silent except for some wild sound of helicopter, at times.)
U.S. soldiers get off from a truck at 199th Infantry Brigade base camp in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The soldiers carry barracks bags and board a 2 ½ ton military truck. A soldier carrying a barracks bag moves towards the truck. Other soldiers sit on barracks bags in the background. Military trucks en route to 199th Infantry Brigade base camp. Other vehicles move on the road. Trees and building in the foreground. U.S. soldiers look out from the trucks. The trucks enter the camp and the soldiers get off.
F-104 Starfighter of the U.S. Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base in United States. Two F-104s make a low pass over Edwards Air Force Base. Contrail left out by them. Insignia of United States. The planes in flight. F-104s invisible after a while.
Opening scene shows sign at front of some buildings reading:"23rd Air Transportable Hospital, England AFB, LA." ( This sign refers to the home base, England Air Force Base, Louisiana, of the hospital unit providing medical services at the Vietnamese Refugee camp in Eglin AFB, Florida.) Camera pans over to a large olive drab tent. Next, two field ambulances are seen parked in grass next to wood-reinforced canvas tent structures. Several Vietnamese civilians stroll up to the entrance of one and stand there. Partway inside is a woman wearing a traditional Vietnamese conical hat (non la), pulled down over her shoulders. The hat is red in color.
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.
U.S. troops near Phu Bai fire base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. soldiers help each other with ammunition. Soldiers move out for night defensive positions (NDPs). A radio operator at work. A soldier looks through binoculars.
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