Views of sun and clouds above the USS Harnett County (LST-821) anchored near the mouth of the Co-Chien River in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam war. Later, as the rainy season is beginning, one of the LST's Riverine patrol boats speeds across the water as heavy storm clouds gather in the background. Rain drops create rings on the surface of the water. View from deck of the USS Harnett County, during a soaking rain. Water covers the deck. All outside activity is at a standstill. In a conference room below decks, a Navy Lieutenant and several junior officers discuss tactics, after learning that two companies of Viet Cong (VC) have set up bunkers on the banks of a canal. Later, on a clear day, sailors on deck are briefed on the plan to deal with the VC, which will involve patrol boats to detect their location, so they can be attacked by Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunships of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3). View from shore, of patrol boats entering a narrow body of water. View from a patrol boat bow, looking astern. Closeup of gunner at 50mm machine gun, with belt of ammunition framing the lower part of image. Closeup of another sailor looking intently as they proceed. Closeup of the gunner on deck, seated at the controls of twin 50 caliber machine guns. The lead patrol boat turns around as the water becomes too shallow to permit further travel upstream. The patrol boats head downstream at high speed. View of bow wave from port side of a patrol boat.
Training of the German Shepherd sentry dogs at the Da Nang airbase in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign board reads: 'Sentry Dogs'. Handlers taking the dogs in a field to train them. German Shepherd dog panting with tongue out. The dog undergoes training at the field and runs across an obstacle course. German Shepherd dog attacks a man wearing padded suit. Handler controls the dog.
Training of sentry dogs at Danang airbase in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Handlers train a German Shepherd dog. Handler and a dog patrol a field together. Dog on patrol aggressively attacks a soldier dressed as a Vietcong. Sentry dog also flushes out second G.I. dressed as Vietcong. A dog leads handler to a field. Dog barking. Handler says “Good girl” while patting a sentry dog. German Shepherd dog barks at soldier wearing a nón lá hat. Soldier takes off his nón lá hat. Sentry dogs in the pen area. Sentry dog cemetery in view.
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. Soldiers walk with a sick soldier in the jungle during the Vietnam War. United States Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopter in flight in the far background. The helicopter lands for evacuation of sick soldiers. Sick soldier having malaria is led to the helicopter. He is helped aboard the helicopter and takes off.
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. Current flows through jungle foliage during the Vietnam War. Soldiers relax in the jungle. They use machetes to clear dense jungle for camp site. Claymore mine at a tree stump.
Capitol Military Assistance Command Operations Center in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Newspaper headline reads 'Communist Guns Hit 30 Targets'. United States soldier watches from the observation tower. Soldier uses range finding glasses to estimate the range. Another soldier informs about the direction and range to the CMAC (Capitol Military Assistance Command) Operations Center for deployment. A sighting board next to the soldiers. Houses in the city.
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