Elements of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division defending Fire Support Base Ripcord in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, in the last major battle of the Vietnam War. View from Base Ripcord toward wooded hills from which the North Vietnamese 324B Division is laying siege. It is extremely windy causing canvas covers to flap. The camera is focused on a hilltop where enemy positions are located. Bombs explode there, dropped by U.S.aircraft (unseen). At times large clouds of white smoke rise from the site.
Sign board of 25th Infantry Division Memorial Chapel at 25th Infantry Division Base Camp in Vietnam. Interior of the chapel shows cross on altar. The holy Bible on table. Poster of 'Headquarters 25th Division' in front of a building. Commanding General's jeep parked in foreground.
United States soldiers and vehicles are seen at a base. Purple smoke appears from a signal grenade. A U.S. Army 101st Airborne CH-54 helicopter arrives near a 155mm howitzer. The howitzer is tied to the sling of the CH-54. The aircraft flies off. Another CH-54 arrives. It moves away with a howitzer in its sling. (Vietnam War period).
A United States Marine turns the manifold unit on during refueling of helicopters at Soc Trang marine base in Vietnam. Rubber tanks surrounded by sandbags are seen in the background. Marine turns the manifold unit on as another marine turns on valves to hoses. A helicopter being refueled by a marine. After refueling it starts as the rotor blades move.
Naval bases in Dong Hai, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial view : two Vietnamese Navy Bases. A river near the bases. Two navy bases and a large water body in the background. Small islands off a coast. Another small navy base at Dong Hai.
Children and civilians inspect open clamshell door of Douglas C-124 Globemaster II nicknamed 'Old Shakey' at Pinecastle Air Force Base, Florida. Airmen in 'Class A' summer uniforms. Row of parked Boeing B-47 Stratojet bombers with an auxiliary power unit at nose of each aircraft. Children donning pilot's helmet. Civilians and children enter and leave clamshell door of Douglas C-124 Globemaster II. Civilians inspect interior of the aircraft.
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