U.S. Army 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 1st Special Forces base in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. An ARVN Special Forces instructor demonstrates hand to hand combat positions and maneuvers in a field. Trainees follow instructions and practice. Trainees practice maneuvers lying on their backs on the ground. The instructor guides and supervises. The instructor corrects positions and movements of the trainees. Demonstrations by the instructor. Barracks in the background. Trainees follow instructions and practice ground maneuvers. (Vietnam War period).
Sammy Davis Jr. on tour with a USO Troupe, entertaining American troops at Can Tho Army Airfield in Vietnam. A U.S. Army military policeman peeks through a curtain aside a stage, where Sammy Davis Jr. is performing as part of a USO tour entertaing troops during the Vietnam War. Davis stands onstage, backed by women dancers who move rhthmically as he speaks or sings into the microphone. Camera shifts to spot at back of large audience seated in a hangar at the base. Musicians and other members of USO troupe are seen onstage in distance. View of soldiers seated outside the hangar applauding the performances. View from behind audience. Sammy Davis Jr. seen onstage in distance. Soldiers watching from atop a raised platform, outside the hangar. Several views of audience clapping rhythmically to beat of music sung by performers. Some soldiers taking moving pictures of the event, from outside the hangar. Huge overflow crowd of soldiers watching from outside the hangar. Glimpse of Sammy Davis Jr. singing, accompanied by musicians. More audience shots.
Aerial view of Newport Dock area near Saigon, Vietnam. Aerial views of U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) logistics base located on the Saigon River. View of warehouses and dockyard. Ships anchored at harbor.
View of a watch tower at 25th Infantry Division Base Camp in Vietnam. Board on wall reads '25th Infantry Division Main EM Club'. United States soldiers arrive on jeep at Cu Chi Post Exchange. Vietnamese woman walks towards the book store. Board of 'Stars and Strips Book Store'. (Vietnam War period).
Construction and use of bunkers on Fire Support Bases (FSB) by U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam. Soldiers construct the entrance to a wooden personnel bunker on FBS Charlie One at Camp Carroll. They assemble wooden planks to construct steps. A soldier uses a saw to cut wood. Another takes measurement and puts markings. Dust all around. Soldiers move in and out of the bunker. (Vietnam War period).
Construction and use of bunkers on Fire Support Bases (FSB) by U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam. Soldiers assemble wooden boards on FBS Charlie One at Camp Carroll. The boards are nailed into place to construct the side walls of a personnel bunker. Two soldiers hold the board in place while another hammers nails into it. (Vietnam War period).
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