Elements of B Company, 2/47th Infantry (Mechanized) and C Company, 4/39th Infantry, clearing North Vietnamese Army regulars from "Widows' Village" (a hamlet of housing provided by the government of the Republic of Vietnam for widows and children of fallen ARVN soldiers). The action occurs January 31st, 1968 (on "Tet", the Vietnamese Lunar New Year holiday). U.S. troops firing small arms as they proceed across tall grass into the hamlet. Several M 113 armored personnel carriers (APCs) are seen accompanying the troops. A soldier, who has been hit, lying prone between two other soldiers, tries to get up. Flames consuming huts. Riflemen moving cautiously. A slightly wounded soldier, lying on the ground, smiles as he points to his leg as another soldier helps him. APCs advance, firing 50 caliber machine guns. Riflemen staying close behind. Views of a number of huts, in the hamlet, that have not been destroyed. (Note: According to Colonel Sonny Craven, then leader of a combat photo team on the scene, these combat sequences was filmed by soldiers of the 221st Signal Company [Pictorial]). Craven and another photographer, were both wounded in the engagement.) (Vietnam War period).
U.S. 2nd Field Forces, 199th Light Infantry Brigade fighting with Vietcong in Vietnam. Ordnance test of M72 Law, Rocket HE 66mm. Open flat field. Test range. View of target tank. Impact of rockets as they hit target tank. Smoke rises up from explosions. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Attleboro in Dau Tieng, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial views as smoke rises from air strike in a jungle. A marker rocket being fired. A pilot in the cockpit of a U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopter.
Operation Attleboro in Dau Tieng, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial views as smoke rises from air strike in a jungle. Explosions occur in a wooded area and smoke rises. The pilot of a U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopter while in flight. Explosions occur on the ground. Bomb craters on a field. Smoke rises due to the explosions.
Operation Attleboro in Dau Tieng, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial views as smoke rises from air strike in a jungle. Aircraft in flight over the bombed area. Explosions occur and a column of smoke rises. The aircraft in flight over the area.
Montagnard soldiers in Pleiku, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A Montagnard soldier blows up an air mattress. A Montagnard soldier digs a foxhole. Soldiers heat rations over an open fire. One soldier pounds a rations canteen cup with the handle of a shovel. The soldiers eat rations.
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