Operation Somerset Plain of 101st Air Cavalry Dv. U.S. Soldier removing bullets from his M-16 rifle and putting them in a can. He is also seen cleaning his rifle with a shaving brush and a toothbrush. August 1968. (Vietnam War period).
101st Air Cavalry Dv. of Operation Somerset Plain. Military people serving food to the U.S. soldiers in paper plates. August 1968. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese officer handing out cans of soybean oil to flood victims. Man takes pictures in the background. Officer distributes cans. Back view of a Vietnamese woman holding her child and walking away with cans. Col Robert W Casey, Senior, handing out cans to victims. Close view of batch on jacket of Col Casey. Sacks of bulgur in the background. Truck backs up to Viet Nam Air Force UH-34D helicopter. Sacks of bulgur transferred into helicopter. (Vietnam War period).
Captain McCreery speaks while looking at reconnaissance film on light table. Captain speaks about aerial photographs which is product of aerial reconnaissance. He further adds that aerial reconnaissance means looking for the enemy from air. This imagery is used by USAF, VNAF and U.S. Army. 13th Reconnaissance technical squadron interprets this imagery. He talks about various methods of reconnaissance. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Navy pilot, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Everett Alvarez, Jr., in flight suit and helmet, being taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese. View of his military identification card. Lt Avarez being interrogated by North Vietnamese officers. Destruction by U.S. air strikes on North Vietnam. Wreckage of buildings. Remains of buildings. Lt Alvarez's clothing and survival gear, including his dog tags and keys. The retrieved wreckage of his A-4D aircraft is on display and being explained to North Vietnamese in a public gathering.
American troops under concentrated enemy artillery fire from North Vietnamese during Vietnam War. U.S. Army soldiers run and jump into a trench, taking cover in the trench as artillery strikes nearby. Dramatic explosions, fire and smoke as American troop position is bombed by Vietcong. U.S. troops firing artillery at the enemy. View from inside cargo compartment of a U.S. Air Force C-130 transport aircraft, as supplies are pushed out for airdrop to U.S. forces. View from ground of supplies descending by paracute from C-133.
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