Activities of U.S. troops during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Three troopers are part of a mortar crew. A rocket being placed in a mortar. The mortar is fired. The mortar crew positioned amongst rubble fire mortar. Men in the background work to unload more rockets or mortar rounds from boxes. A partially sunken landing craft. Two troopers hide next to a building with rifles. U.S. forces behind stone wall fire rifles. Men behind the wall with M-16s. U.S. and ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) forces next to buildings, move ahead. A man with a rocket in his hand. A U.S. soldier fires an M-16 around the corner of a building. The soldiers move forward. (Vietnam War period).
Interiors of the United States Embassy (4 Le Duan Blvd., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) in Saigon, Vietnam following the Tet Offensive bombing of the embassy. Personnel examine damage inside embassy. Bullet holes in wall. Clock stopped at 3:03. Soldiers check Embassy grounds. Troops carry wounded on stretcher. Aftermath of battle in Tet Offensive. Wrecked trucks and destroyed buildings. (Vietnam War period).
Republic of Vietnam Army (ARVN) soldiers search houses in the 8th precinct, Cholon District, Saigon, Vietnam. Wreckage of houses. Soldiers enter houses. Vietnamese remove dead Vietcong from a house. Dead bodies carried on stretcher and loaded onto trucks. M-133 Armored Personnel Carriers drive past. Dead Vietcong carried out from house on litter by fire men. (Vietnam War period).
Refugees carry their belongings as they evacuate area in 8th Precinct, Cholon, District, Saigon, Vietnam. Refugees get onto truck. ARVN (Army of Republic of Vietnam) soldiers around truck. Truck drives away. Civilians walk on street. Children carry their belongings. Ambulance parked in the background. Refugees salvage belongings. Ambulance loaded with belongings. Civilians in streets. Submerged houses. (Vietnam War period).
United States Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 7th Fleet land on a beach in South Vietnam. U.S. Marines will guard the area around Danang Air Base. Vietnamese soldiers set down landing mats on the beach. Vietnamese and U.S. officers on the beach. They salute and shake hands. They wait for the arrival of the U.S. Marines. Commanding Officer of 9th U.S. Marine Brigade Brigadier General F.J. Kach talks with Major General Key of Vietnam I Corps. Vietnamese schoolgirls carry floral wreath and walk across the landing mats. The girls pose in a group. Surf rolls up on the beach. Cameramen stand on the beach to take photographs. (Vietnam War period).
United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam to guard the area around Danang Air Base. The U.S. Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 7th Fleet land on a beach in South Vietnam. Ships advance towards the beach. Vietnamese soldiers stand on the beach with a rifle. An LVTP-5 (Landing Vehicle Tracked) rolls onto the beach. U.S. Marines run on the beach. An LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized ) comes on the shore. The LVTP-5 driven on the beach. Marines run across the beach. Several marines lay against an embankment. Other marines stand on the beach. (Vietnam War period).