U.S. soldiers of Mobile Riverine Force (9th Infantry Division) in Vietnam. A soldier crosses a narrow footbridge across a canal near a shore. Soldiers being shuttled across a deep narrow canal by the Boston Whaler canal boat. The soldiers struggle up a muddy embankment. ATCs (Armored Troop Carriers) slowly make their way up the canal. An ATC tows the Boston Whaler. Two soldiers wash their muddy uniforms and equipment in the river. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Mobile Riverine Force (9th Infantry Division) in Vietnam. United States helicopter UH-1D Iroquois lands on the flight deck of an ATC (Armored Troop Carrier) at a shore. The Boston Whaler canal boat loaded with soldiers approaches the ATC. The soldiers get off the Boston Whaler boat onto the ATC. The soldiers board the UH-1D Iroquois helicopter. The canal boat leaves. UH-1D Iroquois helicopter takes off. (Vietnam War period).
United States soldiers of Mobile Riverine Force (9th Infantry Division) (Brown Water Navy) in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The U.S. soldiers set fire to shelters in Viet Cong training center. Vietnamese banners in the shelters. ATCs (Armored Troop Carrier) and ASPBs (Assault Patrol Boats) beached at the bank of a canal. United States flags on the boats. A Viet Cong hut burns. Flames and smoke rises up. River Assault Flotilla One Program 4 Monitor M-111-3 (of RAD 111) seen at shore. ASPB (Assault Patrol Boat) A-112-2 underway; soldiers aboard the boat.
Opening scene shows view from cockpit of a U.S. Army Sikorsky H-34 Helicopter flying over Dong Xoai, Vietnam. View from the ground as the helicopter descends to land. Scene shifts to the ground, where heavy battle damage is evident in structures and surroundings. U.S. soldiers stand near damaged cemetery. Severe battle damage is shown with gaping holes in a building. Also shown are some captured arms left after the end of the Viet Cong assault on the town and its airstrip (defended by 400 South Vietnamese troops). Members of a local family , including several small children, each search through wreckage for any surviving belongings. ARVN (Army of Vietnam) soldiers help search through rubble. Survivors are seen carrying their few belongings as they leave the destroyed town to seek shelter elsewhere. More views of the battle damaged town. A U.S. Army Colonel is seen conversing with an ARVN officer. More views of damaged town. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Midway (CVA-41) is seen carrying a deck full of mostly F-4 Phantom fighter aircraft. Closeup on deck shows several aircraft displaying the tail code "NE" of Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2). Closeup of a Douglas A-1H Skyraider aircraft being cleared for takeoff from an aircraft carrier. Closeup of pilot in open cockpit of a Vought F-8 Crusader aircraft that displays shark teeth at its engine intake, and a tear drop on its fuselage. Closeup of an A-1H taking off from carrier deck.
Villas in Danang, Republic of Vietnam. A two story villa downtown Danang, Vietnam. A car parked in front of the villa. A woman and a child walk past the high fence of another villa. A military truck moves past. Trees in the foreground. Another one story, red roofed villa downtown. A woman wearing an ao dai rides a bicycle. A beautiful villa downtown. A chain like fence around the area. Trees seen around the villas. Vietnamese walk and move on bicycles in front of the villas.
U.S. 47th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Battalion troops in Binh Phuoc, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. American troops carry M16 rifles, M60 machine guns, field radios and belts of machine gun ammunition as they walk in a single file through rice paddies. United States Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopters fly overhead in a formation. The helicopters land and take off. A soldier looks at a map while another talks over field telephone. Soldiers walk in a field.