An M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier bogged down in a large ditch. U.S. Army Soldiers hook cables to the fallen M-113. 'US Army' is stenciled on the M-113. Another M-113 moves on ground above the ditch, pulls out the fallen M-113. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army Sergeant, from the 5th Mechanized Infantry Regiment "Bobcats" of the 25th Infantry Division, on an M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier. He speaks on radio during Operation Cedar Falls. M-113s move across fields in jungle. Banana plants are seen. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division pick up shells of 105 mm howitzer and leave during Operation Hawthorne of Vietnam War. The soldiers, a mix of African American and White troops, chat and smile during the pick ups.
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division build a bridge during Operation Hawthorne. They use ropes to put logs of trees across a river. The surface of the bridge is leveled by nailing a plank on an uneven log. African American soldier hammers nail in log through plank. Soldiers stand on bank as the bridge is being built. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division load and fire 105mm howitzer during Operation Hawthorne. African American soldier looks through telescope of 105mm howitzer. Another soldier talks on a phone. Stack of ammunition lies under a tent. Two soldiers pick up shells from the stack one by one. A 105mm howitzer is loaded and fired. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division near a 105mm howitzer during Operation Hawthorne. Soldiers check the howitzer. A soldier sits in a ditch. Some soldiers sit in foxholes. All carry M-16 rifles. (Vietnam War period).