American soldiers nail siding boards into place on the exterior of their new mess hall at the Dong Tam Base Camp in South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Lots of hammering is heard from other workers (unseen). A wide strip, of what appears to be fine screening or plastic, has been fastened around the structure, above the top siding boards. Camera moves back revealing the wider construction site, with several men at work. One soldier stands near an M149 (400 gallon) Water Buffalo trailer. Other wooden buildings are seen at the camp.
Dredging operations at U.S. "Brown Water Navy" Base Camp, Dong Tam, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Mud and water flowing out the end of a dredge pipe. A man in shorts, wearing a combat helmet, is monitoring the operation in the background. Closeup of that man standing ankle-deep in mud. Closeup of the high-volume output at the end of the dredge pipe. A caterpillar tractor moves mud to form a berm. Closeup of the tractor blade moving mud. More views of the tractor at work. Closeup of a Vietnamese man at the tractor controls. View at some distance from the dredge pipe and berm.
Sign at Headquarters, U.S. Army, 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, in Dong Tam, Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. View of U.S. and Vietnamese Army vehicles moving about on dry dusty roads at the base. Brief view of the base's Brown Water Navy Riverine waterfront with two armored troop carrier boats, flying American flags, tied up at the dock.
Aerial view from helicopter flying over delta region ot the Mekong River in South Vietnam during the Vietnam war. The Dredge, "New Jersey" is seen operating in the river where it is increasing depth for a harbor turning basin that can accommodate larger ships, and pumping spoils, as land fill, to the shore. The chopper moves inland showing where dredging spoils have been deposited, near quonset huts of the base. Aerial views continue over such areas and then over the main base, itself. showing buildings, motor pool, and other features. (Note: Silent except for some wild sound of helicopter, at times.)
Soldiers disembark at Dong Tam river raider camp in Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Profile of a soldier looking on. Two UH-1D helicopters on the ground. Soldiers debark and carry luggage. CV-7 Caribou aircraft lands and soldiers debark with luggage. The ramp is paved with Marsden pierced steel matting. Sign at the camp reading 'Welcome to Dong Tam River Raider Camp.'
View of the Dredge, "New Jersey," employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deepen a turning basin in the Mekong River, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. This action is part of the U.S. construction of the Dong Tam Base, in the Mekong Delta. Scene shifts to interior of engine room aboard the dredge where a rotating shaft and pump outlet are visible. On deck, camera focuses on sign above the bridge reading: "New Jersey." Sign above the doorway reads: "No Visitors Allowed." Views of dredging pipes laying across the ship's deck and extending out across floats, into the river. A boat tied up near the dredge. (Note: the only sound is essentially "wild.")