A U.S. Navy Riverine Armored Troop Carrier "Tango" Boat (ATC) backing to a dock. It displays American flag. Letters "T-91-7" are stenciled on its stern. Crew members aft, ready to secure it. They secure lines to the dock. A sign on boat reads:"Casrep Seven." A dozen similar boats are tied up in a line at the dock. Camera shifts to a sign on shore reading:"Dong Tam Fleet Landing." Image stops after TC:01:33 and wild sound only follows to end.
A squad of Republic of Vietnam soldiers (ARVN) wearing steel helmets, stand over a wounded Viet Cong prisoner, wearing a red scarf. He is seated on the ground next to the covered dead body of a comrade, lying on a litter. Army trucks and a parked helicopter are in the far background. An ARVN soldier, in soft cap, opens a packet of medicine and gives some to the prisoner. Scene shifts to headquarters tent, where ARVN officers and NCOs sit by a bank of telephones. Those manning the phones are quite occupied, receiving reports and making notes. Information is seen being posted on a battlefield map. (Note: Only faint wild sound is heard in this clip.)
Aerial views of Fourth Infantry Division main base camp (Camp Enari) and Airfield. Three UH-1D helicopters in flight. Main base camp. Flying over AH-1G in revetment. Soldiers walk away from UH-1D helicopters at the camp. Board of 7th Squadron 17th Cavalry headquarters.
Inshore Fire Support Ship, USS Carronade (IFS-1), underway in waters of Vietnam, during Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III. Sailor in combat gear leans over rail of USS Carronade (IFS-1) and makes notes in a pad. A U.S. O-1 spotter plane flies low past the ship and crewman waves to direct it. Shoreline is visible in background. Sailors perform maintenance on rocket launcher. Two sailors sand outside of barrel on 5 inch gun.
The United States President Dwight D Eisenhower during a press conference at White House in Washington DC. Eisenhower arrives. He tells on microphone that more ground forces will be sent. Journalist asks whether they are confident and have capacity to handle the state. Photographer clicks pictures. The President listens to the questions and answers about his policies.
U.S. Army artillery battery prepares to fire its 155mm howitzer in support of UN forces counterattack against North Korean and Chinese forces, near Chorwon, on boundary between North and South Korea. They install fuses in newly arrived 155mm shells. Gunners clean and oil howitzer breech block, between firing sessions. They adjust equilabrator springs to balance the muzzle. The battery crews load and aim their howitzers and then fire numerous salvos into the hills.
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