A marine fires a 4.2 inch mortar, and another fires a recoiless rifle. Inside that base, are seen Ontos M50A1 multi barrel anti-tank tracked vehicles armed with 105 mm recoiless rifles. American artillerymen load and fire a 175 mm field gun at Camp Carrol, and a location called the Rock pile.
troops in Vietnam, is seen and heard expressing confidence that American forces would win the battle of Khe Sanh. Army General William Westmoreland, Commander of U.S. American newspapers express concerns about the fate of the Marine Garrison at Khe Sanh. Closeup of North Vietnamese newspaper warns that the Americans face a defeat comparable to that of the French at Dienbienphu. An F4 Phantom drops napalm that creates a swath of fire. Infantry firing guns mounted on vehicles. aircraft drop munitions on enemy positions. Views of those attacks being repelled by artillery and air strikes as well as organic infantry weapons like the A1 millimeter mortars, 3.5 rockets, and M79 machine guns. American Marine Colonel David E Lownds, Commander of Khe Sanh garrison, describes North Vietnamese offensives against some American held positions. Map of Hue, area of South Vietnam, showing disposition of American forces in the region. View of photo interpreter rolling large wet film taken by Air Force surveillance aircraft. Narrator says American intelligence reports on January 29, 1968, of a 4th North Vietnamese Regular Army Division in the Khe Sanh area, bringing total enemy strength to about 40 thousand regular troops. Air Force McDonald Douglas F4 Phantom jet fighters in flight. The battle of Khe Sanh in the Vietnam War.įilm begins showing two U.S. A sign reads: 'R&R Office, Base Library, Tape Recordings, Personnel Services Office'. An airman climbs stairs leading to the USAF Clothing Sales Store. The plaque reads: 'Lest We Forget' in memory of AIC Millard W Lehman, 652 Air Police SQ, Arizona. Airmen emerge from the NCO Club, sign on a wall. Officers and airmen enter and leave the Officer's Club. Airmen collect their mail at the counter and leave. Air Force 632 Combat Support Group Unit Mail room on the Base. USAF airmen at the Binh Thuy Air Base near the city of Can Tho in Vietnam. 632 Combat Support Group Unit Mail Room, Officer's Club, NCO Club and Clothes Store at Bnh Thuy Air Base in Vietnam.Īn orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia.
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