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  • "Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam - Army paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade move into a tree line while securing a helicopter landing zone during operations in this province. The soldiers are members of the Company B, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry." A group of American soldiers run away from the camera into tall grass.
  • "Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam - Troops of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade search for targets after receiving sniper fire during a search and destroy operation in this province." Three American soldiers lay on their bellies behind a bush. One is aiming a machine gun.
  • "Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam - An Army paratrooper of Company A. 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry moves out under fire to flank Viet Cong located on high ground to his right. Assault up the hill by this unit forced the VC to withdraw." An American soldier runs through the forest. There are two stupas in the background.
  • "Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam - Paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade dash for helicopters of the 82nd Aviation Battalion during the air assault phase of recent search and destroy operations in Phuoc Tuy Province." An American soldier runs through a field. Another group of soldiers and two helicopters are in the background.
  • "Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - PFC Michael Sweck of Crestview, Fla., takes care of painting the flag pole during the renovation of the sector girl's school here which was closed for several months because of damages. PFC Sweck is a member of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade." An American soldier paints a platform with a flagpole on top.
  • "Americal Division Hole Hunters - A well camouflaged VC hole cover is located in the 2nd Battalion 35 Infantry, Americal Division area. Local VC forces have used the holes to hide following sniper attacks to avoid discovery or contact. More than 1000 holes have been located by 3rd Bde, 4th Inf Div, in Quang Ngai. Detection and clearance is a slow, careful process requiring an interpreter to ask the enemy to surrender, grenades to clear the enemy and 'tunnel rats' who inspect the holes for weapons or VC." Several stumps of trees on the forest floor.
  • "Americal Division Hole Hunters - A well camouflaged VC hole cover is located in the 2nd Battalion 35 Infantry, Americal Division area. Local VC forces have used the holes to hide following sniper attacks to avoid discovery or contact. More than 1000 holes have been located by the 3rd Bde, 4th Inf Div, in Quang Ngai. Detection and clearance is a slow, careful process requiring and interpreter to ask the enemy to surrender, grenades to clear the enemy and 'tunnel rats' who inspect the holes for weapons or VC." Several stumps of trees on the forest floor.
  • "Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - Even in the field, haircuts are a must. The Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade was getting a little shaggy after ten days of field duty, so a complete barber shop was brought to the men." Vietnamese men cut American soldiers' hair in an open field. An American soldier with a gun walks through the scene. A Jeep is parked in the background.
  • "Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO)- PFC David J. Walker, a member of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade, from Montreal, Canada gets his "white sidewall" Airborne haircut while the trooper in the background pays the pretty cashier for his haircut." A Vietnamese man cuts an American soldier's hair. In the background, an American soldier hands a Vietnamese woman something while she sits on the ground.
  • "Bien Hoa, Vietnam (IO) - Army Sgt. Richard J. Manley stops a moment to check the area during operation 'Plum Bob.' Sgt. Manley is a member of Co. 'C', 16th Inf., 1st Div." An American soldier stands in a field holding a gun and a cigar.
  • "Tan Son Nhut - Vietnam, 25 (Army IO) - Lt. Gen. Jean E. Engler (right), newly-arrived deputy commanding general, U.S. Army, Vietnam, inspects the security guard upon his arrival at USARV headquarters. Accompanying Gen. Engler are Brig. Gen. John Norton (center) and Lt. Dean C. Ball (left), USARV security guard commander." Three American soldiers salute the American flag as they walk between two rows of American soldiers. There is a building in the background that has "Headquarters" written above the door.
  • "Captured Munitions - During heavy attack on Long Binh post Jan. 31, the 9th Infantry Division's 2d Mechanized Battalion, 47th Infantry, were credited with over 200 enemy kills and 32 detainees. Weapons captured, some of which are shown above, were 26 AK-47 automatic rifles, 16 light machineguns, 24 RPG-2 rocket launchers, 12 RPG-7 rocket launchers, two .51 caliber machineguns, three 9mm ChiCom pistols, one RPK-2 light machinegun, four carbines and two 60mm mortars. Also captured were food, medical supplies, packs and clothing." Weapons and military supplies are spread across the ground, including guns, missile or grenade launchers, grenades, and rolls of cloth (possibly tents). Six American soldiers stand or kneel in the background.
  • "Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - Army Private Francisco T. Guerrerre, Dededo, Guam, is making molding to trim the walls of the sector girls school here. Pvt. Guerrerre is a member of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade. The school has been closed for several months because of damages incurred during its emergency use as refugee and troop quarters." An American soldier hammers a piece of wood on the floor.
  • "Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - Helping to renovate the sector girls' school here are PFC Ted Drozdowski, Lake Hamilton, Fla., and PFC Robert Harvey, Princeton, NJ. Both are members of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade. The school has been closed for several months because of damages incurred during its emergency use as refugee and troop quarters." Two American soldiers paint a wall, possibly in a school. There is children's writing on the wall.
  • "Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - Helping in the renovation of the sector girls' school here are (L to R) PFC Robert Harvey, Princeton, N.J. and PFC Amador Garcia, Los Angeles. Both are members of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade. The school has been closed for several months because of damages incurred during its emergency use as refugee and troop quarters." Two American soldiers paint a door while two Vietnamese children look on.
  • "Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - Army PFC Stanley Crump, Winthrop, N.Y., gets his hair cut to meet Airborne standards, while in the background, another trooper pays the pretty cashier for his haircut." A Vietnamese man cuts an American soldier's hair. In the background, an American soldier hands a Vietnamese woman something while she sits on the ground.
  • Original title: "'Key' to the Army 'Palmer House.'"  "Rear Admiral Spencer R. Smith, CEC, USN, center, gives Army Lieutenant General Bruce C. Palmer, left, a huge, symbolic key to his new $5 million headquarters complex being built by the Navy at Long Binh, South Vietnam. Rear Admiral Smith as Deputy Commander Pacific Division, Southeast Asia and Officer in Charge of Construction, Republic of Vietnam, for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) directs the civilian contractor, RMK-BRJ, (represented by General Manager Jim Lilly, at right.) This year NAVFAC is observing its 125th anniversary." Giant key is presented to Seabees. Seabees news release 18-67 (48).
  • "U.S. Vice President Humphrey arrives in Vietnam for Presidential inauguration. Saigon - Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey led the official delegation that arrived in Saigon Oct. 29 to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Nguyen Van Thieu and Vice President Nguygen Coa Ky on Oct. 31. The U.S. party was met at Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport by Mr. Ky. U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker, Deputy Ambassador Eugene Locke, General W.C. Westmoreland and other top Vietnamese and American military and civilian officials. The other official delegates representing President Johnson at the inauguration were Mr. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Heartst Corporation; and Mr. James A. Suffridge, President AFL/CIO Retail Clerke International Association." Hubert Humphrey and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ walking together.
  • "U.S. Vice President Humphrey arrives in Vietnam for Presidential inauguration. Saigon - Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey led the official delegation that arrived in Saigon Oct. 29 to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Nguyen Van Thieu and Vice President Nguygen Coa Ky on Oct. 31. The U.S. party was met at Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport by Mr. Ky. U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker, Deputy Ambassador Eugene Locke, General W.C. Westmoreland and other top Vietnamese and American military and civilian officials. The other official delegates representing President Johnson at the inauguration were Mr. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Heartst Corporation; and Mr. James A. Suffridge, President AFL/CIO Retail Clerke International Association." Hubert Humphrey and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ walk in front of Vietnamese soldiers. There are reporters and a plane in the background.
  • "U.S. Vice President Humphrey arrives in Vietnam for Presidential inauguration. Saigon - Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey led the official delegation that arrived in Saigon Oct. 29 to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Nguyen Van Thieu and Vice President Nguygen Coa Ky on Oct. 31. The U.S. party was met at Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport by Mr. Ky. U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker, Deputy Ambassador Eugene Locke, General W.C. Westmoreland and other top Vietnamese and American military and civilian officials. The other official delegates representing President Johnson at the inauguration were Mr. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Heartst Corporation; and Mr. James A. Suffridge, President AFL/CIO Retail Clerke International Association." Hubert Humphrey stands next to Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and shakes hands with Vietnamese government officials.
  • A group of American soldiers playing volleyball.
  • A group of American soldiers playing volleyball.