Original caption: "New School at Le Phung - U.S. Army Special Forces advisor SFC Charles R. Smith (of Okmulgee, Okla.) visits school at Le Phung, a village of 800 about 250 miles NNE of Saigon, close to the Cambodian border. A few months ago Le Phung was a Viet Cong village, before Special Forces advisors and CIDG troops from Duc Co surrounded it and drove out VC. Sergeant Smith was one of the advisors who liberated Le Phung. Now he checks on its progress, visiting the new school. At his left is Dihn Tri Vien, interpreter for "A" Team 215. Schoolmaster (in white shirt) is 16 years old." An American airman and a Vietnamese soldier are in a classroom full of children. They appear to be looking at one child's work. The classroom is bare, with rows of school desks and benches.
Original caption: "Fighting the Fire on USS Oriskany - an Oriskany officer puts on his oxygen breathing apparatus in preparation to fight the major fire on the aircraft carrier for three hours." A group of American men stand together, possibly on the deck of a ship. One man in the center puts on a gas mask.
Original caption: "First Aid to Injured - Immediate first aide is given to one of the injured crewmen aboard USS Oriskany in the vicinity of the ship's quarterdeck. The fire which blazed on the aircraft carrier for three hours on Oct. 26, took 43 lives and injured 16." A large group of American men stand on the deck of a ship. A few wear life jackets.
Original caption: "Headquarters, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, South Vietnam - Colonel James S. Timothy (left) of New Orleans, Louisiana, Commander, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, and his Sergeant Major, Trinidad Prieto (right) of Anderson, North Carolina, admire a plaque presented to the Colonel by Lieutenant General Coa-Van-Vien, Chief, Joint General Staff, Republic of Vietnam Air Force recently. The plaque tells of the Vietnamese peoples' appreciations of the 101st's 'Heroic and unselfish action in joining the free Vietnamese in resisting aggression by a common enemy.'" Two American soldiers hold up a crest and look at each other.
Original caption: "In Our Hands - Parts from four 75mm "Pack" howitzers, the first artillery pieces captured by U.S. forces in Vietnam, are displayed at a 9th Infantry Division fire support base. The weapons, discovered 30 miles east of Saigon on Oct. 14, were found near a tunnel complex that contained more than 500 enemy weapons." A group of American soldiers stand around a pile of broken machines and weapons. In the background there is barbed wire, a sandbag wall, and tents.
Original caption: "Southeast Asia - Insertion - VNAF Choctaws "fan out" as they enter the landing zone, prepared earlier by units of the Free World Forces. Still, they encounter enemy fire on most missions." Seven helicopters fly toward the camera, over a field with several soldiers standing in it.
Original caption: "Southeast Asia - Popular and Regional Forces board VNAF helicopter prior to insertion deep in the Mekong Delta to route reported VC force." A group of soldiers board a helicopter.
A Vietnamese soldier appears to be receiving a medal from American soldiers. One soldier is putting something around the Vietnamese soldier's neck as another soldier in the back assists. A fourth soldier is seen in the background.
A man, probably Rev. Augustine Nguyễn Lạc Hoá, is hanging out the side of an aircraft on the left, as another soldier is hanging out the side on the right. They both are smiling and posing for the photo.
Original caption: "Nha Trang - Summit at Sea - Representing three close partners in recent operations against enemy forces near Nha Trang, Army Captain Donald J. Banta, 27, Las Vegas (left); Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Joseph W Lentine, 45, San Jose, Calif., and Navy Lieutenant (junior grade) Joseph D. Lopez, 30, Central Valley, Calif. scan a chart of Nha Trang, where the action took place. Against a background of the area in which the three found and destroyed Charlie, the three represent Army artillery, Air Force Spooks and Navy harbor defense units that spotted Communists on the coastline." Three American military men stand together looking at a map and talking.
A young Vietnamese child is seen squatting in the street. There are guns leaning against the walls of the building in the background, as well as what appears to be soldiers or military personnel.
American soldier is seen taking a bite out of a corn cob. He is holding something else (possibly a missile) in the other hand, and appears to be posing for the picture.
