RIVER ASSAULT FLOT ONE Mekong Delta area Part 3

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1) CU Group of the 9th Infantrymen dragging a wounded comrad on a make-shift stretcher thru the village. G to F 2) AtoG HA MS Port beam view, APL type craft at anchor. F 3) AtoG MS Starb'd beam view, APL, with several ATC's nested along its starboard side in three groups; PAN towards the stern and off stern of APL. F 4) AtoG LS APL at anchor in mid stream, second craft in BG unidentified F 5) AtoG MS Starb'd beam view, APL, several ATC's nested in three groups; PAN in over the leading group of four ATC's nested together G to F 6) CU 9th Infantry personnel walking over river bank, going aboard the ATC to move out (SV). G to F 7) CU Vietnamese wearing black pajamas standing on river bank, huts seen in BG; ramp of the ATC raises in FG, Vietnamese framed in BG. G 8) CU Looking down over some of the troops on starboard side of ATC, another ATC is underway in mid BG. G 9) MS Looking over top of ATC, which is the camera craft; another ATC is underway in BG; unidt ships are in distant BG. (SV) G 10) MLS APL being approached by the ATC's; APL is at anchor in far BG. GtoF 11) MS Port bow view, APL-26 in silhouette; PAN around the port side some small craft tied up to port side. F 12) MLS APL, ATC underway approaching the APL; PAN over bow of camera ATC. G 13) MS Long float situated alongside the APL, an ATC tying up in BG. G 14) HA MS Looking down over starboard side of ATC coming up alongside the barge, personnel seen on barge. G 15) HA CU Men off-loading from the ATC, over deck of barge, to go aboard the APL; the men look very wet and dirty. G 16) MS Two troopers walking along deck-edge, of APL with their weapons; PAN with the two men. G 17) HA MS Troopers on deck of barge next to APL, some men going aboard the APL over the small brow in BG. G 18) CU Troopers relaxing on ATC, one man stripped to waist; a small Sampan is on river bank G 19) MLS Army troopers in single file returning back to the ATC's after being in the rice paddies; ramps of two ATC's in FG. G 20) MS Some of the Vietnamese, wearing coolie hats, being detained as they stand in ranks on river bank; troopers arrive from BG in single file; heavy jungle in BG. G 21) CU Troopers boarding the ATC with weapons. (SV) VG 22) CU Looking down over front of a trooper waiting to board the ATC; pan, showing the troopers getting situated in the ATC. G 23) HA CU Three troopers discussing some matter on ramp area of ATC G 24) CU Ramp of ATC rising, mud in BG. G 25) CU Troopers stripped to waist looking at ramp rising. G 26) CU Hook being put in place for locking the ramp. 27) CU Man locking the ramp. G 28) ECU Man's hand working the lever back and forth locking the ramp in place. 29) CU Looking down over the dirty 9th Infantry men relaxing in the ATC after being in the muddy rice paddies; river bank in BG. 30) LS ATC underway in river heading out into more open water. F to P 31) MS Troopers again disembarking, walking over the muddy flat ground, spreading out. G 32) CU Ramp closing, troops on muddy ground in BG; ATC backs away from the muddy river bank. G 33) ELS Artillary shells exploding into a hostile zone in distant BG. G 34) MCU ATC underway in river, moving off to left; two crewmen on deck. G 35) LS Looking out over the wet rice paddies from ATC; two ATC's are in far BG. 36) LS "Monitors" and ATC's going back into river after patroling the area over night. F to P 37) MLS Craft underway in column on river. F to P 38) LS Two Landing Craft underway in river. P 39) CU Deep silhouette view, trooper giving signals as ramp on ATC is being lowered towards river bank. F 40) MS ATC, with its ramp on river bank; screws are churning up water in BG keeping the ATC up to bank. 41) MS Soldier standing knee deep in water washing off mud from his legs. G 42) MLS Soldier coming up the muddy river bank. F to P 43) LA MS Man sitting on ATC with his legs over the side, shoes and all. (SV) G to F

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities