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Vietnam 1967 Operation Big Spring

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keywords: vietnam war, combat mission, operation big spring, vietcong spider hole, m-60 machine gun, uh-1d huey helicopter, smoke grenade, 81mm mortar, war dog, scout dog

Synopsis: Unedited footage of the U.S. Army 2D Battalion, 503D Infantry Regiment "The Rock", 173D Airborne Brigade Combat Team 14 miles north of Bien Hoa, South Vietnam in an operation to destroy Vietcong base camps...(read more)

Date: 1967
Duration: 00:22:03
Sound: No
Color: Color
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Vietnam

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Vietnam 1967 Operation Big Spring

Vietnam 1967 - Operation Big Spring

Soldiers resting in jungle, radio operator and officer check map. Soldiers advance through tall grass into dense jungle. They suddenly run for cover as they come under attack from the Vietcong. Soldier fires into Viet-Cong spider hole with M-16 rifle. Soldier loading M-79 grenade launcher. Soldier firing into jungle. Soldiers on alert crossing a clearing, soldier fires M-60 machine gun into jungle, as soldiers rush across clearing. Soldier speaks over radio. Soldiers walking through tall grass, bamboo, and dense brush in Operation Big Spring North of Bien Hoa, South Vietnam to reach helicopter landing zone.

Soldiers resting as they wait for helicopters to arrive. Smoke rises from signal grenade. Flight of eight UH-1D (Huey) helicopters comes in for landing in clearing. Close-up of Huey helicopter loaded with troops takes off followed by several more UH-1D's. Soldier directs large flight of UH-1D helicopters to landing. Soldiers board the UH-1Ds. Shot of landing area as UH-1D takes off. UH-1D in flight. Silhouette of soldier holding a rifle in foreground, a UH-1D helicopter in background. Pilot at controls of airborne UH-1D. Soldiers rush off UH-1Ds. Smoke rising in background. Soldiers advance across field of smoking grass. Soldiers set up a 81mm mortar in field. Soldier speaks over radio. Yellow smoke rising from signal grenade. Officers and soldier look at map. Soldiers dig foxholes and trenches.

Close-up soldier speaks over radio. Single UH-1D Huey Helicopter lands. Soldiers unload Mermite cans containing food and other supplies from the copter. UH-1D takes off. Soldiers waiting in brush. Soldiers walk cautiously through jungle. Cave entrance. Soldiers walk across clearing. Scout dog leading soldier. Other soldiers follow. Close-up of scout or patrol dog on leash. Soldiers waiting for copters to arrive. Two officers looking at map. Shows food in green Mermite Cans, Soldiers going through mess line in clearing. Radio operator eating. Various shots soldiers going through the mess line. Officer looking at map on table in base camp. Long shot soldiers firing 81mm mortar.

CH-47 Chinook helicopter in flight, lands with sling-load of ammunition. Soldiers unload a generator from CH-47 Chinook copter. Soldiers drive M-274 Military Mule across clearing. Soldiers load generator onto M-274 mechanical or Military mule. M-274 truck drives off. Close-up of stack of 105mm Howitzer rounds. Soldiers setting up an M-102,105mm Howitzer in field.

00:01:10;08

Soldier fires into Vietcong spider hole with M-16 rifle

00:01:26;09

Soldier firing into jungle

00:02:18;15

Soldier fires M-60 machine gun into jungle as soldiers rush across clearing

00:06:08;23

Smoke rising from signal grenade at helicopter landing zone

00:06:12;12

Large flight of UH-1D Huey helicopters approaching landing zone

00:06:32;13

Close-up of UH-1D Huey helicopter loaded with troops takes off followed by several more UH-1D copters, 7-helicopter in scene