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Vietnam 1965 - 173rd Airborne Arrive In Vietnam

Public Domain Stock Footage Vietnam 1965 - 173rd Airborne Arrive In Vietnam

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keywords: vietnam war, 173rd airborne, sky soldiers, c-130 hercules, vietnamese welcome delegation, airborne all the way sign

Synopsis: The 173rd Airborne, nicknamed Sky Soldiers, arrive at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam at dawn on June 5, 1965. The 173rd Airborne Brigade was the first major United States Army ground combat formation deployed in Vietnam and served there from 1965 to 1971...(read more)

  • Date: 1965
  • Duration: 00:08:59
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Color
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: Vietnam

Vietnam 1965 - 173rd Airborne Arrive In Vietnam

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Vietnam 1965 - 173rd Airborne Arrives In Vietnam

Bien Hoa Air Base at dawn. C-130 Hercules aircraft taxis in; Ground Man signals plane to parking area. Plane ramp is lowered, Soldiers debark. CU, two Sergeants of Company C, 5O3rd Abn, 173rd Abn Bde, stand on field. CU, image of 173rd shoulder patch. Soldiers stack barracks bags. Soldiers walk from C-130.

CU, soldier loads M-14 rifle ammo into magazine. MS, troops in full combat gear move out. C-130 taxi in. Soldiers unload and stack barracks bags and other equipment on field. Soldiers embark on trucks.

LS, troops walking on field, C-130 taxis in background. M-274 mules, jeep towing trailer and 6x6 trucks loaded with troops drive off. VS, Vietnamese crowd with flowers, flags, banners, and welcome signs. CU, sign reads "Welcome GI", another sign reads "Airborne All The Way." Girls in native dress stand in front of crowd.

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