Tet Offensive
Tet Offensive
Apparently part of the Tet Offensive (30 January-29 February 1968) launched by North Vietnam. This is a low-intensity conflict being fought on what looks to be the outskirts of an urban area. A few U.S. and South Vietnamese troops are firing, but we never really see their targets. Not a full-blown firefight but definitely combat.)
Tet Offensive
MCU two U.S. Marines, flak jackets, M1A1 carbine, (fringe of an urban area, little vegetation) & Thai soldier w/large crest on cap & w/Stenson Submachine gun in fatigues crouched down begin barricade. MS Marines crouched. MCU/pan Marines crouched to area rifles, weapons pointed. MS over shoulders. TLS Marines running cross street in distance. MS young white American Marine approaching Southern Vietnamese MPs (Armed of the Republic of North Vietnam, ARVN, Viet Minh) in jeep on lookout, sandbags, barb wire around, fortification. Jeep windshield says, "Quan Canh" (South Vietnamese Military Police), OC on helmets. MCU South Vietnamese military police officer. MS/pan American Flag Vietnamese soldiers resting. MS/MCU flag to squatted Marine w/M16 in hand & M14 alongside. TLS soldiers crossing street barb wire in FG.
Tet Offensive
MS U.S. Marines in fatigues (Marines) running across street to barrier, combat photographers, (photojournalist?). MCU U.S. & ARVNs firing, one looks frightened, gun is very large to him, M1A1 Garand. MS Marine firing M1A1 others move cautiously ahead, (staged?) TLS open field w/fences. TLS/pan/MCU Marine running ahead in distance, ARVN soldier. MS two crouched behind guard rail, (combat photographers) move ahead. MS jumps rail, continues on. MS winded combat photographer move ahead, one has a short reel 16mm. MS Marine moves ahead across street. (approaching town) TLS Marines & ARVN checking area. MS checking area, standing guard. MCU ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldiers standing around, one has a radio pack on, all wearing U.S. combat fatigues, one has a red collar that stands out.
Tet Offensive
MS U.S. Marines resting, one closest wearing a flak jacket, (breathing heavy, looks into camera) other combat photographer w/black rimmed glasses hanging out of his mouth & camera in hand. TLS people waiting by a bus, others coming across street, dog too. TLS Marine helmet in FG. (back of helmet says, "Make pot legal.") TLS/pan crossing street to helmet. MCU/pan bloody white cloth, Marines on ground in distance. MS ARVN resting, one is handed a cigarette. MS Marines resting, seated on ground. MS white Marine runs up, smiling, looks pleased. MCU Marine approaches w/bottles of "Coca Cola." MS Marines seated, one is a black Marine, some ARVNs soldiers. TLS street, man on scooter passes, someone laying in street, gets to side comes around fence toward camera. TLS Marine moving low, towards jeep. CU card says, "31/1/68, eat/day." MS empty streets, motorcycles left behind, jeep.