Vietnam
Vietnam
Heavy Vietcong mortar attacks devastate the American base at Dakto. In three weeks of bitter fighting almost 200 Americans are lost while close to 1,000 of the enemy are killed. A black screen reads, "Mortar Attack - American Base Badly Damaged." Two aerial shots of the American base. Various shots of the damaged base from the ground. Transport planes, Jeeps, trenches and bunkers. Shot of a bombed out plane, jet fuel burning and a sign that reads, "Headquarters - 1st Brigade - 4th Infantry Division - United States Army - Col. Richard H. Johnson." The sign is fortified with sandbags. American troops fire mortar rounds into the surrounding hills from a fortified positions. Various close-ups of soldiers firing and positioning the guns.