Vietnam Report: US Drives Flush Vietcong Guerrillas
Vietnam Report: US Drives Flush Vietcong Guerrillas
Operation "White Wing" enters its fourth week of a search and destroy mission 300 miles northeast of Saigon, near Bongson. Men of the First Calvary (Airmobile) clean out a village of the Viet Cong preparatory to rehabilitating it under the new economic program and returning its inhabitants to new and more prosperous surroundings. Bongson, Vietnam Helicopters landing, men of the 1st Cavalry jump out of the choppers and run into the jungle. MS - Soldier holding a semi automatic riffle inside a fox hole and the helicopters are kicking up dust as they take off. CU - A commanding officer sitting on the ground, holding his riffle and is talking on a communication device requesting back up. Low Angle Shot - Fighter bombers move in giving support to the men fighting on the ground. High Angle Shot - Soldiers of the 1st Calvary advancing through the dense jungle. MS - Soldier of the 1st Calvary shooting his semi-automatic riffle. MS - Women and children inside the village all is quiet. Soldiers checking out the huts to see if there are any snipers hiding inside of them. CU - Father with his children, soldiers are in the background. MS - People who live in the village are moved to a safer area by helicopter.