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Vietnam War, Operation Kickoff, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 01/02/1966 - 01/05/1966 by United States. Army

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TitleVietnam War, Operation Kickoff, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 01/02/1966 - 01/05/1966
CreatorUnited States. Army
Year1966-01-02
LanguageEnglish
Mediatypemovies
SubjectUnited States. Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, United States. -- Army. -- Airborne Brigade, 173rd, Vietnam War, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns -- Vietnam -- Binh Duong, Skyraider (Attack plane), United States. -- Army. -- Airborne Brigade, 173rd -- 3rd Platoon, Bell UH-1 Iroquois, Operation Crimp, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded
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National Archives description: "Summary: A-1E Skyraider drops napalm on Vietcong cong positions. (lost loop). A few soldiers walk past. A-1 drops napalm bombs on Vietcong cong positions. Soldiers carry wounded man on litter. Officer sets off red flare to mark helicopter landing zone. Officer signals UH-1D to landing. Wounded on litters and walking patients are put aboard the helicopter. LS, A-1E dives at Vietcong position. Soldier on ground in fg. MS, group of soldiers on ground. One man speaks over radio. LS, shells bursting on Vietcong cong positions. American soldiers in grass in fg. VS, two medics treating soldier who was wounded in the buttocks. AVS, UH-1D flying over rice paddies. Soldier wades knee deep in mud of paddy. Other soldiers of B Company to follow. Soldiers of the 3rd Platoon, E Troop, search a suspected Vietcong cong farmhouse. Sergeant, questions woman. Soldier walks Vietcong cong suspect across paddy. Two Vietcong cong suspects being questioned. Old man being interrogated. Sergeant searching in brush near tree. VS, Vietcong cong suspects being questioned. They are blindfolded and their hands are tied. LS, prisoners are led away. Woman and children are led out of farmhouse." National Archives Identifier: 30201