Vietnam War - Fighting In Hue, 17Feb68
Slate: 17Feb M-48 tank towards camera along narrow dirt street w/ gunner in top; back & forth turning at corner; parking & marines around. Heavily damaged house. Marine walking past w/ field packs, M-60 machine gun & ammunition over shoulder, following others up dirt street. Small black puppy following. Marines w/ M-274 mechanical mules.
10:48:38 Marines firing rifles from behind bushes; running house to destroyed house. M-274 driven by Vietnamese w/ two marines w/ rifles at ready.
10:49:32 Slate: n.d. Hue. marines forward in single file. Unloading 6x6 truck of rations into yard. M-274s w/ supplies up street, marines advance along buildings. Sign: Tri Noj Thuong Giai phau (sp?), marines run past. M-274 over very rough ground, past marines.
10:50:57 Marines running along road towards camera; M-274 w/ three marines & wounded following & past. ARVN w/ M-16 over collapsed metal sheeting of building. Destroyed houses, bombed (?).
10:52:12 Slate: 17Feb68 Hue. M-274 w/ wounded unloaded to stretcher & onto truck.
10:52:36 M-48 tank at intersection, turns. M-274 w/ wounded past. Tank & heavy diesel smoke. M-274 loaded w/ marines past. Army 6x6 truck backing up.
10:53:11 M-274 w/ 106mm Recoilless across intersection; soldier carrying another wounded on his back; helped into army truck. Truck backs up. Others on stretchers carried to truck. Marines w/ packs & rifles run alongside truck.
10:53:51 Three loading & firing 60mm mortar rounds; others open crates w/ machetes.
10:54:55 Navy LCU 66 at dock w/ bridge beyond, next to smaller barge 926 w/ sandbag position on deck. Men firing from both.
10:55:17 Slate: Hue. Large UH1E helicopter over river seen from pilot house of boat. Smaller copter across Hue River. Men on stern of LCM breaking an M-72 66mm Light Assault High Explosive Anti-tank weapon (LAAW) on deck; soldier in sandbagged position behind.
10:55:52 View from docking boat w/ supplies & marines on board & in street w/ trucks, tanks & buildings. Pan over series of landing craft w/ sandbagged protection into shore; bridge w/ double span dropped into river beyond. Landing craft & smaller boat moving on river; bomb explosions in water beyond smaller tributary bridge. Floating ?? down river.
10:56:23 View from behind machine gunner firing from boat. View of river & smoke rising from beyond. Fighter jet over.
10:56:54 Marine move along street w/ heavy vegetation, to house. Others kneeling at edge of road.
Fighting; Snipers; Naval Ships; Navy;
All shot by RW Thompson.
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Vietnam War - Fighting In Hue, 17Feb68 Slate: 17Feb M-48 tank towards camera along narrow dirt street w/ gunner in top; back & forth turning at corner; parking & marines around. Heavily damaged house. Marine walking past w/ field packs, M-60 machine gun & ammunition over shoulder, following others up dirt street. Small black puppy following. Marines w/ M-274 mechanical mules. 10:48:38 Marines firing rifles from behind bushes; running house to destroyed house. M-274 driven by Vietnamese w/ two marines w/ rifles at ready. 10:49:32 Slate: n.d. Hue. marines forward in single file. Unloading 6x6 truck of rations into yard. M-274s w/ supplies up street, marines advance along buildings. Sign: Tri Noj Thuong Giai phau (sp?), marines run past. M-274 over very rough ground, past marines. 10:50:57 Marines running along road towards camera; M-274 w/ three marines & wounded following & past. ARVN w/ M-16 over collapsed metal sheeting of building. Destroyed houses, bombed (?). 10:52:12 Slate: 17Feb68 Hue. M-274 w/ wounded unloaded to stretcher & onto truck. 10:52:36 M-48 tank at intersection, turns. M-274 w/ wounded past. Tank & heavy diesel smoke. M-274 loaded w/ marines past. Army 6x6 truck backing up. 10:53:11 M-274 w/ 106mm Recoilless across intersection; soldier carrying another wounded on his back; helped into army truck. Truck backs up. Others on stretchers carried to truck. Marines w/ packs & rifles run alongside truck. 10:53:51 Three loading & firing 60mm mortar rounds; others open crates w/ machetes. 10:54:55 Navy LCU 66 at dock w/ bridge beyond, next to smaller barge 926 w/ sandbag position on deck. Men firing from both. 10:55:17 Slate: Hue. Large UH1E helicopter over river seen from pilot house of boat. Smaller copter across Hue River. Men on stern of LCM breaking an M-72 66mm Light Assault High Explosive Anti-tank weapon (LAAW) on deck; soldier in sandbagged position behind. 10:55:52 View from docking boat w/ supplies & marines on board & in street w/ trucks, tanks & buildings. Pan over series of landing craft w/ sandbagged protection into shore; bridge w/ double span dropped into river beyond. Landing craft & smaller boat moving on river; bomb explosions in water beyond smaller tributary bridge. Floating ?? down river. 10:56:23 View from behind machine gunner firing from boat. View of river & smoke rising from beyond. Fighter jet over. 10:56:54 Marine move along street w/ heavy vegetation, to house. Others kneeling at edge of road. Fighting; Snipers; Naval Ships; Navy; All shot by RW Thompson.