Vietnam War - 1966, Operation Kickoff - 173rd Airborne Brigade

Operation Kickoff - 173rd Airborne Brigade 02Jan66 - 05Jan66 Slate: “Operation R.U.N.” - Napalm drops and interrogating Vietnamese villagers A-1E Skyraider plane drops napalm on Vietcong positions and a few soldiers walk past. A-1 drops napalm bombs on Vietcong 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. A-1E dives at Vietcong position with soldier on ground in fg. Group of soldiers on ground with one man speaking over radio. LS Shells bursting on Vietcong positions with American soldiers in grass in fg. 19:36:31 Two medics treating soldier who was wounded in the buttocks. 19:37:38 UH-1D flying over rice paddies. Soldier wades knee deep in mud of paddy - other soldiers of B Company follow him. 19:38:22 Soldiers of the 3rd Platoon, E Troop, search a suspected Vietcong farmhouse. Sergeant, questions woman. Soldier walks Vietcong suspect across paddy. Two Vietcong suspects questioned. Old man interrogated. Sergeant searching in brush near tree. Vietcong suspects questioned - they are blindfolded and their hands are tied. LS prisoners led away. Woman and children led out of farmhouse. Good dramatic coverage. Excellent quality 1966; Vietnam War; Medical;