Shot by a combat cameraman embedded with U.S. forces in Vietnam, this 16mm silent film shows troops on jungle patrol at :32. At :40 an American G.I. smokes from a cigarette while waiting to advance. At 2:30 a slate is shown but it is impossible to read. At 2:56 troops advance through a clearing. At 3:40 a prisoner marches with the troops. At 4:18 the prisoner is roughed up a bit as an interpreter, probably AVRN, speaks to him. At 5:00 the prisoners are held at gunpoint with their arms tied behind their backs. At 5:19, troops disembark from a ship and board a riverine patrol vessel. At 6;14 shots are fired into the bank of a river. At 7:12 the troops are seen now advancing through the foliage towards a row of trees. At 7:55 a medical helicopter lands in a clearing. (This part of the film the camera lost the film so it is very shaky). At 9:40 troops advance over a rough bridge made of logs. At 10:00 the mission is over and the troops are back on the river.

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