PRE-LUNAR YEAR ACTIVITIES

Year Published: 1966

Creator: Department of Defense.

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: National Archives and Records AdministrationPRE-LUNAR YEAR ACTIVITIESARC Identifier 33335 / Local Identifier 111-LC-55257 1969Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984). Silent. Summary: VS, soldiers of the 14th Inf, 3d Brigade, 4th Inf Div, dig bunker, fill sandbags at LZ Satan near Ban Me Thout. Soldier fixing personal tape recorder. Soldier carries sandbags to bunker. Soldiers lined up for ice cream. MSs, CUs, soldiers are served ice cream ration in canteen cups. Soldier eating the ice cream. Soldiers and officer at TOC. They look at map. Soldier takes picture of company commander. Officer with map briefs platoon leaders. Soldier speaks over radio. OH-6A helicopter lands near smoke from signal grenade. Battalion commander and his aide get out of the helicopter. Officers inspect LZ Satan. VS, officers check map spread out on the ground. VS, soldiers placing logs atop FDC bunker under construction. Soldiers on mess line. They are served meal on paper plates from marmite containers. VS, soldiers rest, check gear before moving out on patrol. Soldiers in single file leaving LZ at start of patrol. Soldiers cross stream and enter jungle. Soldiers standing in tall grass and brush. LV, feet of soldiers as they walk along trail. VS, soldiers relaxing at their bunker in LZ Satan. Soldier reads, another plays with a toy. VS, soldier playing cards under shelter. VS, soldiers struggle to carry heavy logs from treeline to bunker under construction. Logs are placed in position.

Complete Record: National Archives and Records Administration PRE-LUNAR YEAR ACTIVITIES ARC Identifier 33335 / Local Identifier 111-LC-55257 1969 Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984). Silent. Summary: VS, soldiers of the 14th Inf, 3d Brigade, 4th Inf Div, dig bunker, fill sandbags at LZ Satan near Ban Me Thout. Soldier fixing personal tape recorder. Soldier carries sandbags to bunker. Soldiers lined up for ice cream. MSs, CUs, soldiers are served ice cream ration in canteen cups. Soldier eating the ice cream. Soldiers and officer at TOC. They look at map. Soldier takes picture of company commander. Officer with map briefs platoon leaders. Soldier speaks over radio. OH-6A helicopter lands near smoke from signal grenade. Battalion commander and his aide get out of the helicopter. Officers inspect LZ Satan. VS, officers check map spread out on the ground. VS, soldiers placing logs atop FDC bunker under construction. Soldiers on mess line. They are served meal on paper plates from marmite containers. VS, soldiers rest, check gear before moving out on patrol. Soldiers in single file leaving LZ at start of patrol. Soldiers cross stream and enter jungle. Soldiers standing in tall grass and brush. LV, feet of soldiers as they walk along trail. VS, soldiers relaxing at their bunker in LZ Satan. Soldier reads, another plays with a toy. VS, soldier playing cards under shelter. VS, soldiers struggle to carry heavy logs from treeline to bunker under construction. Logs are placed in position.