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Vietnam 1968 - Tour of Duty at Military Assistance Command Vietnam - March-June 1968

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Film shot by Captain David A. Webster during his temporary tour of duty from March June 1968 as Consultant to the Science Advisor, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) under the command of General William Westmoreland. This was just after the first phase of the Tet offensive; during this period, the North Vietnamese launched the second phase of their general offensive.

Scenes include MACV, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon, Da Nang, Yankee Station (flight operations on USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA31), ammunition loading from ammunition ship USS Virgo (AE30) to USS Ranger (CVA61)), Mekong Delta, Mobile Riverine Force (MRF), USS Benewah (APB35), Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Base, Cam Ranh Bay, Patrol Gunboat USS Crockett (PG88), air strikes by US fighters on Vietcong positions on the edge of Tan Son Nhut Air Base, change of command ceremony in which General William Westmoreland is relieved by General Creighton Abrams, Subic Bay, Philippines, USS Long Beach (CGN9).

The 54year old Super8 movie film is a bit jerky in places and has no audio.

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