1.
LS M-113 TANKS OF RICE FIELDS (2 SHOTS)
7 1/2 ft

2.
MS SOLDIERS CATCH SUSPECTS & SEARCH (3 SHOTS
18 ft

3.
LS SOLDIERS AND TANKS (2 SHOTS)
21 ft

4.
MS U.S. ADVISER AND LOCAL OFFICERS
23 1/2 ft

5.
MLS SOLDIER LOOKS THROUGH BINOCULARS
26 ft

6.
LS SOLDIERS THROUGH RICE FIELDS
30 ft

7.
MLS TANKS MOVING (5 SHOTS)
48 ft



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Background: A COMPANY OF M-113 ARMOURED CARS DID A MAJOR MOP UP OPERATIONS AROUND SOUTH VIETNAM CAPITAL RECENTLY IN PROVINCES OF LONG AN AND GIA DINH, ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH WEST OF SAIGON, FOR TEN DAYS.

M-113 TANKS WHICH MOVE ABOUT FREELY IN MARSHES AND RICE FIELDS, SOLDIERS AND AMERICAN MILITARY ADVISERS COMBED THE AREA FOR VIETCONG HIDEOUTS. FOUR WERE KILLED AND TEN WERE CAPTURED AND THEIR DOCUMENTS SEIZED.

THE LEADER OF THE OPERATIONS WAS MAJOR NGUYEN DUC XICH.