OV-1 Mohawk A seaboard World DC-8 landed by mistake at Marble Mountain Army Airfield (OV-1 Mohawk base) at 2am in the morning. They had been cleared to land at Danang Main but landed at Marble instead.

July 11, 2015 – Former U.S. Army helicopter pilot, Ronald Paye, shares his story about his time in Vietnam, and how he and his colleagues work to preserve the history of the War.

This short nonprofit, zero budget, home video was originally filmed by an infantryman in the 7th Cavalry Regiment (Garry Owen), Vietnam in 1966-67. During off-action he used a consumer grade Super 8 film point-and-shoot camera, handheld. The footage has been poorly stored for 50 years and recently digitized. It is low resolution, dirty and shaky. There are also some stills of members of Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) included. There is no blood and guts, nor any political statements. It’s mostly aircraft, artillery, some Sky Trooper at work, and dialog via title/text. But for those who were there, it’s not a movie or reenactment, it is real footage taken in Vietnam. I appreciate all those who made this humble home movie possible.

The labyrinthine Delta was a hot zone in the war against well organized Viet Cong insurgents, immortalized by the film “Apocalypse Now.” This beautifully photographed film is the real thing — a “slice of life” documentary showing daily operations aboard the Harnett County and on river patrols by air & water. The USS Harnett County (LST-821) served as a floating base in the China Sea for PBR and helicopter patrol operations in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. Highly recommended!
Get this video and much more on our new “The US Navy in Vietnam” DVD http://bit.ly/1hxISGY I spent quite a bit of time restoring the color in this US Navy film and am very pleased with the result.