221st Signal Company (Pictorial) U.S. Army Vietnam Southeast Asia Pictorial Center 1967 - 1972 221st Crest

E Troop, 17th Cav

Shows APCs and Rome Plows on the move and then Rome Plows clearing jungle; GI treated after being wounded by a booby-trap and dust-off, then a patrol. Filmed by Chris Jensen of the 221st Signal Company/Southeast Asia Pictorial Center with a 16 mm Filmo camera powered by a wind-up spring. No light meter and no audio. Film was retrieved from the National Archives and converted to hi-def.

1970 ARVNs. Chau Duc. 221st Signal

Shows ARVN soldiers trying to flush Viet Cong from a cave complex using machine gun and tear gas. Then, American advisor - crouching down to avoid sniper fire - directing Chinooks on where to drop fougasse (a homemade napalm) on a nearby mountain (maybe Nui Coto) also thought to be an enemy stronghold. Finally shows civilians coming in small boats to sell food. No audio. Film taken by Chris Jensen, an Army photographer from the 221st Signal Company, using a 16mm Filmo - no light meter and no autofocus. Powered by a wind-up spring. This is a high-def and longer version of the film posted on YouTube more than a year ago.

Footage shot by Chris Jensen

“All footage shot on 16mm Filmo....The footage at the bottom of this page is very graphic, dead bodies, 16 NVA sappers.  After it was posted on YouTube, it generated a response from families of some of the sappers. Not what you might think.  We've been trying to get information to help them find the bodies.” - Chris

C Troop, 3/5 Cav Quang Tri


Shows patrolling a road with tanks and soldiers on foot, as well as a scout dog. Filmed with a 16 mm Filmo by a motion picture photographer from the 221st Signal Company. No audio.

Aero-Rifle 3/17 Cav .. Khe Sanh

Shows Huey flying over jungle, heavily armed GIs jumping out and firing weapons. Huey flies off and returns. Soldiers load a wounded VC and take him to a field hospital. Filmed by Chris Jensen a motion picture photographer for the 221st Signal Company/Southeast Asia Pictorial Center. No sound. Filmed with a 16 mm Filmo powered by a wind-up spring.

Aftermath NVA Sappers

Images of dead bodies in aftermath of an attack by NVA sappers (commandos) at a tiny fire support base in Kham Duc Vietnam near the Laotian border. Sappers attacked just after 4 am, throwing explosives. Sixteen were killed. Three Americans, including a medic, were also killed.