1940MILITARY
U.S. ARMY INFANTRYMEN.
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"THE BIG RED ONE" STORY OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION IN WWII, PLUS STORY OF COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE. THE BLUE BADGE 00:01:50 NARRATOR SGT. JAMES MANFIELD TELLS THE STORY OF THE COMBAT INFANTRY MAN FROM ITS CONCEPTION IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THROUGH KOREA. |
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MS- A BATALLION OF INFANTRYMEN STAND AT EASE AT A
PARADE GROUND (PAN) |
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MS- FAMOUS STATUE OF THE MINUTEMAN THE 1ST COMBAT
INFANTRYMAN. MS- FAMOUS CONCORD BRIDGE WHERE THE 'SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD' WAS FIRED. |
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MS- FAMOUS PAINTING OF THE MINUTEMEN MARCHING.
LS- PAN OF VALLEY FORGE IN WINTER TO THE MONUMENT THERE. CU- THE AMERICAN 13 STAR FLAG. |
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LS- PRESENT DAY YORKTOWNS FIELDS, BUNKER HILL AND
THE MONUMENT THERE, TICONDEROGA, NIAGARA LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND MANHATTAN, ALL REVOLUTIONARY DAY BATTLEFIELDS. |
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MONTAGE- SCENIC USA FROM EAST TO WEST AND NORTH
TO SOUTH, NARRATOR NAMES SOLDIERS AND PEOPLE THAT MADE AMERICA GREAT. |
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MS- 3 OF REMAINING CIVIL WAR OLD TIME VETERANS IN
UNION AND CONFEDERATE UNIFORMS WALK ARM-IN-ARM |
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MS- BATTALION OF INFANTRYMEN IN PRE-WWII UNIFORMS
MARCH. MS- A BATALLION OF HORSEBACK CAVALRYMEN RIDE BY IN PARADE. |
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LS- SMALL TOWN USA. LS- CAVALRY GALLOP THROUGH A
WOODED AREA. |
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LS- GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. MS- TRAIN SPEEDING THROUGH
A TUNNEL AND PASS A MOUNTAINSIDE AND A RIVER. AS SEEN FROM ENGINEERS SEAT. |
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MS- SOLDIERS MARCHING TOWARDS AND PASSING THE
CAMERA. |
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LS- FREIGHTER GOING THROUGH THE LOCKS OF PANAMA
CANAL. |
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NARRATOR INTRODUCES COL. ANTHONY QUINN. A LARGE
VERSION OF THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE IS ON THE WALL BEHIND HIM. MS- QUINN TELLS ABOUT THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE. |
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COLONEL QUINN TELLS THE HISTORY OF THE 1ST
INFANTRY DIVISION, 'THE BIG RED ONE'. |
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MS- AN INFANTRYMAN WALKING HIS POST COMPLETE WITH
WHITE HELMET TO HIS WHITE SPATS (PAN). BECOMES A REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER FEET WALKING HIS POST TO A CIVIL WAR SOLDIER TO, A WWI SOLDIER WALKING IN MUD. |
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CU- CIVILIAN FEET WALKING THEN GIS' FEET WALKING
ON ROAD IN WWII. |
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MONTAGE- GIS TRAINING FOR WWII. ANIMATED WWII
WAR MAPS. MS- GENERAL TERRY ALLEN ON SHIP GOING TO ENGLAND. GIS OF THE 'BIG RED ONE' CROWDED TOGETHER ON TROOPSHIP DECK LAYING AROUND, PLAYING WITH A BASKETBALL AND SINGING AS THEY HEAD TO NO. AFRICA. |
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MONTAGE- NAVAL BOMBARDMENT OF NO. AFRICA LIGHTS UP
THE NIGHT SKY AS SCARED GIS FACE THEIR 1ST ACTION |
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MS- FACES OF SCARED GIS AS THEY TAKE THEIR PLACES
IN LANDING CRAFT. MONTAGE- GIS STORM THE BEACHES. |
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MS- AN ARAB GESTURES WITH HIS HAND TO GIS RIDING
IN A RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR SMILING AT HIM. |
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LS- EXPLODING BOMB AS NAZI PLANES ATTACK THE
U.S. SOLDIERS WHO FIRE RIFLES AT THE DIVING PLANES |
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MS- A NAZI MACHINE CREW FIRING WEAPON AND A U.S.
MACHINE GUN FIRING BACK. |
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MS- GERMAN GENERAL ROMMEL IN HIS STAFF CAR
LISTENS TO HIS AIDES. |
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MS- ANIMATED MAP SHOW U.S. FORCES CLOSING IN ON
NAZI IN TUNIS, NO. AFRICA. |
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MONTAGE- FLASHES OF LIGHTS IN NIGHT AS ARTILLERY
BOMBARDMENT OPENS UP ON THE NAZI. ADVANCING TROOPS ARE SEEN AS THE LIGHTS FLASH. |
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MS- GIS AND BRITISH TROOPS MEET IN THE DESERT
EXCHANGE CIGARETTES AND CHAT. |
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LS- GIS CLIMB THE GANGPLANK ON A TROOPSHIP WITH
THEIR GEAR, INSTEAD OF HOME THEY WENT TO INVADE SICILY. MAP SHOWS THE INVASION. |
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MS- GIS WALK ALONG THE DESERTED TOWNS OF SICILY.
AERIAL VIEW OF BOMBED OUT TOWN. |
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MONTAGE- GIS GO THROUGH TRAINING IN ENGLAND FOR
THE UP-COMING INVASION. MS- GIS POP IN AND OUT OF FLAMING WATER. |
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MONTAGE- WARSHIPS BOMBARD THE NORMANDY BEACHES ON
D-DAY. MS- GIS CLIMB DOWN NET LADDERS INTO THE LANDING CRAFTS. |
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LS- GIS OF THE 1ST DIVISION HITTING THE 'OMAHA'
BEACHHEAD UNDER HEAVY NAZI FIRE SHOWING SOME BEING HIT AND FALLING. |
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LS- GROUPS OF PINNED DOWN INFANTRYMEN BATTLE IN
THE INFAMOUS HEDGEGROVES DIGGING DEEP FOXHOLES FOR PROTECTION FROM 88'S AND MORTORS. |
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MS- GI GETS A HAIRCUT FROM A BUDDY AS ANOTHER
WRITES A LETTER HOME. |
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MONTAGE- INFANTRYMEN WALKING THROUGH VILLAGE
AFTER VILLAGE SOME EAT AS THEY WALK FORWARD. |
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MONTAGE- GERMAN PRISONERS ARE WALKED TO THE REAR
BY THE THOUSANDS. |
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MS- A GERMAN PRISONER BURIED UP TO THE CHEST IN
DEBRIS ATTEMPTS TO DIG HIMSELF OUT WITH HIS HANDS |
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MONTAGE- HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE STREETS OF ARKIN
AS GIS FIGHT HOUSE TO HOUSE. |
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LS- A WHITE FLAG OF SURRENDER HANGS FROM A WINDOW
OF A BULLET RIDDLED BUILDING. MS- A HALF TRACK RIDES OVER A NAZI FLAG LYING IN THE STREET. |
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MONTAGE- GIS GET BOGGED DOWN IN HERTGIN FOREST
AS GERMAN MACHINE GUN AND ARTILLERY BOMBARD THE U.S.FORCES. LS- AFTER THE BATTLE WEARY GIS MARCH OUT OF THE FOREST VICTORIOUSLY. |
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GIS FINALLY GET A REST AFTER 6 MONTHS. MS- THE
FEET OF A GI APPROACHES THE FEET OF A FRENCH LADY AND THEY BOTH STOP. THE GIRLS LIFTS ONE FOOT AND RUBS IT AGAINST THE BACK OF THE OTHER AS THOUGH SHE WAS BEING KISSED. |
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1ST DIVISION TROOPS FIGHT IN THE SNOW AT THE
BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN THE ARDENNE FORREST AND THE BRIDGE AT REMAGEN OVER THE RHINE. |
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MS- A GI SOUND ASLEEP IN A GULLY WITH HIS RIFLE
BY HIS SIDE. MONTAGE- FACES OF THE GI OF THE 'BIG RED ONE'. |
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SERGEANT AT DESK SPEAKS ABOUT BIG RED ONE
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TAPE ENDS
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