VM-2508

MAJOR STEVE WADEY TELLS OF ROLE AS LIFE SUPPORT, ORGANIZATION OF HEADQUARTERS AND FORCE PROTECTION.
WITH LACK OF CONCRETE BUILDINGS IN BARREN AREA. HE TELLS OF USE OF MOBILE TRAILERS AS HEADQUARTERS FOR U.N. UNITS, WHICH HE REINFORCED BY USING SAND BAGS, VARIOUS OTHER CREATIVE METHODS, AGAINST 60mm MORTAR ATTACKS BY TERRORISTS AND OTHER WARRING FACTIONS.
"OPERATION CONTINUED HOPE"; SOMALIA; UNICEF; U. N.
FORCES.

MONTAGE FLAGS OF VARIETY OF U. N. NATIONS WAVE HIGH OVER MAKE-SHIFT HEADQUARTERS TENTS, SHACKS. VIEWS OF FLAGS OF GERMANY, IRELAND, GREECE, SOUTH KOREA, CANADA,

SOUTH KOREAN FLAG WAVES OVER MAKESHIFT BUILDING SURROUNDED BY SAND BAGS. CU FLAG. SIGN OVER ENTRANCE, "HOME OF KOREA". ZOOM AWAY

UNIDENTIFIED U. N. NATION'S FLAG WAVING OVER TENTS SURROUNDED BY SAND BAGS.

AIR FORCE PLANE CARRYING U.S. CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF GENERAL SHALIKASHLIVI LANDS AT U.N.
MILITARY AIRFIELD, MOGADISHU, AIRFIELD, SHALIKASHLIVI VISITS MEMBERS OF OTHER UN NATIONS TROOPS TELLS OF WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. TROOPS BY 3/94; VISITS U.S. TROOPS ON AND OFF SHORE, GIVES MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES AND EXPRESSES GRATITUDE. 12/93

MONTAGE VARIOUS GROUND VIEWS OF BASE, PAN TO VIEW OF OCEAN WITH NAVAL VESSELS IN DISTANCE POV HELICOPTER.
AERIAL CARRIER AND ESCORT DESTROYER

AERIAL HELICOPTER AND ANOTHER SPRAWLING CITY OF MOGADISHU (?) BELOW. POV HELICOPTER.

CU ITALIAN FLAG PAINTED ON ARMY VEHICLE. GENERAL EXITS HELICOPTER WALKS TO TENT, MEETS WITH ITALIAN COMMANDER, SITS FOR BRIEFING.

GENERAL GETS BRIEFING IN TENT HEADQUARTERS OF GERMAN COMMANDER. COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER.

GENERAL SHALIKASHLIVI STANDS ON ARMY TANK, SPEAKS TO U.S. TROOPS, BACKS TO CAMERA, GATHERED AROUND.
EXPRESSES HIS AND NATION'S GRATITUDE, GIVES MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH. CU FACE SHOTS OF MALE, FEMALE GIS. LEAVES IN ARMY VEHICLE.

GENERAL SPEAKING INFORMALLY WITH INDIVIDUAL BLACK, WHITE U.S. GI'S. RIFLES STRAPPED ON SHOULDERS.

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