1966VIETNAM WAR
narration, color - u. s. army staff film reports - Vietnam war 1955-75. SEARCH AND DESTROY MISSIONS DURING OPERATION ATTELBORO (NOV. 1966.Thanksgiving dinner at front lines. TRAINING OF COLUMBIAN TROOPSIN BOGOTA, COLUMBIA.HELICOPTER TRAINING IN GERMANY, AS WELL AS MISSILE BATTERY DRILL, ALSO IN GERMANY. ARMISTICE DAY MEMORIAL CELEBRATION IN LUXEMBOURG U. S. ARMY CEMETERY.
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TITLE: "THE UNITED STATES ARMY PRESENTS" : "THE STAFF FILM REPORT". :CU CHU, VIETNAM". ELEMENTS OF 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION TROOPS MARCHING TO AND BOARDING HELICOPTERS AS THEY SET OUT ON ANOTHER "SEARCH AND DESTROY MISSION". (SEPT. 1966)
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| 01:00:50 51 |
VARIOUS SHOTS HELICOPTERS TAKING OFF AND IN FLIGHT. HELICOPTERS LAND IN MEADOW. TROOPS JUMP OUT READY FOR COMBAT.
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| 01:01:16 76 |
VARIOUS SHOTS FIRST WAVE OF TROOPS MOVE QUICKLY TO PERIMETER OF FIELD TO SECURE THE LANDING AREA FOR LANDING OF MORE TROOPS. WITHIN MINUTES A SECOND WAVE OF TROOPS ARRIVE BY HELICOPTERS.
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| 01:01:38 99 |
COMPANY COMMANDER USES PHONE ON BACK PACK OF A GI TO SET UP RENDEZVOUS WITH THE TROOPS/. OFFICER DIRECTS TROOPS TO MOVE OUT TOWARDS THEIR OBJECTIVE, , A RUNNER PLANTATION.
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| 01:02:20 140 |
ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS JOIN THE UNITS. THEY RETURN FIRE AS VIETCONG HIT THEM WITH MORTAR AND RIFLE GRENADES. GI FIRES RIFLE GRENADE INTO AIR, MUCH LIKE A MORTAR.
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| 01:02:59 180 |
VARIOUS SHOTS U. S. TROOPS CLOSING IN ON THE RUBBER PLANTATION, WHERE THE VIETCONG HAD WITHDRAWN, TAKING THEIR CASUALTIES WITH THEM.
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| 01:03:39 220 |
GIS EMERGE FROM DENSE JUNGLE TOWARDS THE PLANTATION.VARIOUS SHOTS U. S. FORCES ENTER, SEARCH VILLAGE ABANDONED BY VIETCONG.
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| 01:04:24 264 |
GI MEDICS USE STRETCHER TO REMOVE GI WHO WAS WOUNDED BY VIETCONG BOOBY TRAP. THE INJURED GI IS QUICKLY EVACUATED VIA HELICOPTER.
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| 01:04:57 298 |
TITLE: :TAY NINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM - GI ON PHONE URGENTLY REQUESTING ARTILLERY FIRE SUPPORT.
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| 01:05:14 314 |
MONTAGE - VARIOUS GOOD SHOTS ARTILLERY MEN, SOME SHIRTLESS, SHOVING SHELLS INTO 105MM CANNON, FIRING, THEN REMOVING SMOKING SHELL CASINGS FROM BARREL OVER AND OVER AGAIN.. CU SMOKING SHELL CASING ON GROUND.
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| 01:05:36 336 |
CU SMOKING SHELL CASING LAYS ON GROUND. VOICE OVER DEFINES THE OPERATION CALLED ATTELBORO. .CU BRIG. GENERAL JOHN R. DEAN , ASS'T COMMANDER OF 1ST DIVISION IS BRIEFED ON THE OPERATION.
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| 01:05:57 358 |
GIS CALL IN AIR STRIKE BY RADIO, PHONE AS ENEMY POSITIONS THREATEN THE PATROLS. 2 GENERALS( AS NAMED BY VOICE OVER) DISCUSS THE SITUATION
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| 01:06:32 392 |
GI STRETCHER BEARERS REMOVE THE 1ST WOUNDED TO ARRIVE BY HELICOPTER, FROM THE AMBUSHED PATROL. MEDIC HOLDS UP BOTTLE OF PLASMA BEING GIVEN TO WOUNDED GI. CU SHIRTLESS GI HAS WOUNDED ARM WRAPPED.
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| 01:06:59 420 |
WOUNDED ARE CARRIED BY STRETCHER TO HELICOPTER FOR EVACUATION.
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| 01:07:23 443 |
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GENERALS DEAN, AND COLLINGSWORTH, GIS EXAMINE CACHE OF WEAPONS AND A WAR MAP, LEFT BEHIND BU VIETCONG. CU WEAPONS AS IDENTIFIED BY VOICE OVER. OPERATION ADELBORO (?), CONTINUES SUCCESSFULLY.
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| 01:07:59 479 |
TITLE: CAN THO CAI CAI, VIETNAM". FLAG IDENTIFYING U. S. UNIT, "AIR BOATS". WITH SKULL AND CROSS BONES. AMERICAN INSTRUCTOR GIVES LESSONS TO VIETNAMESE ARMY PERSONNEL. IN THE USE OF AIR BOATS.
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| 01:08:21 501 |
INSTRUCTOR INSPECTS AIRBOAT PRIOR TO TRIAL RUN. A MACHINE GUN IS MOUNTED ON BOAT TESTED BEFORE THE RUN.
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| 01:08:34 514 |
THE THE PROPELLER DRIVEN FIBERGLASS BOATS ARE POWERED BY 18O HP ENGINE.MONTAGE - VARIOUS SHOTS SLIM BOATS SKIMMING ALONG LOW SWAMP WATERS AT HIGH SEED, WITH TROOPER AT HIS MACHINE GUN.
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| 01:09:43 583 |
VARIOUS SHOTS PROPELLER DRIVEN "AIR BOATS ACCURATELY COME INTO SHORE AND ON THE BEACH AT PRECISE SPOT MARKED BY COLORED POLES. GI INSTRUCTOR GIVES THUMBS UP TO VIET STUDENT.. MORE OF AIR BOATS AS DESCRIBED BY VOICE OVER.
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| 01:10:27 628 |
MS YOUNG CREW MEMBER WAVES TO FRIENDS ON SHORE. GI WITH RIFLE ASKS VIETNAMESE MOTHER WITH SMALL CHILD
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| 01:10:35 636 |
TITLE: "NHA TRANG BAN ME THUOT, VIETNAM". NIGHT TIME SHOTS OF MILITARY CONVOY, HEADLIGHTS ON, PREPARING TO LEAVE NHA TRANG. LARGE GAS TANKER AND OTHER LARGE VEHICLES TAKE TO TJHE ROAD.
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| 01:10:53 654 |
GI ASSIGNED TO GUARD THE CONVOY, CHECKS HIS JEEP MOUNTED MACHINE GUN. CONVOY SAFELY ARRIVES AT DESTINATION. .
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| 01:11:24 685 |
TITLE: "TOY HOA, VIETNAM". O 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, FIGHTING MEN OF 1ST BRIGADE, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION LINE UP TO PAY TRIBUTE TO A COMRADE, 1ST SGT. WALTER CAVALUCCI, WHO IS RETIRING AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.
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| 01:11:51 712 |
JEEP CARRYING GENERAL WM. C. WESATMORELAND, COMMANDER OF U. S. FORCES IN VIETNAM, AND BRIG. GENERAL WM. PEARSON, COMMAND OF THE 1ST BRIGADE, DRIVES UP AS ALL STAND AT ATTENTION.
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| 01:12:21 741 |
AS 1ST SGT. CAVALUCCI STANDS AT ATTENTION, WESTMORELAND PRESENTS HIM WITH DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS. AS VOICE OVER EXPLAINS CAVALUCCI'S ACTS OF BRAVERY.
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| 01:12:42 763 |
TITLE: "CNAU DOC PROVINCE, VIETNAM". U. S. NAVY PATROL BOATS HELP PEOPLE STRANDED IN WORST FLOOD IN YEARS IN VIETNAM.
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| 01:13:03 783 |
PAN VILLAGES COMPLETED INUNDATED BY FLOOD WATERS DURING MONSOON SEASON.. LS HIGH GROUND, EVERY BIT OF WHICH IS OCCUPIED BY REFUGEES OF FLOODS, DURING 1ST WEEK OF OCTOBER.
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| 01:13:34 814 |
VARIOUS SHOTS REFUGEE RELIEF CAMPS SET UP BY U. S. SPECIAL FORCES, WHICH DAILY DISTRIBUTE FOOD AND FIRST AIDE TO THE VIETNAMESE PEOPLE.
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| 01:13:52 833 |
VARIOUS SHOTS WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH PET DOG, HUDDLED TOGETHER UNDER LARGE TENT. "WHEN FLOODS RECEDE THEY WILL RESUME THEIR WORK IN RICE FIELDS.
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| 01:14:04 844 |
VARIOUS VIEWS CROWDED FLOODED STREETS IN TOWNS, WITH PEOPLE RIDING AROUND IN ROW BOATS , WADING IN KNEE DEEP WATER. SHOTS OF U. S. MEDICAL UNITS HELPING OUT, GIVING TYPHUS SHOTS TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
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| 01:14:59 900 |
TITLE: XOM CAT, VIETNAM - THANKSGIVING DAY IN VIETNAM - VARIOUS SHOTS GI CHEF COOKING TURKEY IN LARGE OVEN, REMOVING IT, THEN CUTTING IT UP, PACKAGING IT FOR SHIPMENT TO TROOPS VIA HELICOPTER.
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GI SGT. (CHEF,AND OTHERS TAKE PACKAGED TURKEYS TO HELICOPTER. TURKEYS ARE REMOVED AT DESTINATION, PLACED ON JEEP FOR DELIVERY TO FRONT LINES.
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MONTAGE - SOLDIERS AT FRONT LAY OUT A SHEET WHERE TURKEY WITH CRASNBERRY SAUSE,POTATOES AND PUMPKIN PIE, IS DISHED OUT TO THEM BY SGT. THEY THEN GO OFF TO EAT IT. VARIOUS SHOTS GIS STANDING, SITTING ON GROUND, EATING TURKEY DINNER OUT OF PLATES.
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| 01:16:30 990 |
TITLE: "MELGAR, BOGOTA, COLUMBIA".
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EXTERIOR OF COLUMBIA ARMY ENGINEER,MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY CO. SIGN IN SPANISH IDENTIFIES BUILDING.
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| 01:16:43 1003 |
MONTAGE - VARIOUS SHOTS U. S. ARMY SOLDIER,MECHANICS FROM THE CANAL ZONE, TRAIN COLUMBIAN SOLDIERS TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR ARMY VEHICLES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY U. S. MILITARY AIDE PROGRAM IS MOSTLY CONCERNED WITH ROAD BUILDING.
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| 01:17:27 1047 |
IN RELATED PROGRAM, U. S. ARMY TRAIN COLUMBIA SOLDIERS IN MAINTENANCE OF TANKS, JEEPS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. MONTAGE - TROOPS BEING TRAINED IN USE AND REPAIR OF RADIO AND TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS DETAILS.
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| 01:18:21 1101 |
GRADUATING CLASS OF COLUMBIAN SOLDIERS ARE HANDED DIPLOMAS.
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| 01:18:28 1108 |
TITLE: "OBERSCHLEISSHEM, GERMANY". LS EXTERIOR U. S. 7TH ARMY AVIATION BUILDING (HANGAR) 10 MILES NORTH OF MUNICH. HELICOPTERS PARKED IN FRONT OF BUILDING. MISSION OF CENTER IS TO QUALIFY 250 NEW HELICOPTER PILOTS, PRIOR TO DEC. 31, 1966.
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| 01:18:52 1132 |
CU HELICOPTER BEING ROLLED OUT OF HANGAR.
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| 01:19:02 1142 |
ARMY OFFICER INSTRUCTOR WRITING ON BLACKBOARD, TEACHING AERODYNAMICS, HELICOPTER MAINTENANCE, ETC. CU STUDENT SEATED AT DEXSK TAKING NOTES.
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| 01:19:14 1154 |
STUDENTS WATCH AS BILL OWENS OF HELICOPTER CORP., WORKS ON HELICOPTER ROTOR. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS.
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| 01:19:28 1168 |
VARIOUS SHOTS HELICOPTER LANDING, HOVERING AND SPINNING AROUND IN PLACE, BEFORE LANDING.
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| 01:19:55 1195 |
VARIOUS CU SHOTS HELICOPTER HOVERING OVER JEEP AS MEN ON GROUND ATTACH WIRES,, THEN LIFTING IT OF GROUND AS SIGNAL MAN ON GROUND GIVES HAND SIGNALS.
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| 01:20:33 1234 |
TITLE: "KAISERSLAUTERN HANAU GERMANY". MP OPENS GATE AT 32ND ARMY AIR DEFENSE COMMAND MISSILE BATTALION BASE, LETS IN JEEP. JEEP ARRIVES AT BATTERY CONTROL CENTER, OPERATIONAL READINESS EVALUATION TEAM OF 4 GET OUT, ENTER BATTERY CONTROL CENTER.
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| 01:21:17 1277 |
TEAM INFORMS OPERATOR IN CENTER THAT TET IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. HE TAKES OUT STOP WATCH, STARTS READINESS TEST.. CU ALERT ALARM ON ROOF OF CENTER IS SET OFF.
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| 01:21:24 1285 |
VARIOUS SHOTS BATTERY CREW RUN ON THE DOUBLE OUT OF BARRACKS, TO MAN NEARBY MISSILE BATTERY, GO THROUGH MISSILE DRILL FIRING PROCESS. CU CAMOUFLAGED RADAR SPINS RAPIDLY.
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| 01:22:14 1334 |
TITLE: "LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG". VARIOUS SHOTS MONUMENT AT THE LUXEMBOURG AMERICAN MILITARY CEMETERY. ARMISTICE DAY (NOV. 11 19(?) A CEREMONY IS HELD IN HONOR OF GENERAL GEORGE PATTON WHOSE TROOPS LIBERATED LUXEMBOURG.
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| 01:22:29 1349 |
VARIOUS SHOTS CROSSES MARK GROUND WHERE U. S. TROOPS ARE BURIED. BRIG. GENERAL EDWARD DALY ADDRESSES THE MOURNERS.
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| 01:22:48 1369 |
MEMBERS OF GIRL SCOUT AND BOY SCOUT ORGANIZATIONS LAY WREATHS ON THE GRAVE SITE.. AMONG THE GRAVES IS THAT OF GENERAL PATTON.
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