1956MILITARY
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"OPERATION MERCY"
A PICTORIAL REPORT ON HUNGARIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS FROM BUDAPEST THROUGH BORDER ESCAPE ROUTES INTO AUSTRIA & FINALLY TO CAMP KILMER, NEW JERSEY. |
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NARRATOR TELLS ABOUT THE HUMAN SIDE OF THE GI AS
SHOWN WHEN ARMY WAS ASSIGNED OPERATION 'MERCY'. |
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LS- HUNGARIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
ARRIVE IN U.S BY PLANE AND BOARD A BUS TO CAMP KILMER, NEW JERSEY. |
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CU- A FREEDOM FIGHTER CARRIES HIS SMALL DAUGHTER
WITH A PACIFIER IN HER MOUTH. |
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LS- PRESIDENT EISENHOWER MAKES HIS 2ND INNAUGURAL
ADDRESS. A GIANT TV ANTENNA AS IKE SPEAKS. (AS SEEN FROM THE BOTTOM UP) |
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MS- TV ANTENNA ON THE CHRYSLER BUILDING AND ONE
SEEN ON AN APARTMENT HOUSE. |
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MS- INDOOR ANTENNA ON A HOME TV WITH HUSBAND AND
WIFE WATCHING IKE FROM THEIR SOFA. OTHER PEOPLE WATCHING THEIR SETS AS IKE SPEAKS. |
| 01:02:07 131.43 |
MONTAGE- FREEDOM FIGHTERS FIRING RIFLES IN THE
STREETS OF BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. RUSSIAN TANKS MOVE IN |
| 01:02:46 170.43 |
AERIAL- PEOPLE IN STREET LOOK UP AT HUNGARIAN
BISHOP BLESSING THEM FROM HIS BALCONY. MONTAGE- ANTI-COMMUNIST RALLIES IN BERLIN AND PARIS. |
| 01:03:30 214.43 |
LS- RIOTING PEOPLE THROW OFFICE FURNITURE AND
PAPERS OUT THE WINDOWS OF COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS IN PARIS AND BURN IT IN THE STREET. |
| 01:03:55 239.43 |
MONTAGE- STREETS LITTERED WITH BURNING BOOKS AND
PAPERS. |
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MONTAGE- SHATTERED BUILDINGS, CRUSHED TROLLEY CAR
AND DAMAGED RUSSIAN ARMORED VEHICLES FOLLOWING THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS REVOLT IN BUDAPEST. |
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MS- FREEDOM FIGHTERS PATROL THE STREETS WITH
RIFLES. |
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LS- RUSSIAN TANKS ROLL DOWN THE STREETS OF
BUDAPEST TO PUT DOWN THE UPRISING. |
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MONTAGE- SOME OF OVER 200,000 HUNGARIAN REFUGEES
AND FREEDOM FIGHTERS STREAM INTO AUSTRIA. |
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LS- ENTRANCE AND SIGN AT CAMP KILMER, NEW JERSEY
WHERE THE OLD BARRACKS ARE CLEANED. |
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MS- GIS FILL THE OLD BARRACKS WITH FURNITURE FOR
THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS. MS- GIS MAKE SIGNS IN HUNGARIAN FOR THE NEW GUESTS |
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MS- A DENTIST TESTS HIS DRILL AND GIS FILL THE
PHARMACY SHELVES WITH DRUGS FOR THE NEW GUESTS MS- NURSE MAKES A BED IN CAMP HOSPITAL AND RED CROSS WORKERS FILL COMFORT BAGS FOR THE REFUGEES |
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MS- ARM LOADS OF CLOTHING CONTRIBUTED BY THE RED
CROSS ARE CARRIED OFF A BUS. MS- RED CROSS WORKERS ORGANIZE THE CLOTHING INTO TYPE AND SIZE. |
| 01:09:12 556.43 |
MONTAGE- HUNGARIANS BOAD SHIP TO AMERICA AT
BREMEHAVEN, GERMANY. A MAN AND HIS SON POSE WITH TAGS ON THEIR LAPELS. |
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MONTAGE- SMILING MEN AND WOMAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS
CHAT ON BOARD DECK TELLING STORIES OF THEIR UPRISING IN BUDAPEST. A WOMAN SOBS AS THE SHIP LEAVES PORT. |
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LS- REFUGEES WAVE GOODBYE AS THE SHIP LEAVES THE
PIER. CU- A SMILING WOMAN PEERS OUT OF A PORTHOLE |
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MONTAGE- WOMEN AND CHILDREN MAKE THEMSELVES
COMFORTABLE ON THE SHIP'S LIMITED QUARTERS. THEY ARE FED IN THE DINING ROOM BY WAITERS ON THE SHIP |
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MS- A PIANO PLAYER PLAYS AND A GROUP OF MEN SING
MS- PEOPLE ON DECK WATCH THE COAST OF EUROPE DISAPPEAR. MONTAGE- THE SEA GETS ROUGH AND THE PEOPLE ON DECK ARE TOSSED ABOUT. |
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MS- THE ROUGH SEAS AS SEEN THROUGH A PORTHOLE
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MONTAGE- OFFFICIALS AND CROWDS GREET THE
HUNGARIANS AT A BROOKLYN PIER. BUSES ARE LOADED FOR TRIP TO CAMP KILMER. |
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LS- A WELCOME SIGN IN HUNGARIAN AT ENTRANCE TO
CAMP KILMER. MS- A HUNGARIAN SPEAKING GI GREETS EACH PERSON AS THEY GET OFF THE BUS. |
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MONTAGE- DOCTORS EXAMINE THE REFUGEES AND NURSES
GIVE KIDS SHOTS. THE REFUGEES ARE INTERVIEWED AND FINGERPRINTED BY IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS. |
| 01:16:16 980.43 |
MS- A BLACK GI PHOTOGRAPHS A HUNGARIAN MAN FOR
HIS IMMIGRATION CARD. |
| 01:16:20 984.43 |
MS- A GI TRANSLATES A HUNGARIAN MAN'S RESPONSE TO
QUESTIONS FROM AN IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL |
| 01:17:33 1057.43 |
MONTAGE- SPONSORS INTERVIEW THE HUNGARIANS FOR
JOB OFFERS. |
| 01:18:47 1131.43 |
MONTAGE- HUNGARIANS AWAITING TRANSFER TO U.S. ON
CHOW LINE IN AUSTRIA. MS- A LITTLE BOY PICKS UP AN ORANGE THAT ROLLS ON THE FLOOR |
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MS- A MAN ON THE CHOW LINE SHAKES HIS HAND IN
PAIN AS THE HOT TRAY BURNS HIM. |
| 01:18:57 1141.43 |
MS- VICE PRESIDENT NIXON VISITS AND CHATS WITH
THE REFUGEES IN AUSTRIA. ON HIS RETURN BACK TO THE U.S. ALL EMPTY SPACES ON HIS PLANE WERE ALLOTED TO REFUGEES. NIXON GREETS THEM ABOARD. |
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CU- A REFUGEE WRITES HOME AND TELLS OF HIS 'NEW
HOME' IN AMERICA AND OF THE HOSPITALITY OF THE AMERICANS. |
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MS- A REFUGEE SITS IN LIBRARY AND READS A
HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER. MS- 2 REFUGEE MEN PLAY A GAME OF CHESS. |
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MS- YOUNG ADULT PRACTICES HIS SHOTS AT A
BASKETBALL COURT ON THE CAMP GROUNDS. ANOTHER LIFTS WEIGHTS. |
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MS- A HUNGARIAN WOMAN IS GIVEN POINTERS ON A
SEWING MACHINE BY RED CROSS VOLUNTEER. |
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MS- A REFUGEE MAN USES A PAY PHONE TO SPEAK TO
RELATIVES IN AMERICA. MS- A COUPLE IS MARRIED IN THE CAMP CHAPEL. A WOMAN CRIES AT THE CEREMONY |
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