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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'.
01:00:37 41.43 thumbnail
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.
01:01:09 73.43 thumbnail
LS- PRESIDENT EISENHOWER MAKES HIS 2ND INNAUGURAL
ADDRESS. A GIANT TV ANTENNA AS IKE SPEAKS. (AS
SEEN FROM THE BOTTOM UP)
01:01:30 94.43 thumbnail
MS- TV ANTENNA ON THE CHRYSLER BUILDING AND ONE
SEEN ON AN APARTMENT HOUSE.
01:01:43 107.43 thumbnail
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 thumbnail
MONTAGE- FREEDOM FIGHTERS FIRING RIFLES IN THE
STREETS OF BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. RUSSIAN TANKS MOVE
IN
01:02:46 170.43 thumbnail
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 thumbnail
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 thumbnail
MONTAGE- STREETS LITTERED WITH BURNING BOOKS AND
PAPERS.
01:04:00 244.43 thumbnail
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.
01:04:45 289.43 thumbnail
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.
01:06:30 394.43 thumbnail
LS- ENTRANCE AND SIGN AT CAMP KILMER, NEW JERSEY
WHERE THE OLD BARRACKS ARE CLEANED.
01:07:00 424.43 thumbnail
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
01:08:05 489.43 thumbnail
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 thumbnail
MONTAGE- HUNGARIANS BOAD SHIP TO AMERICA AT
BREMEHAVEN, GERMANY. A MAN AND HIS SON POSE WITH
TAGS ON THEIR LAPELS.
01:09:37 581.43 thumbnail
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.
01:10:27 631.43 thumbnail
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
01:11:22 686.43 thumbnail
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.
01:12:38 762.43 thumbnail
MS- THE ROUGH SEAS AS SEEN THROUGH A PORTHOLE
01:13:18 802.43 thumbnail
MONTAGE- OFFFICIALS AND CROWDS GREET THE
HUNGARIANS AT A BROOKLYN PIER. BUSES ARE LOADED
FOR TRIP TO CAMP KILMER.
01:14:27 871.43 thumbnail
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.
01:15:30 934.43 thumbnail
MONTAGE- DOCTORS EXAMINE THE REFUGEES AND NURSES
GIVE KIDS SHOTS. THE REFUGEES ARE INTERVIEWED AND
FINGERPRINTED BY IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS.
01:16:16 980.43 thumbnail
MS- A BLACK GI PHOTOGRAPHS A HUNGARIAN MAN FOR
HIS IMMIGRATION CARD.
01:16:20 984.43 thumbnail
MS- A GI TRANSLATES A HUNGARIAN MAN'S RESPONSE TO
QUESTIONS FROM AN IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL
01:17:33 1057.43 thumbnail
MONTAGE- SPONSORS INTERVIEW THE HUNGARIANS FOR
JOB OFFERS.
01:18:47 1131.43 thumbnail
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
01:18:52 1136.43 thumbnail
MS- A MAN ON THE CHOW LINE SHAKES HIS HAND IN
PAIN AS THE HOT TRAY BURNS HIM.
01:18:57 1141.43 thumbnail
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.
01:19:42 1186.43 thumbnail
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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