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"THE 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN KOREA"
A COMBAT DOCUMENTARY OF THE 25TH IN KOREA. |
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NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, THE 'TROPIC LIGHTNING DIVISION', IN KOREA. NARRATOR ALSO TELLS HOW OUR ORDANCE CORP PROVIDES FOR THE BEST FOR OUR TROOPS IN EUROPE WHILE GUARDING THE INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER AT THE SAME TIME.
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MS- A JAPANESE MAN LEANS OVER ROOF OF BUILDING TO WATCH A TROOPSHIP FILLED WITH 25TH DIVISION OCCUPATION TROOPS LANDING AT A PIER IN JAPAN.
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MS- SOUTH KOREAN SOLDIER CARRIES A WOUNDED BUDDY 'PIGGY BACK' DURING INVASION BY NORTH KOREANS.
MS- A 'RAG TAG' GROUP OF SOUTH KOREAN TROOPS WALK SINGLE LINE ON A ROAD. |
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LS- 25TH DIVISION TROOPS TAKE THEIR LAST LOOK AT THE SHORES OF JAPAN FROM A TROOPSHIP AS THEY HEAD FOR PUSAN, KOREA. THE 2ND U.S. DIVISION TO ARRIVE IN KOREA, FOLLOWING THE 24TH.
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LS- GIS LEAN OUT OF A WINDOW OF A PASSANGER TRAIN ON WAY TO FRONT IN KOREA. MONTAGE- LONG COLUMNS OF GIS HIT THE ROAD FOR THE FRONT.
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MONTAGE- ON JULY 20, 1950 THE 25TH STARTED THEIR 1ST ACTION WITH A RELENTLESS BOMBARDMENT OF THE ADVANCING ENEMY IN A DELAYING ACTION UNTIL MORE TROOPS REACH KOREA.
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MONTAGE- WITH THEIR BACKS TO THE SEA THE 24TH DIVISION TANK INFANTRY TEAMS SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT A 'STAND OR DIE' FIGHT ON AUGUST 1, 1950.
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LS- SMOKE RISES ON INCHON BEACH AS PLANES AND WARSHIPS BOMBARD FOR LANDING ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1950 WHICH OUTFLANKED THE REDS (BATTLE SCENES PREVIOUSLY LOGGED)
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MONTAGE- ENDLESS COLUMNS OF 25TH DIVISION TROOPS AND TANKS MARCH NORTH ON ROADS IN PURSUIT OF REDS IN OPERATION 'MOP UP'.
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MS- LARGE NUMBER OF NORTH KOREAN PRISONERS SIT DEJECTEDLY ON THE GROUND.
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A GI MEDIC STICKS A BUG SPRAY DOWN THE PANTS OF A KOREAN MAN AND SPRAYS AS OTHERS WAIT IN LINE.
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MONTAGE BATTLE SCENES IN THE SNOW (LOGGED BEFORE)
AS CHINA ENTERS WAR AND THE 25TH DIVISION AGAIN FIGHT A DELAYING ACTION AS U.S. FORCES RETREAT. |
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MS- REFUGEES ABANDONING SEOUL USE A SLED TO CARRY THEIR BELONGINGS THROUGH THE SNOW.
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MS- A GI SITS ON A TANK AND TAKES POTSHOTS WITH HIS RIFLE.
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MS- A GI STICKS HIS BAYONET INTO A HAY STACK LOOKING FOR HIDING REDS. SUSPECTED CIVILIANS ARE ASKED TO COME OUT WITH THEIR HANDS UP.
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MS- A GI PULLS DOWN A RED FLAG AS THE 25TH ENTERS YONG DONG HO. A GI GUARDS A RED CARRYING A WOUNDED BUDDY 'PIGGY BACK' AS THEY WALK ALONG A TOWN ROAD.
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MONTAGE- AFTER HEAVY BOMBARDMENT ACROSS THE RIVER 25TH INFANTRYMEN CROSS IN SMALL BOATS AND A PONTOON BRIDGE.
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MS- A GI LIGHTS HIS CIGARETTE WITH A PAPER MARKED 38TH PARALLEL WHICH THE 25TH CROSSES.
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MONTAGE- INFANTRY MEN FIRE VOLLEYS WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS RIFLES, MACHINE-GUNS & CANNON, REAPING A HEAVY TOLL OF LIVES ON THE CHINESE.
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CU- SHELLS FLY AS A GI KEEPS HIS FINGER ON THE TRIGGER OF HIS AUTOMATIC WEAPON.
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MS- A HONOR GUARD FIRES INTO THE AIR AND A BUGLER SOUNDS 'TAPS' AS THE DEAD ARE HONORED.
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MS- SOLDIERS OF THE 25TH BOARD TRANSPORT SHIPS FOR THEIR TRIP HOME AS ROTATION COMES TO KOREA, WHICH AFTER A YEAR OF COMBAT THE GI GOES HOME.
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MONTAGE- COMMUNISTS FINALLY COME TO TALK PEACE AT PANMONJON WHERE A TRUCE IS SIGNED AFTER 2 YEARS OF BICKERING BY THE REDS.
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MS- HUGE SEARCHLIGHTS ARE USED TO DISCOURAGE ENEMY NIGHT ATTACKS AND SPOTTING TARGETS FOR THE ARTILLERY.
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MS- THE USE OF LOUDSPEAKERS AND LEAFLETS DROPPED FROM THE AIR IS SHOWN. (LOGGED BEFORE)
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MONTAGE- PATROLS CLIMBING THROUGH THE RUGGED HILLS AND SMALL CONTACT WITH THE ENEMY CONTINUED UNTIL THE TRUCE IS FINALLY SIGNED.
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MS- TURKISH TROOPS RECEIVE TRAINING IN AMERICAN WEAPONS.
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MS- ON JULY 27, 1953 THE NEGOTIATORS MEET TO FINALLY SIGN A TRUCE. GENERAL MARK CLARK SIGNED FOR THE U.N.
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MS-THE 25TH, THE 'TROPIC LIGHTNING DIVISION' GOES HOME TO HAWAII WHERE IT ORIGINATED. AERIAL- TROOPS LOOK DOWN FROM THE SHIP AT HAWAIIAN GIRLS GREETING THEM WITH A HULA DANCE.
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MS- HULA GIRLS GIVES EACH GI A LEI AS HE WALKS OFF THE GANGPLANK.
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"ORDNANCE IN EUROPE"
THE ROLE OF U.S. ORDNANCE IN EUROPE |
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LS- A 280MM ATOMIC CANNON AND ITS CARRIER VEHICLES CROSSES A BRIDGE IN GERMANY.
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LS- ANTI- AIRCRAFT GUNS FIRE IN SUCCESSION, CANNONS FIRING VOLLEYS, AN OFFICER YELLING 'FIRE', A MACHINE-GUN FIRING, A BAZOOKA FIRES AND A GI FIRES HIS RIFLE STRAIGHT INTO THE CAMERA, ALL REPRESENT THE WORK OF ORDINANCE IN EUROPE.
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MONTAGE- HUGE QUANTITIES OF CANNONS, TANKS, VEHICLES AND ALL SORTS OF WAR MATERIALS LINED UP IN LARGE OPEN AREAS.
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LS- THE BOEBLINGEN ORDINANCE MAINTENENCE DEPOT IN GERMANY WITH OVER 1 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF SHOPS TO REPAIR AND REBUILD ARMY VEHICLES. SOME OF THE 1200 WORKERS WELD, GRIND AND REBUILD USED VEHICLES
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MS- A FEMALE DRIVES A FORKLIFT IN A PLANT.
WORKERS AND SKILLED TECHNICIANS ASSEMBLE AND REPAIR SMALL ARMS. |
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LS- A GIANT RECOVERY VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FROM THE DEPOT TO RECOVER A DAMAGED TANK IN THE FIELD. MS-
THE TANK IS PULLED ONTO THE VEHICLE WITH CHAINS AND WINCH, AND RETURNED TO THE DEPOT FOR REPAIR |
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NARRATOR EXPLAINS THE SAVINGS TO A TAXPAYER IN THE RECOVERY COSTS OF A TANK
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CU- SPARKS FLY AS A WELDER WORKS ON A TANK.
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MS- A DAMAGED TIRE IS INSPECTED AND A BOLT IS FOUND LODGED INTO THE RUBBER. MS- THE TIRE IS PASSED ON FOR REBUILDING.
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MONTAGE- GERMAN WORKERS GO THROUGH THE STEP BY STEP PROCESS OF REBUILDING THE TIRE.
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LS- A FORKLIFT LOADS COMPLETED TIRES ON A TRUCK MS- GIS STACK CRATES OF AMMUNITION AT THE VILSECK SUPPLY STATION IN WEST GERMANY.
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MS- SPENT BRASS SHELLS ARE PACKED IN BOXES BY GIS AND SOLD FOR IT'S BRASS.
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MS- A FABRIC WORKER CUTS A PATTERN OUT OF A STACK OF CANVAS MATERIAL WITH A HAND OPERATED CUTTER.
THE MATERIAL IS MADE INTO CANVAS COVERS FOR ORDINANCE, BY A MAN AT A SEWING MACHINE. |
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MONTAGE- PARTS ORDERS ARE PLACED IN BASKETS AND MOVED ON CONVEYOR BELTS.
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MS- A GI USES A JEWLERS EYE GLASS TO EXAMINE A ORDINANCE WRIST WATCH.
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MS- AT A TESTING CENTER THE STRENGTH OF A CABLE IS TESTED ON A STRESS MACHINE UNTIL IT SNAPS. MS-
A BALL BEARING IS DROPPED ON A PIECE OF GLASS TO TEST ITS SHATTERPROOF QUALITY. |
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MS- WOMAN CLERKS WORK AT THEIR DESKS AT STOCK CONTROL AT THE DEPOT. CODED CARDS ARE FILED.
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MS- A PROCUREMENT OFFICER AT HIS DESK, SPEAKS TO AND SHOWS A LOCAL MANUFACTURER A MODEL OF A TANK AND THE PART HE WANTS MANUFACTURED. THEY SIGN A CONTRACT.
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MS- GIS PILE CRATES OF WEAPONS IN BOXCARS FOR SHIPMENT TO TROOPS OF ALLIED NATIONS
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MS- TROOPS OF ALLIED NATIONS WEARING THEIR
NATIONS UNIFORMS FILE ONTO A FIRING RANGE TO TEST THE AMMO USED BY EACH NATION. |
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MS- AT A HAND SIGNAL THE TARGETS ARE LIFTED INTO PLACE. MS-THE SOLDIERS LIE PRONE, TAKE AIM & FIRE AT THE TATGETS. AS A RESULT OF THIS TEST A NEW STANDARDIZED CARTRIDGE WAS DEVELOPED.
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LS- THE LARGEST ORDINANCE SCHOOL IN EUROPE IS MAINTAINED BY THE ARMY AT A SCENIC ALPINE TOWN IN GERMANY ON GROUNDS OF A WWII NAZI ARMY BASE.
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MS- INSTRUCTOR SHOWS STUDENTS CHARACTERISTICS OF SHELLS, LAND MINES AND OTHER EXPLOSIVES.
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MS- STUDENT EXAMINE A CUT AWAY MODEL OF A JEEP.
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MS- AN ENGINE COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDER WATER IS LIFTED OUT STILL RUNNING.
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MS- INSTRUCTOR WATCHES OVER GI STUDENTS TAKING THE FINAL EXAMINATION. MS- THE STUDENTS CHECK THEIR MARKS ON A BULLETIN BOARD.
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"THE 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION IN KOREA"
"THE FIRST TEAM" IN KOREA. |
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NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION IN KOREA.
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LS- MOVIE FILM SHOWS CAVALRY CHARGES AND INDIANS CHARGING AGAINST THEM ON THE AMERICAN PLAINS.
MONTAGE- PRE-WWII FILM OF THE U.S. CAVALRY TROOPS ON HORSEBACK. |
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MS- 1ST CAVALRY TROOPS LAND ON AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES AND FIGHT IN JUNGLES DURING WWII. LS- GI WALKS FORWARD IN THE THICK JUNGLE, FIRING A HEAVY MACHINE GUN HE HOLDS IN HIS HANDS AS HE ADVANCES.
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LS- VICTORIOUS 1ST CAVALRY TROOPS HOLD UP BATTERED JAP FLAGS AND WAVE AT CAMERA ON CAPTURED ISLAND.
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AERIAL- 1ST CAVALRY TROOPS AND TANKS MOVE INTO THE CAPITAL CITY OF TOKYO IN SEPTEMBER 1945. THE 1ST TO ENTER TOKYO. MS- 1ST CAVALRY M.P. DIRECTS TRAFFIC IN THAT CITY.
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LS- GENERAL MACARTHUR WALKS AROUND THE AREA OF HIS HEADQUARTERS IN TOKYO.
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MS- STOIC CROWD JAPANESE PEOPLE LINE THE STREETS AS THE 1ST CAVALRY TROOPS PARADE DOWN THE AVENUE MS- A BAND PLAYS THE CAVALRY SONG.
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MONTAGE- 1ST CAVALRY TROOPS MAKE UNOPPOSED AMPHIBIOUS LANDING ON EAST COAST OF SOUTH KOREA MARCHING INLAND TO RELIEVE THE 24TH DIVISION AT TAEJONG.
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LS- GI USES FLAME TROWER TO BURN DOWN STRAW HUTS.
LS- PLANES DROP NAPALM BOMBS ON ENEMY HILLTOPS CAUSING LARGE BLACK CLOUDS AS THEY EXPLODE. |
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MONTAGE- INDIVIDUAL GIS FIRING THEIR RIFLES AND AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FROM VARIOUS POSITIONS.
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MS- A GI CARRIES A WOUNDED BUDDY ON HIS BACK.
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LS- NAVAL BOMBARDMENT OF INCHON BEFORE THE LANDING OF THE 10TH CORP.
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MS- ANIMATED MAP SHOWS THE 1ST CAVALRY ADVANCE 102 MILES TO OSAN IN 21 HOURS. THE MOST RAPID ADVANCE EVER MADE IN HISTORY OF AMERICAN ARMS.
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MS- GIS OF THE 7TH AND THE 1ST CAVALRY DIVISIONS SHAKE HANDS AS THEY LINK-UP IN ORSAN.
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MONTAGE- GIS UNLOAD BAGS AND CRATES OF SUPPLIES FROM A PLANE AND ONTO TRUCKS.
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LS- 1ST CAVALRY TROOPS ADD ANOTHER 1ST AS THEY ENTER PYONGYANG THE NORTH KOREAN CAPITAL CITY.
MONTAGE- NORTH KOREAN PEOPLE GIVE THE GIS AN ENTHEUSIASTIC WELCOME. |
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MONTAGE- 1ST CAVALRY TROOPS TAKE TO THE SNOWY ROADS IN WITHDRAWAL AS THE CHINESE ENTER THE WAR
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LS- TRANSPORT PLANES DROP FOOD AND AMMO THE 7TH DIVISION TROOPS TRAPPED BY THE CHINESE INVASION.
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| 01:19:25 4677 |
KOREAN REFUGEES AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE CLOG THE ROADS WITH THE RETREATING TROOPS.
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MS- A GI COMBS THE HAIR OF A KOREAN BOY SITTING ON HIS LAP. ANOTHER BOY TRYS OUT HIS TOY COWBOY GUNS GIVEN TO HIM BY A GI.
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MS- A MONUMENT MARKS THE 3RD TIME THE 1ST CAVALRY CROSSED THE 38TH PARALLEL SINCE THE WAR'S BEGINNING.
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MONTAGE- A GI RAISES AND DROPS HIS ARMS LIKE A MUSIC CONDUCTOR SIGNALING THE START OF A HUGE AND FINAL BOMBARDMENT OF KEY HILLS INCLUDING 'BIG BALDY' ON OCTOBER 1951, FOR THE DIVISIONS LAST BIG ACTION.
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| 01:25:40 5052 |
MONTAGE- BODIES OF GIS ARE COLLECTED AND LINED UP ON STRETCHERS ON 'OLD BALDY. AND DRIVEN AWAY IN VEHICLES.
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MS- 2 GIS PLAYCARDS ON BOARD THE TROOP SHIP TAKING THEM BACK TO JAPAN AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF OF WAR.
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