1940-1961MILITARY
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BIG PICTURE HIGHLIGHTS A REVIEW OF MANY HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL "BIG PICTURE" PROGRAMS.
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TALKING HEADS - NARRATOR SITS WITH COLLEAGUE AND WATCH "BIG PICTURE" HIGHLIGHTS, ON A SCREEN IN THE PROJECTION ROOM.
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'BIG PICTURE' FILM OF THE EARLY DAYS OF THE KOREAN WAR.
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MONTAGE- GIS RUN UP A HILL IN A CROUCHED POSITION THEY LIE DOWN AND FIRE FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL.
MS- GI PUTS A NEW CLIP IN HIS RIFLE AND CONTINUES TO FIRE. MACHINE GUN CREWS FIRE FROM TOP OF HILL |
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MS- WOUNDED GI HOLDS HIS WRIST AND STAGGERS DOWN A HILL.
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TALKING HEADS - NARRATOR TELLS HIS COLLEAGUE OF THE NEXT FILM CLIP.
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MS- A LINE OF AMPUTEE GIS IN WHEEL CHAIR ROLL BACKWARDS INTO A CORRIDOR AT WALTER REID ARMY HOSPITAL.
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MS- THE GIS IN THEIR WHEELCHAIRS PAY TO ENTER A THEATER AT THE HOSPITAL. THE AMPUTEES JOIN OTHER GIS ALREADY SEATED IN THE THEATER.
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MONTAGE- CRAFTSMEN WORK ON ARTIFICIAL LIMBS IN A SHOP AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY ARE DESIGNED.
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CU- A SHOULDER STRAP HOLDS THE OLD TYPE ARTIFICIAL LIMB IN PLACE ON AN AMPUTEE'S ARM.
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| 00:06:35 273.53 |
MS- A BLACK GI WITH THE NEW TYPE LIMB, PLACES A CIGARETTE IN HIS MOUTH WITH THE NEW HAND AND A BUDDY LIGHTS IT.
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| 00:07:09 307.53 |
LS- NEW PARATROOPS LINE UP AND HAVE EQUIPMENT CHECKED PRIOR TO THEIR 1ST JUMP FROM AN AIRPLANE
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MS- AT THE SIGNAL THE PARATROOPERS STAND IN THE PLANE AND HOOK-UP THEIR CHUTES TO A CABLE
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MS- GROUND INSTRUCTOR SHOUT COMMANDS TO THE DROPPING PARATROOPS THROUGH A SERIES OF LARGE MICROPHONES.
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MS- THE GROUP OF TRAINEES ARE ASKED AND RESPOND TO, "HOW THEY ENJOYED THE JUMP"?
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MS- NARRATORS SHOW FILM OF "OPERATION BLUE JAY"
A DOCUMENTARY OF THE BUILDING OF AN AIRBASE IN THE ARCTIC. |
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MONTAGE- NAVY LANDING CRAFT UNLOAD THOUSANDS OF TONS OF SUPPLIES IN THE FRIGID HARBOR OF THE ARCTIC THROUGH ALL KINDS OF BAD WEATHER.
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MONTAGE- HARD HAT WORK CREWS JUMP OFF LANDING CRAFT ONTO THE BEACH FOLLOWED BY HEAVY EARTH-MOVING VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.
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MONTAGE- A HUGE EXPLOSION MINES A QUARRY FOR ROCK AND GRAVEL FOLLOWED BY DERRICKS LOADING THE ROCK ONTO DUMP TRUCKS
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LS- A DUMP TRUCK DUMPS ROCKS AND STONE ON THE GROUND FOR THE AIRFIELD.
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FILM SHOWS TELEVISION IN COMBAT IS SHOWN
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MS- A COMBAT TV CAMERMAN USING HAND-HELD CAMERA SHOOTS SCENES DURING MANEUVERS.
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AERIAL- A ROCKET PROPELLED VEHICLE SHOOTS ALONG A LONG TRACK AT SUPERSONIC SPEEDS AT ARMY'S WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE.
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MONTAGE- VARIOUS MISSILES ARE FIRED IN TESTS.
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BATTLE OF SAN PIETRO, FILMED, DIRECTED & NARRATED BY FAMED DIRECTOR JOHN HUSTON DURING WWII.
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MONTAGE- GIS TAKE COVER AS SHELLS EXPLODE ALL AROUND THEM. MONTAGE- GIS ADVANCE THROUGH THE SMOKE CAUSED BY THE SHELLING.
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MS- 2 GIS JUMP INTO A FOXHOLE AS A SHELL EXPLODES
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MS- GIS DIG IN ON TOP OF HILL 1205. MONTAGE- GIS HIDE BEHIND ROCKS AS THE GERMANS BOMBARD THEM.
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MONTAGE- DISHEVELED GERMAN PRISONERS TAKEN ON HILL 1205 AND 950.
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PREVIOUS BIG PICTURE FILM OF "OPERATION NOAH"
SHOWS ARMY'S ROLE IN DISASTER RELIEF WHEN THE FLOODS HIT THE EASTERN STATES. |
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MS- WORKERS CARRY CASKET OVER DEBRIS CAUSED BY AVALANCHE CREATED BY THE FLOODS AROUND STRASBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. MS- A GUARDSMAN PATROLS THE DEVASTATED TOWN.
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AERIAL- A DERRICK OF THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS POURS DIRT INTO A DUMP TRUCK WHILE CLEARING A CHANNEL IN CASE OF FUTURE FLOODING.
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MONTAGE- DERRICK PUSHES HUGE ROCKS OUT OF THE CHANNEL AND TNT IS USED TO CLEAR OTHERS. LS-WITH A SAFETY LINE HOLDING HIM, WORKER USES A JACK HAMMER ALONGSIDE THE RAGING STREAM
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MONTAGE- ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS ERECTING ONE OF HUNDREDS OF 'BAILEY' BRIDGES TO CONNECT HIGHWAYS AND STREETS.
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CU- A GI LIES FLAT ON HIS STOMACH TO SEE IF THE BRIDGE IS LEVEL WITH THE GROUND. MS- A TRAILER TRUCK MOVES ACROSS THE COMPLETED BRIDGE
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MS- A SIGNAL CORP MOBILE UNIT ALLOWS GIS TO COMMUNICATE BY PHONE. A SERGEANT ADJUSTS A MOBILE UNIT ON THE BACK OF A GI TALKING ON A PHONE.
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BIG PICTURE FILM 'THE PATROL' SHOWS A PATROL COMMUNICATING VITAL INFORMATION BACK TO IT'S HEADQUARTERS AFTER THEY ARE DETECTED BY 'ENEMY'.
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FILM REENACTMENT ABOUT COLONEL THAYER OF WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY NARRATED BY LOWELL THOMAS
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FILM OF "THE PATTON STORY", NARRATED BY RONALD REAGAN.
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