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"ACTION VIETNAM"
U.S. ADVISORS BUILD CLOSE-KNIT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE VIETNAMESE ARMY MEN. REENACTMENT TELLS STORY OF ONE OF THESE MEN. |
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PRESIDENT LBJ AWARDS A MEDAL OF HONOR TO A VIETNAM HERO. LBJ POSES WITH THE HERO AND HIS FAMILY. CU-
PHOTO OF THE HERO - NO SOUND, NAME? |
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AERIAL- VIETNAMESE VILLAGES, FLOODED RICE PADDIES AND HAMLETS IN MOUNTAIN COUNTRY. PAN
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MS- VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS SLOWLY PATROL THROUGH THICK JUNGLE SOME ADORNED WITH LEAVES AND BRANCHES FOR CAMOUFLAGE.
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MS- PAN OF THE GRIM FACED VIETNAMESE VILLAGERS AND CHILDREN
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LS- SOLDIERS CHARGING ACROSS A FIELD HIT THE DECK AS A BOMB BLOWS UP IN THEIR MIDST.
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MS- VIET GI TAPS HIS BUDDY ON HIS HELMET SIGNALING HIM TO FIRE HIS BAZOOKA. LS- THE SHELL EXPLODES IN THE DISTANT HILLS
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AERIAL- THOUSANDS OF VIETNAMESE STUDENTS MARCH IN PROTEST CARRYING BANNERS. LS- FIREMAN POUR WATER ON BUILDINGS BURNED BY PROTESTORS.
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MONTAGE- SOLDIERS PATROL THE STREETS CROWDED WITH BUS AND BICYCLE TRAFFIC.
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MONTAGE- WOMEN AND CHILDREN RUN IN PANIC FROM A BURNING VILLAGE. FIREMEN POUR WATER WITH HOSES ON THE FLAMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL
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MS- FEET OF RUNNING VILLAGERS WITH CHILDREN.
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MS- VIETNAMESE SOLDIER CARRIES LIFELESS BODY OF YOUNG VILLAGER.
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MS- HAMMER AND SICKLE SUPERIMPOSED ON MAP OF VIETNAM, THAILAND AND CAMBODIA SIGNIFYING THE COMMUNISTS AIMS.
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MS- A GREEN BERET SOLDIER GIVES INSTRUCTIONS TO A VIETNAMESE SOLDIER.
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MS- A U. S. OFFICER ROUGHLY GRABS RIFLE OUT OF HAND OF VIETNAMESE SOLDIER. HE INSPECTS IT AND GIVES IT BACK.
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LS- ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS SNAKE AROUND ROADS TO A HILL. THE GUNNER OPENS UP AND THE SOLDIERS RUN OUT FROM THE ARMORED VEHICLES AND ATTACK A HILL TOP
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MONTAGE- SOLDIERS FEET WALKING IN THICK JUNGLE FOLIAGE, VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS ENTERING A VILLAGE, SPECIAL FORCES GIS WADE THROUGH WAIST DEEP WATERS OF JUNGLE STREAM, & ATTACKING A VIET CONG VILLAGE RECENTLY ABANDONED.
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MS- 2 TIED UP VIET CONG PRISONERS KNEEL AMID THEIR CAPTORS.
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MS- GIS JUMP INTO WET RICE PADDY FROM A HOVERING HELICOPTER INCHES OFF THE GROUND. THE MEN ADVANCE IN WAIST DEEP WATER AS THE RICE STALKS MOVE FROM THE WIND CAUSED BY THE ROTORS.
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LS- VILLAGERS DO WORK ATOP A THATCHED ROOF. CU A WOMAN SPLITS THE RICE STRAW INTO WEAVING MATERIAL WITH HER CURVED KNIFE.
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MS- MAN LIFTS TO BUCKETS LADEN WITH VEGETABLES ONTO HIS SHOULDER WITH A BALANCING POLE AND BRISKLY WALKS AWAY.
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MS- ODD LOOKING MAN SITS ON GROUND AND SMOKES A LONG PIPE IN A REMOTE TRIBAL VILLAGE. CU- WOMAN SMOKES A CORN COBB PIPE WITH A LONG STEM.
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MS- GI HANDS THE SUSPICIOUS CHILDREN GOODIES. THEN DOES THE SAME TO AN ADULT.
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MS- WITH THE HELP OF GIS A WATER WELL IS DRILLED FOR THE PRIMITIVE VILLAGE.
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MONTAGE- THE VILLAGE MEN ASSIST IN BUILDING A BRIDGE OVER A STREAM IN THE VILLAGE.
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| 01:14:11 998 |
MS- CAPTAIN SPRUILL THINKS AND SMILES AS HE SITS AND WRITES HOME FROM VIETNAM.
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MS- SPRUILL WAVES TO A LITTLE GIRL RIDING AN OX THROUGH SEVERAL FEET OF WATER, AS HE PASSES IN HIS JEEP. SHE WAVES BACK
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LS- GROUP OF VILLAGERS WAVE BACK AT THE PASSING CAPTAIN.
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MS- CAPTAIN SPRUILL TAKES PLACE OF AN INSTRUCTOR ALONGSIDE A VIETNAMESE GI ON THE RIFLE RANGE.
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MS- A VIETNAMESE MOTHER CRIES AS HER BLOODIED LITTLE GIRL LIES ON THE GROUND. THE CAPTAIN PICKS UP THE CHILD WRAPPED IN BLANKET AND TAKES HER TO JEEP FOR TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL.
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MS- CAPTAIN CARRIES CHILD TO WAITING HELICOPTER AND RUSHES BACK TO VILLAGE TO INFORM MOTHER. THE MOTHER AND VILLAGERS KNEEL BEFORE THE CAPTAIN AND HOLD HIS HAND. REENACTMENT
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| 01:18:28 1255 |
MS- SPRUILL PLAYS CARDS WITH VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS IN BARRACKS SHOWING THEM HOW TO PLAY. REENACTMENT
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| 01:18:50 1277 |
LS- CAPTAIN JOINS VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS ON PATROL IN JUNGLE. THEY GET INTO A FIRE FIGHT WITH THE VIET CONG AND ONE OF THE SOLDIERS IS HIT AS HE RUNS FORWARD.
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MS- BRAVING ENEMY FIRE SPRUILL GETS OFF GROUND AND RUNS TO THE WOUNDED MAN TO ASSIST HIM.
REENACTMENT |
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MS- CAPTAIN SPRUILL IS QUICKLY APPROACHED BY HIS VIETNAMESE SUBORDINATES WHEN HE EXITS HIS QUARTERS. HE MINGLES WITH THEM IN A FRIENDLY CHAT.
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MS- SPRUILL TAKES A SIP OF WATER FROM HIS CANTEEN THEN OFFICERS A DRINK TO A NEARBY VIETNAMESE SENTRY WHO ACCEPTS.
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MS- VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS, TRYING TO BE HELPFUL BRING HAY TO SPRUIL SO HE COULD LAY DOWN IN COMFORT. AS SPRUILL LAYS DOWN IN IT HE SMELL THE STY WHERE THE HAY CAME FROM.
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MS- HE VISUALIZES A PIG LAYING IN THE HAY NEXT TO HIM AND HE JUMPS UP FROM HIS SLEEP.
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