1963-1964MILITARY
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SIGN AT ENTRANCE TO FORT HOOD. "U.S. ARMY", "FORT HOOD". HOME OF THE 2ND ARMORED DIVISION.
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CU DIVISION INSIGNIAS ON DISPLAY TANK ON FORT HOOD GROUNDS. LONG COLUMN OF TANKS LINED UP SIDE BY SIDE.
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MAJOR GENERAL EDWIN H. GRIFFIN, DIVISION COMMANDER SPEAKS TO A FEW BLACK AND WHITE TANK COMMANDERS, AT THEIR TANK, TELLS THEM OF EXERCISE.
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MONTAGE TANK CREWS PREPARE THEIR TANKS. TANK SERGEANT GIVES MEN VERBAL ORDERS. HE GOES FROM TANK TO TANK INSPECTING THEM.
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| 00:36:39 109.47 |
GI IN JEEP RIDES TOWARDS CAMERA. HE STOPS TO LET OTHER GIS CROSS STREET.
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| 00:37:07 137.47 |
SQUAD OF GIS MARCH ALONG BARRACKS.
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| 00:37:11 141.47 |
FOUR GIS, ONE BLACK, SIT ON BARRACKS STOOP & READ ADS, ALOUD. TROOPS IN BARRACKS GET THEIR THINGS IN ORDER BEFORE LEAVING FOR GERMANY.
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| 00:37:40 170.47 |
CU BOY RUNS TOWARDS CAMERA, AS HE RUNS TO HIS SOLDIER FATHER CARRYING DUFFEL BAG OUTSIDE HOME.
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| 00:37:53 183.47 |
SOLDIERS TEENAGE SON, DAUGHTER AND HIS WIFE WITH CHILD IN ARMS, ALSO APPROACH HIM TELLING HIM WHAT THEY WANT HIM TO BUY FOR THEM OVERSEAS.
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| 00:38:09 199.47 |
SOLDIERS RUN OUT OF BARRACKS AND LINE UP TO BOARD BUSES. THEY EXIT BUSES AT AIR BASE & LINE UP TO BOARD PLANES, AS BIGGEST AIRLIFT IN HISTORY TAKES PLACE.
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| 00:38:47 237.47 |
SOLDIER GASSES UP HUGE TRANSPORT PLANE. PILOTS SIT FOR BRIEFING.
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| 00:40:02 312.47 |
CU SOLDIER PLUCKS AT HIS GUITAR STRINGS, ANOTHER PLAYS HARMONICA ON BOARD PLANE.
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| 00:40:21 331.47 |
GI'S EYES BEGIN TO CLOSE AS OTHERS FALL FAST ASLEEP TO SOUND OF SOFT MUSIC.
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| 00:40:42 352.47 |
AERIAL FIGHTER PLANE BEING REFUELLED IN AIR. AS SEEN FROM TANKER
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| 00:40:59 370.47 |
GIS IN T-SHIRTS PLAY CARDS. ONE SMOKES PIPE AS HE PLAYS. ONE GI READS, ANOTHER SLEEPS.
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| 00:41:32 402.47 |
LANDING TRANSPORT PLANE HEADS TOWARDS CAMERA.
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| 00:42:06 436.47 |
HIGH RANKING OFFICIALS ARE MET BY GENERALS AS THEY EXIT PLANE IN GERMANY.
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| 00:42:10 440.47 |
ARMY SECRETARY CYRUS VANCE IS MET BY AIR FORCE SECRETARY EUGENE ZUCCER ALREADY THERE.
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| 00:42:38 468.47 |
MEN EXITING PLANES BOARD TRUCKS TO A BIVOUAC AREA
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| 00:43:15 505.47 |
PAN OF ENDLESS ROWS OF TANKS AND SUPPLIES AWAITING THE MEN ARRIVING IN GERMANY. GIS LOAD UP TANKS WITH SHELLS AND OTHER SUPPLIES.
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| 00:44:43 593.47 |
MONTAGE TANKS BEGIN TO ROLL ALONG ROADS & HIGHWAYS FORMING ENDLESS COLUMNS STRETCHING FOR MILES ON GERMAN AUTOBAHN.
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CU TANKS THREADS AS AS THEY MOVE ALONG.
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| 00:45:30 640.47 |
MONTAGE AMERICAN MP'S AND GERMAN POLICE CONTROL TRAFFIC OF MILITARY VEHICLES MOVING ACROSS AUTOBAHN.
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| 00:46:14 684.47 |
PROVOST MARSHALL SITS IN JEEP AND EXPLAINS HIS &
HIS MP'S ROLE IN CONTROLLING FLOW OF TRAFFIC. |
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MONTAGE TANKS ROLL THROUGH SMALL TOWN, ARE GREETED BY CHILDREN AND ADULTS. MP HOLDS UP FLOW OF TRAFFIC TO HELP 2 KIDS CROSS STREET.
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| 00:48:11 801.47 |
GIS LINE UP OUTDOOR AT BIVOUAC AREA FOR CHOW. CU STEAK IS PLACED IN METAL TRAY HELD OUT BY GI.
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MAJOR CHARLES E. TERRECK TELLS OF CHALLENGE OF FEEDING A FULL DIVISION OF TROOPS.
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GIS LINE UP OUTDOORS FOR THEIR PAYCHECKS.
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TWO OFFICERS READ MAP SPREAD OUT ON HOOD OF JEEP.
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| 00:50:14 924.47 |
MONTAGE TANKS OF THE "AGGRESSOR" FORCE MOVE INTO POSITION DURING MANEUVERS
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| 00:51:14 984.47 |
TANK CREW SIT ON TOP OF TANK AND HAVE LUNCH.
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JET FIGHTERS ZOOM OVERHEAD.
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TANKS AND TROOPS MOVE INTO TOWN AND TAKE POSITIONS
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MILITARY OFFICIALS FROM 7 NATO COUNTRIES READ MAP SPREAD OUT ON HOOD OF VEHICLE.
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| 00:52:59 1090.47 |
MONTAGE GIS WASH DOWN TANKS AND TRUCKS WITH WATER HOSES AFTER END OF MANEUVERS.
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| 00:53:55 1145.47 |
THE 4 TANK CREWMEN, ONE BLACK, TAKE TOUR OF SCENIC AREA IN GERMANY AFTER MANEUVERS END.
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THE MEN STOP 2 GERMAN GIRLS & ASK THEM TO EXPLAIN LANDMARK, WHICH THEY DO IN GERMAN. BLACK GI SHAKES HIS HEAD & TELLS THEM, IN GERMAN, HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND, WHEREBY THE GIRL EXPLAINS IN PERFECT ENGLISH.
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AS JET PLANES LAND AND MECHANIZED EQUIPMENT ROLLS ALONG THE LANDSCAPE, THE LATE JOHN F. KENNEDY'S SPEECH IS HEARD. HE SAYS, "WE NEED A STRONG ARMY WHICH IS THE POINT OF THE SPEAR"
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