1964-1970VIETNAM WAR
1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, AIRMOBILE UNIT EXERCISES IN CAROLINA MANEUVER AREA. COORDINATED AIR AND GROUND MANEUVERS ARE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT TO VIETNAM. NOVEMBER, 1964. COLOR SCENES AIR MOBILE TEAMS BATTLE SCENES IN VIETNAM. "VIETNAMIZATION" OF THE WAR.
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CU ARM PATCH ON SHIRT OF MEMBER OF FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION, AIRMOBILE. ACTIVATED JULY, 1965 AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. CU SIGN: "HEADQUARTERS, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION". ARMY BARRACKS.
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1ST CAVALRY MOBILE DIVISION TROOPS CLIMBING ONTO LANDING CRAFT FROM TROOPSHIP AND ON VIETNAM BEACHES IN SEPTEMBER 1965.
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LONG COLUMN OF HELICOPTERS FLYING OVER VIETNAM FIELD, LANDING, TOWARDS CAMERA, PAN HELICOPTERS ON GROUND.
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FIRST CAVALRY OFFICERS SEATED TAKING NOTES AS ONE GOES OVER WALL MAP AT PRACTICAL OPERATION CENTER DURING TESTING OF AIR MOBILITY CONCEPT IN CAROLINA MANEUVER AREA, NOVEMBER, 1964.
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CU OFFICERS USING HEADPHONES AND TELEPHONES AT CENTER. MEN MARK UP WALL MAP.
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LARGE HELICOPTER WITH TWO HUGE LOUD SPEAKERS MOUNTED AT TOP LANDS IN GRASSY FIELD.
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GI STEPS OUT OF COMMUNICATION TRAILER DEEP IN HEAVY WOODED AREA, TAKES MESSAGE TO GI WAITING IN JEEP WHO USES RADIO TELETYPE UNIT IN JEEP TO TRANSMIT MESSAGE.
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TWO OFFICERS IN NARROW TRAILER SURROUNDED BY WALL MAPS, PLOT MAPS.
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SMALL TWIN PROP ENGINE "MOHAWK" INTELLIGENCE GATHERING PLANE EQUIPPED WITH RADAR, STROBE UNIT FOR NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY AND WITH INFRA-RED DEVICES, ALL SHOWN. "MOHAWK" TAKES OFF.
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THREE MISSILES MOUNTED ON ARMORED VEHICLE. GI REMOVES FILM FROM CAMERA OF "MOHAWK" AFTER RETURN FROM MISSION. OFFICERS IN TRAILER USE FILM TO PIN-POINT ENEMY POSITIONS
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AERIAL SHADOW OF UH-1 "HUEY" ATTACK HELICOPTER SEEN ON LANDSCAPE BELOW AS IT FLIES OVER FOR "ENEMY"
TERRITORY. LS "ENEMY" JEEPS RIDING OVER BRIDGE, TOWARDS CAMERA. |
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"ENEMY" TANK UNITS SPOTTED BY GI ON GROUND.
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AIR FORCE MEN WORK GATHERING WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH THEY SUPPLY TO AIR MOBILE UNITS. GIS IN TENT COMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS AT TELETYPE MACHINES.
OTHERS WITH PHONES, HEADPHONES, OTHERS PLOT ON WALL MAPS |
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MOBILE RADAR UNIT WITH ANTENNA SCANNING. GROUND CREWS PLACE LANDING LIGHTS ON GROUND FOR NIGHT LANDING AT AIRSTRIP.
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SQUADRONS OF UH-1B "HUEY" HELICOPTERS LANDING, TAKING OFF FROM GRASSY FIELD WHERE THEY RE-FUEL.
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OFFICERS IN SITUATION ROOM PLAN ON WALL MAP.
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HUGE FOUR PROP DRIVEN CARGO PLANES TAKING OFF.
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COMMANDING OFFICER ISSUERS LAST MINUTE PLANS FOR ATTACK TO HELICOPTER PILOTS OUTSIDE HEADQUARTERS TENT IN WOODED AREA. HELICOPTER CREW GOES OVER PLANS OUTSIDE THEIR HELICOPTER.
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TROOPS WITH CAMOUFLAGED HELMETS, UNIFORMS, RUN THROUGH BRUSH TO BOARD HELICOPTERS. MONTAGE SQUADRONS OF HELICOPTERS TAKE OFF, WIND FROM ROTORS CHURN UP DEBRIS.
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MONTAGE TROOPS BOARD HUGE TWIN ENGINE, FOUR ENGINE (PROPS) CARGO PLANES THROUGH REAR RAMPS. TAKE OFF.
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ARTILLERY UNITS PREPARE 105MM HOWITZER CANNON. CH-47 "CHANOOK" HELICOPTER LANDS IN HIGH GRASS, MEN LOAD ARTILLERY PIECE ABOARD. HUGE TWIN ROTOR CH-47 LIFTS OFF. IN FLIGHT
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MONTAGE VARIOUS SCENES UH-1B "HUEY" ATTACK HELICOPTERS FLYING OVER THICK WOOFED AREAS.
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MONTAGE "HUEY" HELICOPTERS GENTLY LOWER HOWITZER CANNONS SLUNG UNDER THEM IN MID-AIR WITH CABLES.
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CH-47 LIFTS OFF AMID ARTILLERY UNITS JUST SET IN PLACE. GI SETS UP SURVEYORS TRANSIT IN HIGH GRASS.
ARTILLERY CREW, BACKS TO CAMERA, RAISE HOWITZER INTO FIRING POSITION. |
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SQUADRONS OF ATTACK HELICOPTERS FLYING JUST ABOVE TREE TOPS. LOW FLYING FIGHTER PLANES FOLLOW. LOW FLYING MAKES DETECTION BY ENEMY ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL TOO LATE.
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MONTAGE VARIETY VIEWS SQUADRONS LOW FLYING HELICOPTERS IN FLIGHT, LANDING, DISCHARGING TROOPS
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MONTAGE "ENEMY"ARMORED VEHICLES SPEEDING ON ROADS.
"ENEMY" SOLDIER ON GROUND LOOKS SKYWARD. |
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HELICOPTERS LAND BEHIND "ENEMY" LINES, TROOPS JUMP OUT. HUGE CARGO PLANES DISCHARGE PARATROOPS. POV GROUND. POV IN PLANE. SKY FILLS WITH PARATROOPS, POV GROUND.
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GI IN LOW FLYING, HOVERING HELICOPTER PREPARES TO SLIDE DOWN WIRE TO GROUND. TROOPS SLIDING DOWN ROPES TO HEAVY WOODED AREA FROM HOVERING HELICOPTERS.
SOLDIERS RUNNING, ADVANCING THROUGH WOODS, FIELDS. |
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MONTAGE BAZOOKA UNIT, OTHER UNITS WAIT IN CROUCHED POSITIONS, FOR ORDER TO ATTACK. "ENEMY" ARMORED UNITS ROLL DOWN ROAD.
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BAZOOKA UNIT AIM THEIR WEAPON AS DOES GI WITH HIS "L.A.W." ANTI-TANK WEAPON. 90MM RECOILLESS RIFLE UNIT LIE PRONE ON GROUND READY TO FIRE.
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MACHINE GUN UNIT, GUARDS TRUSS BRIDGE. GI SETS UP EXPLOSIVE CHARGES ON BRIDGE.
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GI ARMS HELICOPTER WITH "SS-11" ANTI-TANK MISSILE.
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"ENEMY" MACHINE GUN UNIT FIRING. MONTAGE GIS SEARCHING "ENEMY" PRISONER. EVACUATE THEM. MEDIC UNIT CARRY WOUNDED IN STRETCHER, PLACE HIM ON HELICOPTER BEARING RED CROSS.
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SIGN OUTSIDE TENT, "HEADQUARTERS, 5TH LOGISTICAL COMMAND". TWO ELDERLY OFFICERS SIT AT DESKS CHECK NOTES FOR SUSTAINED RE-SUPPLY OF COMBAT UNITS, MOST CRITICAL OF MISSIONS.
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GIS AT TELETYPE MACHINES. ARMY HUGE FUEL TRUCK ON THE MOVE. GI ATTACHES PUMP HOSE TO UNDERGROUND GAS TANK, FILLS HUGE 500 GALLON RUBBER FUEL CONTAINER. ONE OF DOZENS RUBBER TANKS IS LIFTED BY WINCH.
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STOCK PILE OF SUPPLIES IN FIELD. FORK LIFT AT WORK IN FRGD. SUPPLIES BEING LOADED ON HUGE CARGO PLANES. GI CHECKS MANIFEST AS FORK LIFT TRUCK PASSES. GROUPS OF GIS STRAP CRATES TO PALLETS DRIVEN TO CARGO PLANES, PLACED IN HUGE CARGO HOLD. (AS SHOWN)
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CU YOUNG OFFICER USES HAND GESTURES TO GUIDE LOADING OF PLANE. HELICOPTERS GENTLY LOWERS RUBBER FUEL TANKS IN FIELD VIA SLINGS.
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SQUADRONS OF HELICOPTER LAND FOR RE-FUELLING IN FIELD SCATTERED WITH 500 GALLON RUBBER FUEL TANKS. GI ATTACHES PUMP TO RUBBER FUEL TANK, CRANK STARTS IT, RE-FUELS HELICOPTERS.
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GI UNLOADS BOXES OF FOOD FROM HELICOPTER FOR TROOPS IN FORWARD AREAS. FOOD IS MOVED ON TINY FOUR-WHEEL VEHICLE.
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CU LIGHT WEIGHT PLASTIC JUGS ARE FILLED WITH PURIFIED WATER FOR TROOPS.
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AS HUGE CH-47 CHANOOK HELICOPTER HOVERS, GI ATTACHES SLING TO DAMAGED UH-1B HUEY HELICOPTER, WHICH IS LIFTED OFF GROUND TRANSPORTED TO REPAIR STATION.
TWIN ROTOR CH-47 IN AIR, LUGGING SMALLER UH-1B HELICOPTER ON SLING. POV GROUND. |
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BLACK, WHITE GI MECHANICS REPAIRING A VARIETY OF HELICOPTERS. MEN WORK ON REMOVING ROTORS. FIXING ROTOR IN SHOP. MECHANICS PHYSICALLY PUSH HELICOPTER ON GROUND. ROTOR RE-ATTACHED, TESTED
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AERIAL PAN VIEW HIGHER LEVEL SUPPLY, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE BATTALION AREA.
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MONTAGE VARIETY VIEWS HELICOPTERS IN FLIGHT POV INSIDE HELICOPTER. HELICOPTER LOWERING JEEP ONTO ROAD VIA SLING.
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MACHINE GUNS OUTSIDE HELICOPTER MOVING AUTOMATICALLY UP, DOWN AND AROUND AS PILOT SITS AT CONTROLS, WITH HAND HELD UNIT CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF GUNS, AS DONE IN HANDLING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN LABORATORY
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HELICOPTER LANDS IN ROAD, DISCHARGES TROOPS, TAKES OFF IN SECONDS. MONTAGE GIS RUNNING THROUGH FIELDS.
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COLOR SHOTS SQUADRON OF HELICOPTERS IN FLIGHT OVER VIETNAM TOWARDS CAMERA. AERIAL VIEW TRACER BULLETS SPRAYED INTO RICE PADDY FROM HELICOPTER CH-47 HELICOPTER LOWERS ARTILLERY PIECE TO GIS IN FIELD BELOW.
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COLOR GIS FIRE HOWITZER. GROUP OF GIS, BACKS TO CAMERA AIM AND FIRE INTO THICK BRUSH. TWO MEDICS LIFT WOUNDED GI ON STRETCHER, PLACE HIM IN HELICOPTER AS ANOTHER HOLDS BAG OF BLOOD PLASMA.
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"ARMY AIR-MOBILITY TEAM" (COLOR)
CH-47 HELICOPTER LIFTING UH-1B "HUEY" HELICOPTER WITH SLING. AERIAL VIEW RUGGED VIETNAM HILLS, JUNGLE. |
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HUGE CH-47 "CHANOOK" HOVERS ABOVE JUNGLE TREES. 80%
VIETNAM IS UNDER-DEVELOPED WILDERNESS. AERIAL VIEW BOGS, WATERWAYS OF MEKONG DELTA IN VIETNAM. |
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GIS PATROL THROUGH THICK BRUSH, WAIST AND NECK DEEP MARSHES. CU GI HOLDS RIFLE ON SHOULDER AS HE WADES THROUGH NECK-DEEP MARSH, BARELY HOLDING HIS FOOTING.
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MONTAGE GIS USE CHAIN SAWS AXES, SHOVELS TO CLEAR OUT SHRUBS, THICKETS IN JUNGLE. U.S. ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS RIDE THROUGH HIGH GRASS.
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HELICOPTER SQUADRONS FLYING OVER, LANDING IN HIGH GRASSY FIELDS.
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PAN HUGE VEHICLE DEPOT INCLUDING AMBULANCES, JEEPS, VARIOUS TYPES ARMORED VEHICLES. HUGE HELICOPTER DEPOT WITH HUNDREDS LINED UP.
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SEVERAL BELOW, HIGH ANGLES SMALL SCOUT PLANE IN FLIGHT, DIVES, MANEUVERS OVER JUNGLE, GIVES ADVANCED INTELLIGENCE TO AIR-MOBILITY TEAM. POV ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. HELICOPTER TAKE CLOSER LOOKS AT TERRAIN POV INSIDE HELICOPTER.
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CU OFFICERS, PILOTS EXAMINES AERIAL PHOTOS AT HEADQUARTERS. OFFICER GIVES BRIEFING, USES POINTER ON MAP.
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AERIAL INFANTRY LOADING ABOARD CH-47'S AND UH-1B HUEYS TO FLY TO STRIKE OBJECTIVES. POV GROUND.
SQUADRON'S HUEYS LINED UP, TAKING OFF. TOWARDS CAMERA. "HUEY" IN FLIGHT. HUEYS IN FORMATION FLYING OVER SWAMPS. |
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TWO GIS SET FUSE ON NOSE OF SHELL. LOAD 105 MM HOWITZER, FIRE.
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AERIAL GROUND EXPLOSIONS FROM FIGHTER BOMBERS. HUEYS FIRING 2.7MM ROCKETS, MACHINE GUNS INTO GROUND, IN CLOSE SUPPORT OF BOMBERS, AS THROUGH WINDSHIELD OF HELICOPTER. SMOKE RISING FROM JUNGLE
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ELS MONTAGE VARIOUS SCENES ATTACK HELICOPTERS OVER JUNGLE TARGETS, POV GROUND, AIR
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AERIAL GOOD VIEW CH-47 "CHANOOK" LANDING IN CLEARING ON HILLTOP OVERLOOKING VALLEY. TROOPS EXITING CH-47, STARTING DOWN HILL TO VALLEY. AERIAL VIEW OF HUEYS DOING SAME. MONTAGE TROOPS JUMP OFF HUEYS, CHANOOKS, WITH WEAPONS. POV GROUND.
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TROOPS CAREFULLY HEAD DOWN STEEP WOODED HILL GI, BACK TO CAMERA, WITH TWO MACHINE GUN BELTS CRISS-CROSSED ON HIS TORSO, HEADS DOWN HILL. SAME TOWARDS CAMERA.
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GIS SLIDE DOWN ROPES INTO THICK JUNGLE, FROM HOVERING HELICOPTER. OTHERS CLIMB DOWN LADDERS FROM HUGE "CHANOOK".
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GIS IN SWIM TRUNKS AND OTHERS COMBAT DRESS WITH HAT CAMOUFLAGED WADE THROUGH CHEST HIGH SWAMP WATERS CARRYING SUPPLIES. UNITS FILE THROUGH HIGH GRASS TOWARDS CAMERA.
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CHANOOK LOWERS ARTILLERY PIECE TO GROUND WITH SLING.
CU VIEW HOWITZER BEING PREPARED TO FIRE BY SHIRTLESS GIS. |
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JEEP AND TRAILER IS BACKED OUT OF BACK RAMP OF CH-47 HELICOPTER. HELICOPTER CREWMAN TOSSES BOXES OF MAIL, FOOD, OTHER SMALL ITEMS, TO GROUND FROM HOVERING HELICOPTER TO GROUND. LARGE BOTTLES OF FRESH WATER ARE HANDED TO GIS ON GROUND.
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MONTAGE TONS OF SHELLS ARE LOWERED BY ROPES FROM "CHANOOK" IN AERIAL RE-SUPPLY OPERATIONS.
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MONTAGE ARMY MECHANICS WORKING ON HELICOPTER ROTORS, ENGINE. DONE AFTER EVERY COMBAT MISSION.
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HELICOPTER CREWMAN FUELS HIS CRAFT FROM INFLATABLE RUBBER FUEL TANKS SEEN SCATTERED ACROSS GROUND IN FUELING AREA.
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COMBAT ENGINEERS:
CH-47 LOWERS SMALL BULLDOZER TO COMBAT ENGINEERS IN THICK WOODED AREA. GI USES BULLDOZER TO MAKE CLEARING IN AREA. HELICOPTER LOWERS BRIDGE SECTION TO ENGINEERS. POV GROUND. ENGINEERS LAYING DOWN METAL RUNWAYS IN CLEARED AREA. |
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CU GI PLANTS HUGE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE IN ENEMY BUNKERS.
EXPLOSION IN JUNGLE. |
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EVACUATION MISSIONS:
MONTAGE MEDICS CARRYING WOUNDED ON STRETCHERS TO HELICOPTERS. |
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GI SEARCHES SUSPECTED VIET CONG IN FIELD, PATS HIM ON REAR END, LETS HIM GO. SOUTH VIETNAM SOLDIERS CHECK CREDENTIALS OF NATIVES IN RICE PADDY, BEFORE EVACUATING THEM FROM REMOTE VILLAGE.
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NATIVES ARE MARCHED, TOWARDS CAMERA, INTO HUGE CHANOOK HELICOPTER, WHERE THEY ARE AIRLIFTED TO CONTROLLED QUARTERS.
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GI GIVES MEDICAL CARE TO NATIVES IN REMOTE VILLAGE.
CU BANDAGES NATIVE'S FOOT, TENDS TO CHILDREN. CHILDREN, ADULTS, BEING FED CAFETERIA STYLE IN TENT KITCHEN |
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VIETNAM GIRLS, MEN ENTERTAIN VILLAGERS WITH MUSIC.
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AIRCRAFT RECOVERY:
MONTAGE DAMAGED HELICOPTERS BEING AIRLIFTED TO REPAIR AREAS VIA HELICOPTER SLINGS. GROUND CREWMAN GUIDES HELICOPTER AS IT LOWERS DAMAGED CRAFT TO GROUND. |
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HUGE BANANA SHAPED HELICOPTER AIRLIFTING EQUALLY HUGE "CHANOOK" WITH SLING.
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COMBAT OPERATIONS BONG SON:
VARIOUS SCENES OF FEROCIOUS BATTLE WITH REGIMENTAL FORCE OF NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY REGULARS. GRAPHIC SCENES. |
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MONTAGE LARGE FORCE OF U.S. TROOPS AND ARMORED VEHICLES ADVANCING THROUGH DENSE JUNGLE UNDER FIRE BY UNDERGROUND NORTH VIETNAM FORCES. CU GI CALLS FOR SUPPORTING FIRE OVER HEAD PHONE.
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RESPONDING HUEY "COBRA" GUNSHIPS IN FLIGHT.
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AERIAL MONTAGE COBRA FIRING ROCKETS INTO JUNGLE. POV HELICOPTER ABOVE. TRACER BULLETS FIRING INTO JUNGLE FROM HELICOPTER AS SEEN FROM HELICOPTER. CU MONTAGE MACHINE GUN IN HELICOPTER AS IT FIRES CONTINUOUSLY INTO JUNGLE. AERIAL SMOKE, EXPLOSIONS, EMITTING VAST AREA OF JUNGLE.
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SHIRTLESS ARTILLERY CREW AT THEIR CANNON.
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MONTAGE VARIOUS SCENES ARMORED VEHICLES, TROOPS, CAUTIOUSLY MOVE THROUGH JUNGLE FIRING, AS THEY GO. GI FIRES MACHINE GUN INTO DENSE JUNGLE FROM THE HIP.
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VIET CONG PRISONER STANDS EXPRESSIONLESS AS GI SEARCHES HIM. GIS PROCEED SLOWLY, CAUTIOUSLY THROUGH THICK JUNGLE. GIS FORM LINE AND FIRE WEAPONS AT INVISIBLE ENEMY.
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MONTAGE PAN NORTH VIETNAM DEAD SPRAWLED ON JUNGLE GROUND.
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MONTAGE GIS THROWING, WATCHING GRENADES EXPLODE IN UNDERGROUND BUNKERS. GIS PULL LIMP VIET-CONG BODY OUT OF BRUSH
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GI THROWS GRENADE IN BUNKER, RUNS BEFORE EXPLOSION, GIS CAUTIOUSLY WALK TOWARD BUNKER.
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"PROGRESS FOR PEACE"
SOUTH VIETNAM NAVY OPERATION: MONTAGE VARIOUS VIEWS GIS CROWDED ON TROOPSHIPS, TROOPS IN LARGE NUMBERS EXITING LANDING CRAFTS ON VIETNAM SHORE. ARMY TRUCKS LOADED WITH TROOPS MOVING INLAND. |
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HUEY HELICOPTER IN FLIGHT. GI IN HUEY TAKES DEEP PUFF ON CIGARETTE. AERIAL SHADOW OF HUEY ON JUNGLE LANDSCAPE BELOW. POV HUEY. SQUADRON OF HUEY'S LANDING IN HIGH GRASS. TROOPS JUMPING OFF.
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GI TROOPS MARCH SINGLE LINE THROUGH HEAVY JUNGLE AND THROUGH VILLAGES. NATIVES STAND BY AND WATCH.
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MONTAGE STERN FACES OF GIS AS THEY STAND AT ATTENTION WHILE BEING BRIEFED BY OFFICER.
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"PROGRESS TO PEACE"
MONTAGE VIETNAM TROOPS SIT ON JUNGLE GROUND AS THEY ARE BRIEFED IN ART OF "PACIFICATION" BY VIETNAMESE OFFICER AS "VIETNAMIZATION" OF WAR IS PHASED IN. |
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SQUAD OF VIETNAMESE TROOPS STAND AT ATTENTION AS VIET OFFICER, BACK TO CAMERA, BRIEFS THEM.
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CU SMALL VIETNAM BOY IN CRUDE CLASSROOM GLANCES AT CAMERA. VIETNAMESE FISHERMAN PULLS IN NET. VILLAGERS GATHER AROUND VIETNAMESE MAN IN SUNGLASSES AS HE GIVES POLITICAL ADDRESS.
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NATIVES MOVING ION BIKES, RICKSHAWS, WALKING IN BUSY CITY STREET. "HUNG DAO" SIGN AT TOP OF LARGE BUILDING IN BKGD.
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HARBOR JAMMED TIGHTLY WITH SMALL FISHING BOATS, HOMES. CU SMALL BOY SHARPENS KNIFE ON ROCK IN FRONT OF FISHING BOAT.
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MONTAGE VARIOUS SCENES VIETNAMESE PATROL, CARRYING MACHINE GUNS, OTHER WEAPONS, WALKING DOWN ROAD TOWARDS CAMERA AND INTO FIELDS, ALONG RIVER BANKS.
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MONTAGE VARIOUS SCENES VIETNAMESE NAVY PATROL BOATS SCANNING COASTLINE, SOLDIER ON PATROL BOAT, BACK TO CAMERA, FIRES WARNING SHOT FOR SAMPAN TO STOP.
MACHINE GUNNERS STAND BY WHILE BOAT IS SEARCHED. |
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MONTAGE VARIOUS VIEWS VIETNAMESE PATROL BOATS SPEEDING ALONG RIVER IN MEKONG DELTA A TASK ONCE DONE BY U.S. NAVY. VIETNAM MARINES CHECK MAP ON DECK OF SPEEDING PATROL BOAT.
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SOUTH VIETNAM AIR FORCE (VNAF):
PILOT CLIMBS INTO FIGHTER PLANE. CU PILOT IN COCKPIT, ADJUSTS GEAR, TAKES OFF. |
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MONTAGE VARIOUS SCENES VIETNAMESE PILOT AT CONTROLS OF HELICOPTER IN FLIGHT. CU MACHINE GUNNER AT HIS WEAPON. HELICOPTER LANDS IN HIGH GRASS, VIETNAM TROOPS READY TO JUMP OUT.
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ARMY REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (ARVN) SUPPORT UNITS:
CU VIETNAMESE ARMY MECHANICS WORKING ON TRUCK ENGINE, AT COMMUNICATIONS WORK BENCHES. OTHERS REPAIRING WEAPONS. |
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PROVINCE REGIONAL FORCE COMPANIES ("RUFF PUFFS"):
VARIOUS SCENES COMPANY SIZE UNITS GUARDING AREAS CLEARED OF ENEMY FORCES. SOUTH VIET SOLDIERS BOARDING HELICOPTER. |
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DISTRICT POPULAR FORCE PLATOONS ("RUFF PUFFS"):
VARIOUS SCENES PLATOON SIZE FORCES RIDING IN ARMY TRUCKS, GUARDING HAMLETS. PAN STRING OF SMALL STORES IN HAMLETS. SAND BAGS PROTECT ENTRANCE TO HAMLET BUILDING |
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U.S. ARMY OFFICER CHECKS OVER MAP WITH VIET OFFICER.
CU FACE SHOTS TWO VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS. |
| 01:06:53 3994 |
VILLAGE SELF-DEFENSE VOLUNTEER FORCES:
YOUNG MALE, FEMALE VILLAGERS SIT ON GROUND, GET WEAPONS ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELF-DEFENSE. CU OLD MAN, YOUNG WOMAN SQUAT NEAR HUT ASSEMBLE SMALL WEAPON. MAN SQUATS, CLEANS RIFLE, AS DOES YOUNG FEMALE. |
| 01:07:10 4011 |
NATIONAL POLICE SOUTH VIETNAM:
TWO POLICEMAN STOP MAN ON MOPED, CHECK HIS ID CARD. CU ID. CU POLICE ARM PATCHES. POLICEMAN AT DESK INTERVIEWS VIETNAMESE MAN. |
| 01:07:51 4052 |
MONTAGE VARIOUS SCENES VIETNAMESE OPEN MARKET IN HAMLET, WITH VARIETY OF PRODUCE FOR SALE. YOUNG
POLITICIAN, WITH SUN GLASSES, ADDRESSING CROWD GATHERED AROUND HIM. PEOPLE CASTING BALLOTS IN HAMLET. |
| 01:09:11 4132 |
MONTAGE NATIVES IN CONE SHAPED STRAW HATS WORK MIXING CEMENT POURING IT IN FORMS, PATTING IT DOWN WITH WEIGHTED TOOLS. ABOVE VIEW NATIVE WORKERS BUILDING BRIDGE AND ROAD.
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MASONS USE TROWELS TO LAY BLOCK.
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| 01:10:06 4187 |
RURAL DEVELOPMENT CADRE (RDC):
CONSISTING OF 30 MEN WORK TEAMS CARRY WEAPONS TO JOBS IN HAMLET. RDC SEVERAL MEMBERS BUILD BARRICADE FENCES AND BRIDGES OUT OF BAMBOO AND BARBED WIRE, AS OTHERS STAND GUARD WITH RIFLES. |
| 01:10:39 4220 |
RDC MAN IN BLACK OUTFIT LEADS CLASS OF YOUNG GIRLS IN SONG. ETHNIC SONGS. CU FACE SHOTS.
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| 01:11:02 4243 |
CU BANDAGE BEING APPLIED TO WOUND ON YOUNG VIET BOY'S KNEE BY VIET NURSE. SHE LIFTS BOY, CARRIES HIM.
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| 01:11:40 4281 |
MONTAGE VARIOUS VIEWS RDC WORKERS HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES. CU NATIVE MAN DRINKS GLASS OF WATER OFFERED TO HIM BY NATIVE WOMAN.
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| 01:12:13 4314 |
VILLAGERS SIT IN MEETING HUT. MONTAGE FACE SHOTS AT MEETING; LITTLE BOY, OLD MAN, OLD WOMAN PUFFS ON SMALL CIGAR. CU FACE SHOT OLD NATIVE PEASANT, YEARS OF HARDSHIP SHOWING ON FACE.
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| 01:12:49 4350 |
NATIONAL CADRE TRAINING CENTER AT VUNG TAU:
CAR, JEEP, DRIVES THROUGH PAGODA ENTRANCE OF NATIONAL CADRE TRAINING CENTER. |
| 01:13:01 4362 |
RDC MEN IN TYPICAL BLACK PAJAMA OUTFIT, GUARD SMALL WOODEN BRIDGE WITH RIFLES. RDC MEN BEING TRAINED IN WEAPONS HANDLING. RDC MEN IN CLASSROOM AT CENTER.
CADRE MEN AT WORK SITES DOING CARPENTRY, TEACHING CHILDREN, BUILDING STRAW ROOF HUTS, FARM FIELD WORK. |
| 01:14:41 4462 |
WOMAN WALKS ALONG ROAD CARRYING BUNCH OF BRANCHES, TWIGS ON HEAD. MOPEDS, CARS PASS.
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| 01:14:57 4478 |
STEAM ROLLERS LEVELLING BLACK TOP ROADS. MACHINE LAYING DOWN BLACK TOP.
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| 01:15:37 4518 |
HEAVY TRAFFIC, ALL SORTS VEHICLES, MOPEDS, RICKSHAWS, BIKES ON NEW ROAD. TOWARDS CAMERA. BUSY OUTDOOR MARKETPLACE. BARGAINING FOR PRODUCE.
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| 01:16:15 4556 |
MONTAGE VARIOUS SCENES FARMERS IN FAMILIAR STRAW HATS WORK ON FARM LANDS. PROCESS OF FORMER OWNERS TURNING OVER OWNERSHIP TO FARMERS THAT WORK LAND. SMALL BOY TAKES ARM FULL OF ROOT STOCK FROM GROUND, PLACES IT IN CART.
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| 01:16:55 4596 |
RDC ARMED WITH RIFLE, BACK TO CAMERA, WATCHES OVER LAND AS FARMER PLOWS FIELD WITH HAND-GUIDED MOTOR-
DRIVEN PLOW. |
| 01:17:25 4626 |
TWO FISHERMEN DRAG HUGE NYLON NET THROUGH WATERWAY.
CU FISHERMAN PULLS OUT FISH FROM NET FULL, TO SHOW CAMERA. MONTAGE FARMERS WORKING PLUSH HIGH YIELD "MIRACLE RICE" PADDY. CU FARMER SPRAYS INSECTICIDE WITH HAND HELD SPRAYER, IN KNEE-DEEP PADDY, TOWARDS CAMERA |
| 01:18:37 4698 |
PAN TENT CITY WHERE REFUGEES BEING RESETTLED DURING PACIFICATION PERIOD. CU PERSON BEING FINGER-PRINTED.
CU ZOOM AWAY WOMAN BEING PHOTOGRAPHED FOR MUG SHOT. |
| 01:19:11 4732 |
CU FEMALE WORKER COUNTING OUT PAPER MONEY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO REFUGEES AS RE-SETTLEMENT ALLOWANCES.
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| 01:19:58 4779 |
PEASANTS STOOPING OVER IN WET RICE PADDIES PLANTING ROOT SEED.
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| 01:20:18 4799 |
CHIEU HOI PROGRAM:
MEN WOMEN SIT IN CLASSROOM AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL USES BLACK BOARD TO EXPLAIN "CHIEU HOI" PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS FULL AMNESTY TO VIET CONG AND EVEN NORTH VIETNAMESE TO LEAVE COMMUNIST RANKS AND GO WITH THE SOUTH. |
| 01:20:37 4818 |
THREE RETURNEES SIT EAT WITH CHOP STICKS. OTHERS RECEIVING MEDICAL ATTENTIONS. MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN RETURNEES, WAIT ON LINE FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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| 01:21:14 4855 |
CU FORMER VIET CONG SQUATS MAKES BRICKS WITH MOLD.
CHIEU HOI RETURNEE SPEAKS OVER HAND-HELD MICROPHONE AND BULL HORN IN FIELD IN EFFORT TO PERSUADE OTHERS TO COME OVER, OFFERING GENUINE AMNESTY. |
| 01:21:52 4893 |
SIX LEVEL RELIGIOUS PAGODA BUILDING. CU VIEW STATUE FACE OF VIRGIN MARY, ZOOM AWAY, TILT DOWN HUGE STATUE OF VIRGIN AND CHURCH WITH TWIN STEEPLES IN BKGD.
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| 01:22:14 4915 |
LONG LINES OF GIS FILE INTO TRANSPORT PLANE FOR TRIP HOME. PLANE TAKES OFF.
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| 01:22:53 4954 |
STREET SCENE, MEN, WOMEN RIDE MOPEDS ON VIETNAM CITY STREET FULL OF VARIOUS TYPE VEHICLES, TOWARDS CAMERA.
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| 01:22:57 4958 |
MONTAGE FARMERS DRIVE THEIR OXEN THROUGH PADDIES, VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS PATROLLING THROUGH FIELDS, VIETNAM OPEN MARKETPLACE
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| 01:23:11 4972 |
SMALL BUS, PILED WITH PEOPLE INSIDE AND ON ROOF AS IT ROLLS THROUGH VILLAGE, CHILDREN IN STREET.
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| 01:23:15 4976 |
VILLAGERS WASHING CLOTHING IN RIVER EDGE, FARMERS STOOPED OVER IN RICE FIELD, CU FACE SHOTS ELDERLY FARMER WITH FU MAN CHU MOUSTACHE, GOATEE. SEVERAL FACES OF CHILDREN, ONE CRYING.
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| 01:23:43 5004 |
CU CHILD CLOSES EYES, RUBS FACE, AS BUCKET OF WATER IS THROWN OVER HEAD AND FACE.
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