1940-1954MILITARY
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PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 4 "OBSOLETE FILM". ROUND-THE-WORLD ACTIVITIES OF THE ARMY, INCLUDING ARMY BANDS & CIVIL ASSISTANCE IN KOREA.
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE ARMY BAND AND THE SOLDIER-MUSICIAN THAT MAKES THEM GREAT
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LS- PAN OF THE PALISADES OVERLOOKING THE HUDSON AND WEST POINT. MS- SIGN POINTING TO THE MUSEUM AT WEST POINT. TWO MEN WALKING IN
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MS- (PAN) BATTLE FLAGS OF ALAMO, VERDUN, BATAAN &
OTHERS HANG IN THE MUSEUM. MS- MAN LOOKS AT BUGLE THAT ENDED THE CIVIL WAR AND READS THE INSCRIPTION TO HIS BUDDY. GUARD TELLS THEM THE MUSEUM HAS ABOUT 5000 ITEMS. |
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LS- WEST POINT ARMY BAND PLAYS AND MARCHES IN PARADE. MS- FAMOUS PAINTING OF THREE MEN WITH FIFE AND DRUMS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. THE SPIRIT OF '76.
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MS- SCENE FROM WAR OF 1812 (DEPICTION BY ACTORS)
MONTAGE- SCENES OF CIVIL WAR, SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR AND WWI. |
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LS- A BAND PRECEDES WWI SOLDIERS MARCHING DOWN A DIRT ROAD. LS- A BAND ENTERTAINS TROOPS IN WWII ON BOARD A TROOP SHIP.
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MS- AN ARMY BAND WALKING TOWARDS CAMERA, WHICH FOCUSES ON THE BLACK BASE DRUMMER POUNDING HIS DRUM AS HE PASSES.
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LS- AN ARMY BAND PLAYS IN A PARK FOR THE PUBLIC WHO APPLAUD FROM THE STANDS.
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MS- PRESIDENT TRUMAN AND GENERAL EISENHOWER WATCH AN ARMY BAND GO BY IN A PARADE.
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MS- AN ARMY BAND CONDUCTOR WALKS INTO A ROOM WITH GIS TUNING UP THEIR INSTRUMENTS. MS- THE CONDUCTOR GIVES A COMMAND AND THE BAND STARTS TO PLAY MARCHING MUSIC.
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MS- A GI PRACTICES HIS TROMBONE IN HIS ROOM.
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CU- INVITATION TO A HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT. MS- BOYS AND GIRLS PLAYING IN A HIGH SCHOOL BAND AS CAMERA ZOOMS IN ON A BOY TROMBONIST.
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MS- A GI HOLDS HIS RIFLE AND STANDS AT ATTENTION ALONG WITH HIS SQUAD DURING BASIC TRAINING.
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CU- CAMERA ZOOMS IN ON BULLETIN BOARD ANNOUNCING 'BAND AUDITIONS'. MS- GIS SIT AROUND AND TUNE UP THEIR INSTRUMENTS WHILE WAITING FOR AUDITION.
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MS- THE AUDITIONER CALLS IN ONE OF THE GIS AND ASKS PLAY A 'G' MAJOR SCALE ON HIS TROMBONE. HE DOES. HE IS THEN ASKED TO PLAY OTHER EXERCISES FROM A MUSIC SHEET ON A STAND. HE IS ACCEPTED.
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MS- USING A BLACKBOARD IN THE CLASSROOM, THE INSTRUCTOR SHOWS THE BAND A MARCHING FORMATION.
LS- THE FORMATION IS PRACTICED ON PARADE GROUNDS WITH INSTRUMENTS. |
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MS- THE DRUM MAJOR WITH HIS BATON LEADS THE BAND RIGHT TOWARDS THE CAMERA.
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MS- A NAVY INSTRUCTOR IN HIS CLASSROOM SPEAKS TO THE ARMY BAND WHO HAVE COMPLETED 1 YEAR OF SERVICE AND ARE READY FOR ADVANCED CLASSES.
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MS- ARMY CONDUCTOR LEADS BAND IN A CLASSICAL TUNE IN THE CLASSROOM. CU- 2 CLARINET PLAYERS PLAY WITH THEIR EYES CLOSED. PAN TO OTHER INSTRUMENT PLAYERS
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MS- AN ENTIRE BRASS SECTION PLAYS. MS- ALL CLARINETS PLAY ANSWERED BY ALL TRUMPETS. MS- THE CONDUCTOR WAVES HIS BATON AS HE LEADS.
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NARRATOR TELLS OF SPECIAL TRAINING SCHOOL AT ETTAJIMA, A SMALL ISLAND OFF JAPAN, WHICH TRAINS GIS IN HIGHLY TECHNICAL JOBS.
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MS- MALE AND FEMALE GIS SIT BEHIND TYPWRITERS IN A COURT REPORTING CLASS. MS- GIS PARTICIPATE IN MOCK TRIALS.
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MS- A BLACK INSTRUCTOR TEACHES A GROUP OF GIS, WHO PUT ON GAS MASKS AND RUBBER GLOVES, ALL ABOUT CHEMICAL WARFARE.
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MS- THE GROUP MOVE INTO AN OUTDOOR CONTAMINATED AREA AND CAREFULLY SCRUB AND WASH VEHICLES AND FLOORS WITH A SOAPY COMPOUND. AFTERWARDS THEY WASH THEIR GLOVED HANDS IN A PAIL OF SOAP.
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MS- A GI REPAIRS AN ELECTRONIC GADGET IN A SIGNAL CORP CLASS. LS- SEVERAL GIS PARTICIPATE IN A POLE CLIMBING EXERCISE IN A LINEMAN COMMUNICATION CLASS. MS- GROUP OF GIS LAY WIRE ALONG THE SIDE OF A HILL KOREA.
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LS- AS A GI TURNS A HAND POWERED GENERATOR A GROUP OF SIGNAL CORPMEN USE THE RADIO PHONE.
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MONTAGE- MEN OF THE ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CLASS WHO DRIVE BULLDOZERS AND TRACTORS WATCH AN INSTRUCTOR AS HE SHOWS THEM HOW TO REPAIR THE ENGINES.
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CU- A DERRICK DIGS INTO A GROUND AND LIFTS A BUCKET OF DIRT. MS- THE INSTRUCTOR STANDS NEXT TO THE STUDENT AS HE PRACTICES ON THE CRANE SHOVEL.
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MONTAGE- ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CRUSHES STONES, MOVES THEM ON A CONVEYOR AND DUMPS THEM INTO A TRUCK FOR USE ON A ROAD BUILDING PROJECT.
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MS- STUDENTS ROLLS A BARREL OF NAPALM INTO A HOLE DUG INTO THE HILLSIDE AND DETONATE IT. LS-
STUDENTS WATCH AN INSTRUCTOR USE A FLAME THROWER. |
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MS- GIS LINE UP AT THE CAFETERIA AS THE CHEFS FILL THEIR TRAYS WITH FOOD. A GI SITS AT A TABLE AND LIGHTS UP A CIGARETTE.
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MS- ONCE A WEEK GIS DANCE WITH THEIR GIRLS AT THE ACADEMY CLUB AT ANTAJIMA. MS- A JAPANESE FEMALE ORGANIST PLAYS AS THE GIS AND NATIVES SING IN THE CHOIR AND DURING WORSHIP.
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MONTAGE- GIS WATCH A BASEBALL GAME ALONG WITH THE NATIVES OF ANTAJIMA ISLAND. CU- THE PITCHER WIND UP AND THROWS.
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LS- GIS SWIM AT THE LARGE POOL AT THE SCHOOL.
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE STORY OF AID TO THE KOREAN PEOPLE. MONTAGE- LITTLE KOREAN KIDS SINGING
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CU- U.S. EMBASSY OFFICIAL PRESENTS AIDE PACKAGES FROM THE USA TO KOREAN OFFICIALS AT THE PIER IN SEOUL DELIVERED BY THE FREIGHTER 'NEW ROCHELLE.
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MS- KOREAN PRESIDENT RHEE MAKES A SPEECH. MS- 2 LITTLE KOREAN GIRLS DO A NATIVE DANCE TO THANK THE AMERICANS, FOLLOWED BY A LARGE GROUP OF CHILDREN DANCERS.
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MS- BAGS OF RICE ARE LIFTED OUT OF THE HOLD OF THE SHIP BY A WINCH AND ONTO THE PIER.
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LS- (PAN) AN ENTIRE VILLAGE COMES OUT TO WELCOME THE TRUCKS LOADED WITH FOOD. SACKS OF FOOD ARE CARRIED INTO THE CITY HALL FOR DISTRIBUTION.
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CU- A LITTLE KOREAN GIRL USES A PENCIL AS A BATON AS SHE LEADS OTHER LITTLE KIDS IN SONG.
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"THE ROK SOLDIER"
THE GROWTH OF THE SOUTH KOREAN ARMY WITH HELP FROM THE KMAG |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE TRAINING OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK) TROOPS - CU- A ROK LIEUTENANT WITH TREE TWIGS ATTACHED TO HIS HELMET FOR CAMOUFLAGE SPEAKS TO HIS TROOPS SIMILARLY ATTIRED.
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MS- KOREAN FARMERS TILLING THE SOIL AND SPREADING RICE ALONG THE GROUND TO DRY.
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MS- KOREAN FISHERMAN ON THEIR JUNKS CROWD THE HARBOR. MS- WOMEN AND CHILDREN HUDDLE IN SQUALLOR AMID RUBBLE OF WAR. MS- OLD WOMAN WIPES HER TEARS WITH HER ARM.
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MS- PRIOR TO THE WAR, YOUNG MEN USE BAMBOO STICKS TO PRACTICE ARMY DRILLS.
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LS- LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL DRUMS FILL THE PIER.
WAR SUPPLIES ARE ALSO UNLOADED OFF SHIPS. MS- HUGE STACKS OF MUNITION CRATES PILED HIGH |
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MS- KOREAN GENERAL PAK SUNG YUK MEETS WITH U.S.
GENERAL CORNELIUS E. RYAN TO PLAN TRAINING OF KOREAN TROOPS.THE MEETING RESULTED IN THE LARGEST TRAINING CENTER IN KOREA, CHEJU-DO OR RTC-1 |
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LS- A LARGE CONTINGENT OF ROK FORCES ARRIVE AT CHEJU-DO ISLAND IN LANDING CRAFT, FOR TRAINING.
MONTAGE- 70,000 RECRUITS MARCH ALONG THE MOUNTAIN ROAD IN AN ENDLESS COLUMN. |
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CU- FACES OF THE RECRUITS AS THE STAND AT ATTENTION IN THE SHADOW OF MOUNT MASUBO AND LISTEN TO AN INSTRUCTOR. HERE THE KOREAN ARMY WAS BEING BORN.
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MS- 2 KOREAN OFFICERS READ THE RECORDS OF THE INDUCTEES IN THEIR OFFICE. MS RECRUITS WALK OUT OF A SUPPLY BUILDING WITH STACKS OF CLOTHING AND BLANKETS.
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MS- THE RECRUIT DEPOSITS HIS CLOTHING ON HIS BUNK AND LIES DOWN AND FALLS ASLEEP THINKING OF HIS PEOPLE HE LEFT BEHIND
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MS- OLD MAN IN RAGGED CLOTHING WALKS, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A LONG STICK, AMID THE RUBBLE. MS-
LITTLE KIDS PLAY AND DANCE IN THE STREETS. |
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MONTAGE- KOREAN RECRUITS AT RTC-1, DRILL AND MARCH ENDLESSLY WITH THEIR RIFLES
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MS- RECRUITS SIT ON THE GROUND AND TAKE THEIR RIFLES APART TO SEE WHAT MAKES IT TICK. MS-RIFLE PRACTICE INCLUDES FIRING RANGE AND BAYONET CHARGE
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MS- RECRUITS DIG DEEP HOLES TO LAY MINES. MS-
RECRUITS USING STRAW IN THEIR HATS AS CAMOUFLAGE BLEND IN THE BRUSH OF THE FIELD. |
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MS- AT THE COMMAND OF AN INSTRUCTOR A SQUAD OF RECRUITS LIFT HEAVY BAZOOKAS TO THEIR SHOULDERS.
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MS- KOREAN AND AMERICAN OFFICERS WATCH THE RECRUITS IN ACTION IN THE FIELD.
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LS- SMOKE BOMBS GO OFF AND RAISE A LARGE WHITE BALL OF SMOKE COVERING A WIDE AREA.
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MONTAGE- RECRUITS CRAW ALONG THE GROUND WITH THEIR RIFLES AS LIVE AMMUNITION IS FIRED OVER THEIR HEADS AND EXPLOSIONS GOING OFF AROUND THEM
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MS- KOREAN SOLDIERS SIT IN CLASSROOM AT OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL.
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MS- OFFICER CANDIDATE LEARNS THE THEORY OF AND THE USE OF A MORTAR
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MS- OFFICER CANDIDATES CLASS GIVES A SMART SALUTE AT GRADUATION CEREMONIES. THEY RECEIVE DIPLOMAS.
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"ATROCITIES IN KOREA"
"OBSOLETE FILM". DOCUMENTARY OF COMMUNIST ATROCITIES IN KOREA, PLUS INTERVIEWS WITH RETURNED POWs |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE CRIMES AND ATROCITIES COMMITED AGAINST AMERICAN AND OTHER UNITED NATIONS PRISONERS OF WAR BY THEIR COMMUNIST CAPTORS INCLUDING MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM F. DEAN
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CU- BILL DOWNS NOTED WAR CORESPONDENT SPEAKS AND INTERVIEWS FORMER POWS. HE NARRATES THE FILM SHOWING THE ATROCITIES.
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MONTAGE- BODIES CAPTURED PRISONERS OF WAR MANY AMERICAN KILLED WITH THEIR HANDS TIED BEHIND
THEIR BACK LIE STREWN ON THE GROUND AND IN PITS |
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MS- A SURVIVING AMERICAN POW WALKS AMID THE BODIES OF MEN CAPTURED WITH HIM AND PLACED ON THE GROUND IN ROWS FOR IDENTIFICATION, THEIR HANDS TIED BEHIND THEM.
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CU- HANDS TIED ON DEAD BODY OF GI.
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MS- NARRATOR DOWNS INTERVIEWS CORPORAL FROM THE 24TH DIVISION, DON SCHMINKER, AN EX-POW WHO IS RECOUPERATING AT ARMY'S WALTER REED GENERAL HOSPITAL.
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CU- SCHMINKER TELLS OF A DEATH MARCH WHICH HE SURVIVED AND THE ATROCITIES COMMITTED ON HIM AND HIS COMRADES DURING CAPTIVITY.
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NARRATOR THEN INTERVIEWS CORPORAL EUGENE W. REED, ANOTHER EX-POW AT THE HOSPITAL, WHO ALSO TELLS OF A FORCED 400 MILE MARCH HE ENDURED, AND THE HORRIBLE CONDITIONS OF THE PRISON CAMP WHICH HE SPENT 2 YEARS.
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NARRATOR INTERVIEWS MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM F. DEAN WHO SPENT 37 MONTHS IN COMMUNIST CAPTIVITY
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CU- GENERAL DEAN TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCES, MOSTLY IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, & THE LIES HE WAS BEING FED BY THE COMMUNISTS, DURING HIS IMPRISONMENT.
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MS- NARRATOR INTERVIEWS LIEUTENANT ROBERT S. WOOD WHO TELLS OF HIS ORDEAL AND THE TREATMENT OF HIS COMRADES, MANY WHO DIED DURING HIS 3 YEARS AS POW
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MS- NARRATOR INTERVIEWS PFC. JIM WINDLEY FROM HIS HOSPITAL BED IN WALTER REED TELLS HOW HE LOST HIS EYE FROM A GRENADE DURING CAPTURE AND THE ATROCITIES COMMITED BY THE CHINESE ON OTHER GIS.
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CU- GENERAL MARK CLARK IS INTERVIEWED AND TELLS OF THE COMMUNIST MURDER OF 30,000 IN COLD BLOOD OF WHICH 11,600 WERE UN TROOPS. IN CONTRAST RED POWS WERE TREATED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE GENEVA CONVENTION.
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MONTAGE- ANOTHER LOOK OF THE PILES AND PILES OF DEAD PEOPLE AND SOLDIERS MURDERED BY THE REDS.
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