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"A SECOND LIFE"
"OBSOLETE FILM". THE ORDNANCE RECLAMATION PROGRAM FOR EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES. |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE ARMY'S ORDINANCE CORP.
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MS- ARMY AND NAVY MPS OF UNITED NATIONS SALUTE AS LT. GENERAL WILLIAM K. HARRISON WALKS BETWEEN THEM AS HE ARRIVES AT THE PEACE PAGODA AT PANMUNJON.
HE ALSO TELLS ABOUT THE ARMY SPORTS PROGRAM |
00:31:40 100 |
MS- (PAN) HARRISON SIGNS ARMISTICE AT ONE TABLE AS NORTH KOREAN GENERAL NAM IL SIGNS AT ANOTHER.
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00:31:54 114 |
MONTAGE- BLACK AND WHITE GIS LOUNGE AROUND THEIR SAND BAGGED DEFENSES LISTENING TO A RADIO FOR THE NEWS OF THE ARMISTICE.
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00:32:25 145 |
MS- SMILING GIS LOUNGE AROUND RUBBING EACH OTHERS HEADS AND CHATTING, WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WILL BE GOING HOME.
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00:32:40 160 |
LS- (PAN) BOMB EXPLOSION ON A FAR HILL INDICATES THAT THE REDS WILL FIGHT TO THE LAST MINUTE. UN ARTILLERY RESPONDS.
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00:32:58 178 |
CU- GIS LOAD ROCKETS INTO THE MULTIPLE TUBES OF A ROCKET LAUNCHER. CU- A LIEUTENANT RAISES HIS HAND AND MOUTHS THE WORD 'FIRE'. LS- ROCKET BARRAGES GO OFF INTO THE NIGHT LIGHTING UP THE AREA.
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00:33:20 200 |
LS- (PAN) BODIES OF COMMUNIST TROOPS LITTER THE HILLSIDE AS THEY PAY HEAVILY FOR THE SENSELESS LAST MINUTES.
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00:33:34 214 |
MS- MEDIC ADJUSTS A BLOOD PLASMA BOTTLE AS IT HANGS OVER A GI IN THE HOSPITAL TENT.
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00:33:50 230 |
MS- GIS SLEEP WITH THEIR BODIES IN A TRENCH AND THEIR LEGS OUT OF IT. MONTAGE- GIS USE SHOVELS AND PICK AXES TO DEMOLISH THEIR DEFENSE POSITIONS.
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00:34:20 260 |
MS- A TANK PULLS DOWN A WOODEN DEFENSE POSITION AS TNT IS USED TO BLAST OTHERS. MS- GIS FORM A CHAIN IS USED TO PASS EQUIPMENT TO TRUCKS.
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00:35:04 304 |
CU- HAND GRENADES ARE CAREFULLY PLACED IN CARTONS FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE BY ORDINANCE TROOPS.
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00:35:22 322 |
CU- ORDINANCE CORPMEN GREASE UP A CANNON BARREL BY HAND BEFORE IT IS DISASSEMBLED FOR TRANSPORT.
MS- THE LONG BARREL IS REMOVED WITH A MINI-CRANE |
00:35:41 341 |
MONTAGE- ARMY TRUCKS BEING LOWERED FROM A SHIP TO THE LANDING BARGE ALONGSIDE AND DRIVEN TO SHORE IN JAPAN. MONTAGE- A HUGE DEPOT IN YOKOHAMA CONTAINING ARMY VEHICLES OF ALL KINDS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE.
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00:37:30 450 |
MONTAGE- DAMAGED TRACTORS, FLOODLIGHTS, TRUCKS, LOCOMOTIVES TO BE REPAIRED OR TO PROVIDE SPARE PARTS ARE ALL CONTAINED AT THE DEPOT OF THE
SAGAMI ENGINEERING COMPANY OF JAPAN. |
00:38:15 495 |
AERIAL- (PAN) JAPANESE WORKERS USE STEAM JENNYS TO CLEAN TRUCKS, TRACTORS AND PARTS AT AN OPEN YARD AREA. CU- A WELDER USES A TORCH ON A PART
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00:38:50 530 |
CU- A WORKER GRINDS A PART ON A GRINDER. CU- A WORKER WITH A PROTECTIVE MASK SPRAY PAINTS A PART THEN SPRAYS AN ID NUMBER ON IT USING A STENCIL
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00:39:48 588 |
MS- A DIESEL PULLS A STRING OF PASSENGER CARS OF WORKERS TO AN ORDINANCE DEPOT IN THE USA BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION IN OUTLYING AREAS.
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00:39:55 595 |
AERIAL- (PAN) A VAST DEPOT WITH VEHICLES OF ALL KINDS SPREAD OUT OVER WIDE AREA. AERIAL- HUNDREDS OF MEN AND WOMEN WORKERS WALKING TO THEIR JOBS.
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00:40:40 640 |
MS- A WOMAN DRIVES A HIGH-LOW IN THE PLANT. MS-
TWO MEN USE HUGE OPEN END WRENCHES TO TURN LARGE NUTS. MS- BLACK GIRL FILLS BOXES WITH CARTRIDGES. MONTAGE- FACES OF BLACK AND WHITE, MEN AND WOMEN AT THEIR JOBS. |
00:41:26 686 |
MONTAGE- LINES OF TANKS AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE STORED, BINS CONTAINING CANNON BARRELS AND ALL KINDS OF ORDINANCE ARE STORED IN MANY WAREHOUSES AT THE DEPOT.
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00:42:35 755 |
MONTAGE- WOMEN USE CARTS TO FILL ORDERS FROM THE SUPPLIES IN THE MANY BINS.
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00:43:31 811 |
MONTAGE- WORKERS RECLAIM PARTS FROM OLD AND
DAMAGED TANKS USING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO CHECK MOTOR COMPONENTS. |
00:44:27 867 |
MS- AN OVERHAULED TANK ROLLS OFF THE LINE. MS- 2 MEN WORK ON THE BEARINGS OF A TANK TURRET. CU- AN INSPECTOR CHECKS A BEARING UNDER A MAGNIFYING GLASS.
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00:45:54 954 |
MS- A WORKER SPREADS A BELT OF MACHINE GUN BULLETS ON A TABLE. MS- AN ENDLESS LINE OF MACHINE GUN BULLETS MOVES ALONG A CONVEYOR BELT.
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00:46:00 960 |
MS- A MACHINE SEPARATES THE POWDER FROM THE SHELL AS UNSAFE AMMO IS RE-PROCESSED INTO SAFE AMMO.
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00:47:00 1020 |
MS- A MACHINE RECALIMS THE BRASS IN THE SHELL AFTER THE FIRING CAP IS POPPED IN A FURNACE.
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00:47:20 1040 |
A RACK FULL OF BATTLE WORN RIFLES IS LOWERED INTO A TUB OF CHEMICAL WHICH REMOVES THE HEAVY GREASE MAKING THEM IMMACULATELY CLEAN AND RETURNED TO THE SMALL ARMS SHOP FOR DISASSEMBLY
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00:47:39 1059 |
MS- A SPECIALIST TAKES EACH PART AND THROWS IT INTO A SEPARATE BIN IN FRONT OF HIM. MS- A WOMAN CHECKS EACH OPERATING ROD FROM THE M-1 RIFLE FOR WEAR WITH A HAND HELD GADGET
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00:47:56 1076 |
MS- THE RIFLES ARE REASSEMBLED AT AN ASSEMBLY LINE. A WORKER SLAMS DOWN ON THE PART WITH A HEAVY HAMMER.
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00:48:19 1099 |
MS- WORN AND DAMAGED ARMY TIRES ARE REPAIRED AND BAKED COMING OUT GOOD AS NEW.
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00:48:50 1130 |
MONTAGE- WOMEN WORK AT SPECIAL HEAVY DUTY SEWING MACHINES AT THE CANVAS RECLAMATION PLANT. MS-
WOMEN ON A LONG WORK BENCHES ASSEMBLE SMALL PARTS, CARBEURATORS AND THERMOSTATS. |
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LS- WORKER LOADS MUNITIONS HELD IN CONCRETE IGLOOS, ONTO A TRUCK WITH HIS HIGH-LOW. MS- A GUARD CHECKS EACH PERSON ENTERING THE AREA.
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MS- TECHNICIANS CHECK EACH SHELL FOR SAFETY AND WORKABILITY AND PLACES THEM BACK IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS.
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00:50:53 1253 |
MS- BOMBS AS HEAVY AS 2000 POUNDS PASS THROUGH A MONORAIL THROUGH A DOORS WITH 3 INCH STEEL PLATE FOR SHOCK PROOF TREATMENT. THE BOMB IS THEN REPAINTED AND STORRED.
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00:52:13 1333 |
MS- WOMEN AT BOX ASSEMBLY MACHINES. AERIAL- MEN AND WOMEN ON A PACKING ASSEMBLY LINE. MS- EACH PACKAGE IS DIPPED IN A LIGUID PLASTIC COATING.
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00:52:56 1376 |
MS- MAN WEARS A PLASTIC PROTECTIVE FACE SHIELD AS HE DIPS METAL PARTS INTO A PLASTIC COATING LIQUID LS- MEN NAIL LIDS ONTO THE WOODEN PACKING CRATES ON THE CONVEYOR BELT.
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00:53:36 1416 |
LS- A HIGH-LOW DRIVER LOADS THE CRATES INTO A RAILROAD CAR AT THE DEPOTS SHIPPING PLATFORM.
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00:53:50 1430 |
LS- ARMY TRUCKS CARRYING THE PARTS RIDE ALONG A PICTURESQUE ROAD IN THE AUSTRIAN ALPS.
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00:54:28 1468 |
MS- 2 U.S.TROOPS IN WINTER GEAR ROW A SMALL BOAT ACROSS THE COLD WATERS OF A STREAM IN GERMANY.
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00:56:20 1580 |
MS- BLACK GI TRUCK DRIVERS CHECK UNDER THE HOOD OF THEIR ARMY TRUCKS BEFORE GETTING IN AND DRIVING AWAY WITH THEIR CARGO OF SOLDIERS.
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"SPORTS FOR ALL"
THE ARMY'S EXTENSIVE SPORTS & PHYSICAL CONDITIONING PROGRAMS |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE U.S. ARMY'S EXTENSIVE SPORTS PROGRAM - LS- A PATROL OF GIS CROSS A RAGING MOUNTAIN STREAM JUMPING FROM ROCK TO ROCK, ONE GI FALLS ON THE SLIPPERY ROCKS.
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01:01:29 1889 |
MONTAGE- GIS CRAWL ON THEIR STOMACHS IN TRAINING SLIDING DOWN A COBBLESTONE INCLINE ON THEIR CHESTS. (SLIDING TOWARDS CAMERA). THEY CRAWL UNDER BARBED WIRE AND THROUGH SEWER PIPES.
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01:02:11 1931 |
MONTAGE- GIS RELAX AT A BOWLING ALLEY. CU- BALL HITTING THE PINS. MS- GI THROWS HIS BALL AND GESTURES WITH HIS HAND AS THE BALL STRIKES.
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01:02:37 1957 |
LS- GIS PLAY A GAME OF VOLLEYBALL ALONG THE SEA COAST AS OTHERS PLAY HORSESHOES. CU- HORSESHOE SCORING A RINGER
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01:02:42 1962 |
MS- 2 GIS PLAYING PING PONG OUTDOORS AND 2
PLAYING TENNIS. MS- A GI TEES OFF WITH HIS GOLF CLUB. LS- 2 GIS BOX IN A OUTDOOR RING AND OTHERS CASTING FISHING RODS OFF A BOAT. |
01:02:56 1976 |
LS- GIS IN SWIMMING POOL, OTHERS PLAYING BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL IN THE FIELDS ALL GAMES ENCOURAGE TEAMWORK.
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01:03:38 2018 |
MONTAGE- GROUPS OF SHIRTLESS GIS IN SWIM TRUNKS PARTICIPATE IN A VOLLEYBALL GAME.
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01:04:00 2040 |
MS- A BLACK AND A WHITE GI GUARD A SNOWBOUND KOREAN RIDGE BEFORE BEING RELIEVED FOR CLEAN CLOTHING AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES OUT OF THE SNOWY AREA.
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01:04:23 2063 |
MS- A GROUP OF GIS STRIP OUTDOORS FOR SHOWERS.
CU- SIGN TELLS THE 'SHOWER HOURS'. MS- A GI IN SWIM TRUNKS RUNS TOWARD CAMERA AND SPRINGS OFF MAKE-SHIFT DIVING BOARD INTO A LAKE. MS- HE SWIMS TO SHORE. |
01:04:40 2080 |
MS- A GI PITCHES A SOFTBALL, THE BATTER SWINGS AND MISSES. MS- GI SPECTATORS APPLAUD. MS-A JEEP WITH A 'GOOD HUMOR' SIGN PULLS UP & HANDS OUT ICE CREAM TO THE SPECTATORS AND THE TEAMS.
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01:05:24 2124 |
CU- MEN AND WOMEN GIS SIT ON BENCH AND EAT THEIR ICE CREAM.
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01:05:50 2150 |
MONTAGE- ARMY BASEBALL TEAM PLAY THE JAPANESE ALL STARS TO AN AUDIENCE OF MEN AND WOMEN GIS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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01:06:58 2218 |
LS- AN INSTRUCTOR IN SHORTS SHOWS GIS HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL. HE THROWS A PASS TO A GROUP OF TRAINEES A GAME OF SCRIMMAGE IS PLAYED BETWEEN 2 TEAMS.
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01:07:50 2270 |
LS- GIS PLAY A GAME TO AN AUDIENCE OF GIS AT A PUSAN, KOREA FIELD COMPLETE WITH MARCHING BAND.
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01:08:35 2315 |
MONTAGE- AN ARMY COACH HOLDS AN OUTDOOR FOOTBALL CLINIC USING A BLACKBOARD AND SHOWING PLAYS USING OTHER GIS.
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01:10:42 2442 |
MS- GI FOOTBALL TEAM TROTS ONTO FIELD AT A LARGE STADIUM FOR A BIG GAME PRECEEDED BY A ARMY BAND AND FEMALE CHEER LEADERS.
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01:11:11 2471 |
CU- A GI IN THE STANDS BITES INTO A HOTDOG.
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01:11:22 2482 |
MONTAGE- PLAY GOES ON IN THE FIELD. CU- A YOUNG JAPANESE BOY WATCHES FROM THE STANDS AND ENTHUSIASTIC GIS GETTING EXCITED.
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01:12:50 2570 |
LS- INSTRUCTOR SHOWS A GROUP OF GIS HOW TO PLAY BASKETBALL. TEACHING THEM TO PASS AND MAKE PLAYS.
GIS DRIBBLE AND PASS TO AN AUDIENCE OF OTHER STUDENTS. |
01:13:45 2625 |
MS- THE INSTRUCTOR MOVES AND DRIBBLES SLOWLY BACK AND FORTH AS THE STUDENTS WATCH.
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01:14:20 2660 |
MS- GI MAKES FREE-THROWS AS SEEN FROM TOP OF BASKET.
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01:14:40 2680 |
MONTAGE- ARMY WIDE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS PLAYED BETWEEN 2 UNITS TO AN AUDIENCE OF GIS.
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01:15:10 2710 |
LS- PAN OF ALPS MOUNTAIN AS SEEN FROM A U.S. SKI RESORT OUTPOST IN GERMANY. MALE & FEMALE GIs CHECK IN, THEN REPORT TO AN INSTRUCTOR IN THEIR SKI CLOTHES
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01:16:08 2768 |
LS- A LONG LINE OF GIS MAKE THEIR WAY UP THE SLOPE CARRYING THEIR SKIS ON THEIR SHOULDERS.
MS- AT THE SIGNAL THE GIS MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN IN A SLOLOM RACE. |
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MS- A BEGINNER STARTS AND QUICKLY FALLS LS- A GI MAKES HIS WAY THROUGH THE SLOLOM POLES.
MS- A GI TRYS TO GET TO HIS FEET BUT FALLS AGAIN. LS- ANOTHER SLIDES DOWN THE MOUNTAIN ON HIS BACK. |
01:19:00 2940 |
MS- THE WINNERS OF THE SLOLOM ARE GIVEN MEDALS BY THE COMMANDING GENERAL.
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01:19:30 2970 |
MONTAGE- GIS FLY OFF THE SKI JUMP, SOME MAKE IT AND SOME FALL THEN SCENE CHANGES TO GIS SLIDING DOWN A SLIDING POND AND INTO A SWIMMING HOLE.
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01:20:15 3015 |
MONTAGE- GIS MAKING NOT TO PRETTY DIVES OFF DIVING BOARDS.
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01:20:27 3027 |
MS- GIS IN A BERLIN INDOOR POOL DO SOME FANCY DIVING OFF PLATFORM AND HIGH BOARD. MS- GIS LEARN SWIMMING AND LIFE SAVING IN INDOOR POOL.
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01:20:50 3050 |
MS- A LONG LINE OF GIS DIVE SIMULTANEOUSLY INTO THE POOL ALA AQUA SHOW GIRLS. IN UNISON
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01:21:20 3080 |
LS- GIS IN KOREA HAVE A SWIMMING RELAY CONTEST IN A LAKE AS OTHER GIS WATCH.
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01:21:40 3100 |
CU- GIS HANDS WEARING BOXING GLOVES. MS-
INSTRUCTORS PLACE BOXING GLOVES ON A BLACK AND A WHITE GI THEN HE TELLS THEM THE RULES PRIOR TO THE FIGHT. AS OTHER GIS WATCH THE TWO SPAR OFF. |
01:22:14 3134 |
MS- INSTRUCTOR SHOWS A GI HOW TO SPAR IN AN INDOOR RING AS OTHER PROSPECTIVE FIGHTERS WATCH.
MS- (PAN) THE FIGHTERS AROUND THE RING FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTOR IN SHADOW BOXING. |
01:22:43 3163 |
MS- THE FIGHTERS PAIR OFF IN THE RING AND BOX EACH OTHER.
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01:22:52 3172 |
CU- THE BELL RINGS.THE RADIO ANNOUNCER BROADCASTS FROM RINGSIDE AND THE 2 FIGHTERS GO AT IT.
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01:23:04 3184 |
MS- BLACK FIGHTER THROWS A RIGHT AND DROPS THE WHITE FIGHTER.THE FIGHT IS STOPPED.
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01:23:16 3196 |
MS- A SAILOR MAKES THE RING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE NEXT FIGHT BETWEEN ANOTHER BLACK AND WHITE FIGHTER .
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01:23:20 3200 |
CU- THE BELL RINGS. MS- THE BLACK FIGHTER THROWS A ROUNDHOUSE RIGHT AND KNOCKS HIS OPPONENT OUT COLD CU- A GROUP OF NAVY WAVES JUMP WITH JOY.
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MS- THE ARMY TEAM HOLDS UP ITS TROPHY.
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