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"MISTER ARMY"
THE ROLE OF THE ARMY RECRUITER. STORY OF THE ARMY RECRUITMENT SERGEANT 'MISTER ARMY HIMSELF'. |
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SERGEANT WALTER J. SULLIVAN SITS AT HIS TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK OFFICE DESK AND INTERVIEWS A PROSPECTIVE RECRUIT. TIMES SQUARE TRAFFIC IS SEEN THROUGH GLASS IN BACKGROUND
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LS- VIEW OF BUSY TIMES SQUARE (PAN).
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MS- YOUNG MAN WALKS INTO A POLICE BOOTH ON TIMES SQUARE AND ASKS POLICEMAN FOR INFORMATION.
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LS- U.S. ARMED SERVICE RECRUITMENT BOOTH AT TIMES SQUARE. MEMBERS OF THE ARMY, NAVY AND MARINES INTERVIEW POTENTIAL RECRUITS
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MS- SGT. SULLIVAN MAKES HIS 'SALES' PITCH TO 2 POTENTIAL RECRUITS.
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LS- A POLICEMAN DIRECTS TRAFFIC OUTSIDE THE RECRUITMENT BOOTH.
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LS- LONG LINE OF GIS LIE ON GROUND AT RIFLE RANGE MS- DOZENS OF GIS CLIMB TELEPHONE POLES. LS- MANY GIS CARRY A HUGE SECTION OF A BRIDGE INTO PLACE
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MS- A RECRUITING SERGEANT SPEAKS TO AN AUDITORIUM FULL OF STUDENTS AT A HIGH SCHOOL.
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MS- PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL THANKS THE SERGEANT AS THE STUDENTS GATHER ON THE STAGE TO LOOK AT THE DISPLAYS. HE GIVES THE PRINCIPAL A CATALOGUE
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MS- THE RECRUITMENT SERGEANT SHOWS A GROUP OF INTERESTED STUDENTS THE WORKINGS OF A SCALE MODEL NIKE MISSILE ON HIS DISPLAY COUNTER
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LS- CITYSCAPE OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. AERIAL-PAN OF A BUSY CITY STREET. GIMBELS STORE SIGN.
RIVERSIDE STORE SIGN |
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MS- SMALL TOWN OF BLACKWOOD, IDAHO. RECRUITING SERGEANT OF BLACKWOOD WALKS THROUGH THE TOWN AND IS GREETED LIKE A NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND
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MS- SERGEANT COLWIN ENTERS A AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND IS GREETED BY A MECHANIC WORKING UNDER ON A 1957 CHEVY RAISED ON HIS LIFT. THE SERGEANT USES THE SHOP'S TELEPHONE
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MS- COLWIN SPEAKS TO THE TWIN SONS OF THE AUTO MECHANICS AND ADVISES THEM ABOUT ARMY PROGRAMS.
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AERIAL- SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE CITY OF DENVER HIGH IN THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS.
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MS- RECRUITING SERGEANT KEN MALONE TALKS TO 2 YOUNG MEN AT A TV STATION TRYING TO RECRUIT ONE OF THEM AS A TV CREW WORKS IN THE BACKGROUND.
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MS- SERGEANT MALONE THEN SITS IN FRONT OF TV CAMERAS AND DOES A RECRUITING SALES PITCH ON TV.
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LS- A BUS DRIVES PAST THE ALAMO IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. MS- SERGEANT EDWARD LOWE STOPS AND PARKS HIS ARMY SEDAN BY THE RECRUITING OFFICE. HE IS MET AND GREETED BY A YOUNG MAN.
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MS- SERGEANT LOWE SITS AT HIS RECRUITING DESK AND AND TRIES TO RE-ENLIST THE MAN WHO SERVED BEFORE LOWE EXPLAINS OPERATION 'GYROSCOPE' TO THE MAN.
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LS- PAN OF THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO WITH THE 'GOLDEN GATE' BRIDGE IN THE DISTANCE.
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MS- RECRUITER SERGEANT DONALD SHEDELL A GROUP OF ROTC STUDENTS A NIKE MISSILE BATTERY IN THE DISTANCE BEING DIRECTED SKYWARD.
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LS- THE GROUP FOLLOWS SHEDELL TO THE MISSILE SITE AND HE EXPLAINS THE OPERATION. AN ALARM SOUNDS AND A MISSILE IS AUTOMATICALLY RAISED OUT OF THE GROUND AND POINTED SKYWARD.
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SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR GEORGE CHRISTOPHER, SEATED AT HIS DESK IS GIVEN A SALES PITCH BY AN ARMY RECRUITER. THE MAYOR READS A LONG PREPARED SPEECH
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PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 29 PACKET PLATOONS TO OVERSEAS AREAS; SPECIAL FORCES TRAINING IN OKINAWA. RETIREMENT SERVICES FOR THE ARMY MULE AT FORT CARSON, COLORADO. HOW THE ARMY TRAINS AND PLACES MEN IN POSITIONS ACCORDING TO THEIR SKILLS. THE RETIREMENT OF THE ARMY MULE.
TRAINING OF AMPHIBIOUS FORCES (FROGMEN) FOR UNDER WATER DEMOLITION |
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MONTAGE- SKILLED GIS WORK IN LABS, ON TELEPHONE POLES, AUTO MECHANICS, MACHINE SHOP COMMUNICATION CENTERS AND IN OFFICES.
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MS- 2 GIS CHEFS COOK LOTS OF PORK CHOPS
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MS- GIS AT A PIER KISS THEIR WIVES AND LOVED ONES AS THEY PREPARE TO SHIP OUT.
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MS- A PHOTOGRAPHER TAKES LAST MINUTE PICTURES OF GIS WITH THEIR WIVES AND KIDS.
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| 00:33:35 1926 |
CU- GIS DIG INTO A BOX OF DONUTS GIVEN OUT BY RED CROSS WORKERS.
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| 00:33:44 1935 |
MS- 2 GIS HOLD A CUP OF COFFEE AND BITE INTO DONUTS. ARMY BAND PLAYS AS THE SHIP LEAVES
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MS- A SORTING MACHINE SORTS OUT PUNCH CARDS INTO SLOTS. EACH CARD REPRESENTS A GI WITH A SPECIAL SKILL. A GI STACKS THE CARDS.
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MS- A TYPEWRITER AUTOMATICALLY TYPES INFORMATION ON A FORM
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MS- 3 BLACK GIS ARE GIVEN ASSIGNMENTS BY A DESK SERGEANT. MS- THE BLACK GI THEN SITS AT A DESK FOR AN INTERVIEW AND CLEARANCE.
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MS- GIS LOAD THEIR DUFFLE BAGS INTO AN ARMY TRUCK THEY THEN BOARD BUSES AND THEN A PLANE TO GERMANY
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MS- GIS WEARING BERETS SIT ON DECK OF SHIP OFF OKINAWA AND LISTEN AS AN INSTRUCTOR GIVES THEM LESSONS ON THE USE OF A NEW LIFE BELT.
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MS- 2 GIS PUMP AIR INTO A RUBBER LIFE RAFT.
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LS- A SPEEDBOAT TOWS 3 RUBBER RAFTS FILLED WITH GIS. THE MEN THEN ROW THE BOATS TOWARD SHORE.
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MS- A GROUP OF GIS IN SWIM TRUNKS AND WEARING LIFE BELTS, GOGGLES AND FLIPPERS BOARD A SPEEDBOAT WITH A RUBBER RAFT ATTACHED TO IT'S SIDE.
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MS- THE GIS LAY ACROSS THE SIDE OF THE RAFT AS THE BOAT PICKS UP SPEED. ON A GIVEN SIGNAL 2 MEN AT A TIME ROLL OFF THE RAFT INTO THE WATER.
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MONTAGE- RECOVERY OF THE MEN IS A LOT TRICKIER AS THE MEN ARE PULLED INTO THE RAFT AT FULL SPEED BY A STRONG-BACKED GI HOLDING A HOOP TO PULL THE MEN ON BOARD. ONE GI MISSES.
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LS- THE SPECIAL AMPHIBIOUS TROOPERS ROW OUT ON RAFTS TO RESCUE 2 PARATROOPERS THAT LANDED IN THE WATER. THE CHUTE AND THE GIS ARE PULLED ABOARD
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MS- GROUP OF FROGMEN CLIMB DOWN THE SIDE OF A SHIP ON A NET LADDER INTO A LANDING CRAFT FOR A DEMOLITION RAID ON AN 'ENEMY' ISLAND.
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MS- 2 FROGMEN SIT IN A SUB AND SMOKE A CIGARETTE AWAITING THEIR ROLE IN THE RAID. MS- THE GIS CLIMB OUT OF THE SUB IN SWIM SUITS, LIFE BELTS AND FLIPPERS
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MONTAGE- FROGMEN JUMPING INTO THE RAFT ALONGSIDE THE SPEEDING BOAT THEN ROLLING INTO THE WATER
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MS- UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAMS IN SCUBA GEAR GO INTO THE WATER FROM THE LANDING CRAFT.
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MS- 2 FROGMEN IN THEIR SCUBA OUTFITS SWIMMING UNDERWATER TOWARDS SHORE CARRYING EXPLOSIVE PACKAGES.
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MS- AN 'ENEMY' GUARD PATROLS THE BEACH DOTTED WITH ANTI-LANDING CRAFT BARRIERS. MS- A FROGMAN HIDDEN IN SAND ATTACKS THE GUARD AND SUBDUES HIM
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LS- THE FROGMEN PLANT THE CHARGES AND ESCAPE OUT TO SEA IN A LIFERAFT. AN UNDERWATER EXPLOSION ENSUES.
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AERIAL- FORT CARSON COLORADO (PAN)M S- ENTRANCE SIGN TO FORT CARSON. THE HOME OF THE ARMY MULE.
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MS- AN OLD SERGEANT LIFTS A HORSESHOE OFF THE SIDE OF HIS BARRACKS AND LOOKS AT IT THEN PUTS IT IN HIS POCKET.
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LS- LONG LINE OF GIS AND MULES PACKED WITH SUPPLIES WALK DOWN MOUNTAINOUS ROAD IN ITALY DURING WWII
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LS- GIS CLIMB DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAIN FOLLOWED BY THEIR SURE FOOTED MULES.
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MS- MULES ARE UNLOADED OFF A PLANE IN THE CHINESE MOUNTAINS DURING WWII
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MS- A GI BLACKSMITH IN THE FIELD, POUNDS A HORSESHOE ON HIS ANVIL WITH A HAMMER. CU- HE HOLDS THE RED HOT SHOE UP FOR INSPECTION.
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CU- A GI HOLDS THE MULES FOOT BETWEEN HIS KNEES & REMOVES THE OLD SHOE, CLEANS THE HOOF, FILES IT AND NAILS THE NEW SHOE IN PLACE.
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LS- A HELICOPTER FLYS, HOVERS AND LANDS IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA, MAKING THE ARMY MULE OBSOLETE
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MS- A HELICOPTER CARRIES A JEEP ON A CABLE SLUNG BENEATH IT'S BELLY. ANOTHER CARRIES A SQUAD OF ARMED GIS WHO JUMP OUT AS THEY LAND
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MS- A DOZEN GIS LIFT A 'MECHANICAL MULE' OUT OF A TRUCK. MS- A GI RIDES IT UP ROCKY MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND THROUGH HEAVY BRUSH.
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MS- MULES IN A CORRAL AT FORT CARSON, COLORADO.
MS- THE RETIRING MULES ARE GIVEN A FINAL EXAMINATION AND SHOTS USING A STETHOSCOPE. |
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MS- A LONG LINE OF MULES CARRYING THEIR LAST PACKS ARE MARCHED TO THEIR FINAL PARADE.
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LS- AN ARMY BAND PRECEEDS THE HUNDREDS OF GIS AND THEIR MULES MARCHING IN A PARADE. LS-CROWDS WATCH FROM THE STANDS
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MS- 2 FAMED OLD TIME MULES 'HAMBONE' & 'FODDER'
WITH THEIR OLD TIME CARETAKERS ARE GIVEN AWARDS |
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LS- A GI WALKS HIS MULE UP A HILL AND OUT OF SIGHT.
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