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"PROBE AND PURSUE"
AMERICAN SOLDIERS PROBE FOR A SHADOWY ENEMY IN VIETNAM. CALLED "CHARLEY" BY THE U. S. GIS |
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MS- COLUMN OF VIETNAMESE WOMEN WITH THEIR POINTED STRAW HATS CARRY BASKETS OF GOODS ACROSS THEIR SHOULDERS AS THEY WALK DOWN QUICKLY A ROAD.
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MS- VIET CONG PRISONERS SIT ON GROUND BEHIND BARBED WIRE BARRICADE. MS- U. S. OFFICER INTERROGATES A BLIND FOLDED VIET CONG SEATED ON GROUND.
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MONTAGE- SQUATTING GIS PLOT ON MAPS AS THEY PREPARE A STRIKE. VOICE OF BRIEFING OFFICER IS HEARD AS THEY PLAN OPERATION "OSKOSH". CU-SERIOUS FACES OF GIS AS THEY LISTEN TO BRIEFING
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MS- THE "STRIKE" FORCE SITS AROUND WAITING FOR HELICOPTER PICK UP. AFTER BOARDING THE CHOPPERS TAKE OFF
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MS- BLACK GI WITH BANDOLIERS OF BULLETS ACROSS HIS CHEST LOOKS OUT OF HELICOPTER SIDE DOOR. LS-
HELICOPTER FIRES IT'S ROCKETS IN THE VICINITY OF THE LANDING ZONE BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN |
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MONTAGE- THE HELICOPTERS TOUCH DOWN IN HIGH GRASS AND THE MEN QUICKLY JUMP OUT AND RUN FOR COVER.
THE CHOPPERS QUICKLY LEAVE. THE MEN MOVE OUT TO SEARCH FOR "CHARLEY". |
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LS- A BOOBY TRAP IS EXPLODED.
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CU- GI'S HAND FILLING HIS CANTEEN WITH STREAM WATER BY FIRST BRUSHING ASIDE THE FLOATING BUGS AND DEBRIS. MONTAGE- PATROL MOVES QUIETLY THROUGH THICK WOODS
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MS- A GI SUDDENLY STARTS FIRING INTO THE WOODS AND REST OF PATROL ALSO FIRE AS THEY HIDE BEHIND TREES PATROL REGROUPS AND PATCH UP THEIR WOUNDED
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LS- ENEMY BODY IS COVERED WITH A BLANKET BY GI.
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LS- PATROL MOVES IN TO AN EMPTY VILLAGE WITH SIGNS OF RECENT VIET CONG ACTIVITY THERE. VILLAGER WOMEN WITH THEIR BABIES COME OUT OF HIDING AS DO THE MEN
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LS- SMALL CHILDREN AND WOMEN COME OUT OF UNDERGROUND HIDING PLACE. THE NATIVES ARE INTENSELY QUESTIONED BY VIET INTERPRETER.
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MS- VIET CONG SUSPECTS SQUAT ON GROUND WITH HANDS TIED BEHIND THEIR BACKS.
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LS- ROOF OF VIET CONG HUT BURNS FIERCELY.
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MS- BLACK GI GIVES HAND INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS MEN AS HE SQUATS IN BRUSH.
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MONTAGE- GIS FIRE INTO VIET CONG TUNNELS AND HOLES IN THE GROUND. MS- 2 GIS LOWER ANOTHER GI INTO A HOLE BY HOLDING HIM BY HIS ANKLES SO HE COULD LOOK INSIDE.
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MS- GIS PULL STORES OF WEAPONS AND SUPPLIES FROM A TUNNEL DEEP IN THE JUNGLE. A VIET CONG'S BODIES ARE STRIPPED OF THEIR GUN BELTS AND SEARCHED FOR DOCUMENTS.
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MS- A VIET CONG WITH HIS HEAD AND CHIN BANDAGED IS INTERROGATED. OTHER PRISONERS ARE BLIND FOLDED AND TAGGED FOR RETURN TO BASE.
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GI CRAWLS AWAY ON HIS CHEST AFTER SETTING TNT IN VIET CONG TUNNEL. AN EXPLOSION ENSUES.
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MONTAGE- CAPTURED WEAPONS, FOOD, CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES PILED ON GROUND.
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LS- YELLOW COLORED SMOKE BOMB IS SET IN MIDDLE OF FIELD TO MARK THE LANDING AREA FOR HELICOPTERS.
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"THE ARMY AND VIETNAM"
THE STORY OF HOW THE ARMY MET THE CHALLENGE OF VIETNAM AND PREPARED FOR OTHER ACTIONS AROUND THE WORLD. |
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TITLE: "THE ARMY AND VIETNAM - STRATEGIC ARMY FORCES, STRAF, HEADQUARTERS AT FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY WHOSE JOB IS TO PROVIDES FORCE ANYWHERE IN WORLD ON MOMENTS NOTICE INCLUDING VIETNAM.
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| 01:03:50 1970 |
MS- ANIMATED CHART SHOWS GROWTH OF THE TRAINING POPULATION AT STRAF.
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| 01:03:58 1978 |
LS- CIVILIAN RECRUITS LEAVE TRAIN AND LINE UP IN FRONT OF BARRACKS FOR ORIENTATION.
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| 01:04:02 1982 |
CU- RECRUITS HAIR BEING REMOVED WITH ELECTRIC CLIPPERS. UNIFORMS ARE ISSUED AND NEW RECRUITS START THEIR TRAINING.
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MONTAGE- DRILL INSTRUCTORS OVERSEE THEIR MEN IN TRAINING
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MS- "VIET CONG" POPS UP FROM HOLE IN GROUND AND FIRES HIS AUTOMATIC WEAPON AT CONVOY OF GIS, IN AMBUSH. THE "ENEMY" DISAPPEARS UNDER A GOAT'S FOOD BOWL IN HOLE IN THE GROUND
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LS- VIETNAMESE TEACHER TRAINS GIS IN SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE.
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AN INSTRUCTOR DRESSED LIKE A VIETCONG, SHOWS ARMY OFFICERS IN TRAINING, MODEL OF VIETNAMESE VILLAGE
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MS- GENERAL WESTMORELAND SPEAKS OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER IN VIETNAM.
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LS- STRANGE LOOKING HELICOPTER, "THE FLYING CRANE"
CARRIES A DAMAGED HELICOPTER STRUNG ON WIRES . |
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LS- A TROPOSPHERIC SCANNER WHICH ELIMINATES THE NEED OF RELAY STATIONS WHICH ARE VULNERABLE TO VIET CONG ATTACK, PROVIDES COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
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LS- LOW FLYING "MOHAWK" PLANE, WITH IT'S HEAT DETECTION EQUIPMENT AND RADAR CAN PICK UP HEAT SOURCES SUCH AS MOTORS AND FIRES ON IT'S RADAR.
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LS- A GI SCAMPERS DOWN A ROPE FROM A LOW FLYING HELICOPTER.
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CU- CAPTURED WEAPONS LINED UP ON THE GROUND. MS-
A SMALL GROUND SURVEILLANCE RADAR ANTENNA SCANS THE AREA FROM A OBSERVATION TOWER. |
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MS- AN AIR CREWMAN SHOWS HIS NEW ARMORED VEST.
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MS- SELF CONTAINED MEDICAL UNIT TRANSPORTABLE, MUSCT, A PORTABLE HOSPITAL, COMES PACKED IN 3 CONTAINERS AND QUICKLY SET UP.
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MS- A NYLON MEMBRANE IS SPREAD OVER A FIELD AND GLUED TOGETHER FOR USE AS A TEMPORARY AIRFIELD AND HELIPORT.
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LS- PAN OF CAM RANH BAY A NATURAL DEEP WATER BAY IS USED FOR SHIPPING. LS- A SELF-CONTAINED DELONG PIER IS ASSEMBLED IN THE BAY. THE HUGE BARGE CAN BE BUILT INTO ANY SIZE OR SHAPE.
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LS- PAN OF ARMY LIVING QUARTERS, WAREHOUSES, FUEL DEPOT, SUPPLY FACILITIES AND A PORT WITH MANY SHIPS AND CRANES MAKING CAM RANH BAY A MAJOR MILITARY PORT.
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LS- PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS FLY OUT OF DOOR OF HELICOPTER AND SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRYSIDE. MS-
VIET CONG DESERTERS SQUAT AND EAT BOWLS OF RICE. |
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MS- GREEN BERET DOCTOR EXAMINES NATIVE MAN'S EYES.
ANOTHER SHOWS VILLAGERS HOW TO HANDLE A CARBINE. MS- A VIETNAMESE WORKER LAYS BRICKS ALONG WITH GIS |
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MS- GIS DISTRIBUTE FOOD AND CLOTHING TO THE LOCALS
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TURNING WORLD GLOBE SIGNIFYING THAT THE ARMY'S RESPONSIBILITY IS WORLD WIDE.
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