U.S. Marine Scout Dogs Devoted To Duty in South Vietnam

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OF NEWSFILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) UNITED STATES OF SECURITY WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 PLEASE NOTE DATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 1967 OXford 75111 Number 218-67 Footage: 75' 16mm Color Master Room 2E 771 75' 16mm Magnetic Track U. S. MARINE SCOUT DOGS DEVOTED TO DUTY IN SOUTH VIETNAM (Official Department of Defense Sound Motion Picture Film by the U. S. Marine Corps under the direction of the MACV Office of Information) The 56 dogs of the 1st and 2nd U. S. Marine Scout Dog Platoons are the eyes, ears, and noses of Marines in the field in South Vietnam. At the Scout Dog Platoon, Da Nang, Leatherneck handlers work hard at keeping the dogs trim and trained for missions in the field. The dogs learn blind obedience, and practice attacking and killing, when the Marines agitate them in a simulated situation. A scout dog is good for two to three years of field work before he loses effectiveness. There has never been an instance when a Marine patrol scout dog has been ambushed in Vietnam. A keen sense of smell permits the dogs to alert the handler long before the enemy is visible. Graves memoralize the dogs which have been killed or are missing in action. SEQUENCES VIDEO AUDIO (a) Dog running obstacle course (a) None (b) Various views of dog attacking during (b) Live Sound training (c) Various views of dog on patrol training (c) Wild Sound - MORE - THE INSTRUCTIONS LISTED BELOW ARE SUPERSEDED EFFECTIVE 1 MAY 1967. SEE REVERSE SIDE. NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY This motion film released to DOD pool member designated is for duplication and distri- bution to interested TV and newsreel pool members. It is to be forwarded within 72 hours to: Army Motion Picture Depository, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Ave., Long Island, N.Y. 11106, telephone 937-0600. This agency will deliver a duplicating master to Deluxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Ave., New York City, telephone Circle 73220, where it will be available to non-pool members and other authorized agencies which make satisfactory financial arrangements with Deluxe Laboratories. The original release film must not be cut in any manner.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases