Traditional Thanksgiving Day Turkey Enjoyed By Special Forces in Vietnam, South Vietnam
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DEPARTMENT OF NEWSFILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) SANTED STATES OF AMERICA WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 PLEASE NOTE DATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 1966 OXford 75111 Number 274-66 Footage: 130' 16mm Color Master Room 2 E 765 TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING DAY TURKEY ENJOYED BY SPECIAL FORCES IN VIETNAM NOT A.P.C. (Official U. S. Army film released by Department of Defense) A Thanksgiving Day dinner including the traditional turkey and all the trimmings was enjoyed by members of A Detachment, 5th Special Forces located at Xom Cat, thanks to Sergeant First Class Lonnie Mitchell (Supply North Carolina). Sergeant Mitchell prepared the tasty repast at the 5th Special Forces Head- quarters at Bien Hoa, and the meal was delivered in hot steaming containers by helicopter to the 12 men of A Detachment at Xom Cat in the War Zone D area. The team at Xom Cat is composed of three officers and nine enlisted men. Their only means of resupply is by air. Sergeant Mitchell is Mess Sergeant of Detachment C-3, 5th Special Forces. Sequences show: (a) Sgt Mitchell with turkey (b) Mitchell placing turkey in pan (c) Mitchell placing turkey in oven (a) Removing turkey from oven (e) CU of turkey in pan on table (f) Mitchell carving turkey (g) Mitchell placing turkey in containers (h) Containers of turkey being carried to helicopter (i) Thanksgiving Day dinner spread on cloth on ground (j) Mitchell serving meal (k) Various scenes of soldiers eating in defensive positions, foxholes, etc (1) Men coming back for "seconds" (m) Various views of men eating (n) CU of soldier eating turkey drumstick NOTE TO EDITORS: 130° 16mm color master released to ABC-TV for servicing TV and theatrical pool members. Color master to be forwarded to Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11106, within 72 hours. 0 over as
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