Army Combat Band Plays Christmas Music for Troops in Forward Vietnam Bases, South Vietnam

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OF DEPARTMENT NEWSFILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) LINITED SHIELD WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 STATES OF PLEASE NOTE DATE 69 Number: V-369-70 December 19, 1969 OX 7-6161 Filmed: December 4, 1969 Footage 69' Time 1:55 Room 2E 773 16mm color composite print ARMY COMBAT BAND PLAYS CHRISTMAS MUSIC FOR TROOPS IN FORWARD VIETNAM BASES (Official Department of Defense motion picture film by the U.S. Army under the direction of the MACV Office of Information. Photography by SFC Cauchi and SP5 Henke. Sound by SP4 Ogozelec.) Perhaps one of the nicest things about Christmas is the music -- the sound of Christmas with its many beautiful carols and popular songs. To a combat soldier, it's one of the things he misses most -- and one of the things the armed forces tries to provide. The men of the Army's 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), manning scores of small but vital Fire Support Bases, will have their music supplied "live" this Christmas from their own "Skytrooper" Combat Band. The 30-piece band makes its rounds of Forward Bases throughout the year, but at the holiday season the concerts become more frequent and longer. They use a giant CH-46 "Chinook" helicopter to get in and out of these small bases, and in fact the band numbers 30 players because that's how many passengers a Chinook" helicopter can carry. The "Skytroopers" always open and close their show with the traditional Cavalry "Garry Owen", theme song of the 1st Cavalry Division. SEQUENCES SCENE FOOTAGE VIDEO AUDIO 2 (a) Band off helicopter Wild Track 11 (b) Sign "Fire Base Ike", pan to band 11 55 (c) Band plays several tunes 11 NOTE TO EDITORS: 69-foot, 16mm color composite print released to ABC-TV, CBS-TV, NBC-TV, Fox Movietone, UPITN, and a master and optical track to Deluxe Laboratories. EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY. This is a "V" series color composite print released to each individual DOD pool.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases