Rest Centers Boost Army Morale in Vietnam, Tay Ninh, South Vietnam

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OF DEPARTMENT NEWSFILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) UNITED AMERICA WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 STATES OF PLEASE NOTE DATE Number: V-507-70 January 28, 1970 OX 7-6161 Filmed: November 19, 1969 Footage 62' Time 1:43 Room 2E773 16mm color composite print REST CENTERS BOOST ARMY MORALE IN VIETNAM (Official Department of Defense motion picture film by the U.S. Marine Corps under the direction of the MACV Office of Infor- mation. Photography by SSgt Bloom, SSgt White, and SSgt Layman. Sound by SSgt Marrufo.) A big boost for troop morale in Vietnam is the rest and recreation center located at the Tay Ninh base camp some 50 miles northwest of Saigon. Called the Tay Ninh "Holiday Inn", after the well-known motel chain, the center provides a needed break for troops of the U.S. Army's 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, which patrols the area within a several mile radius around the camp. The center has been operating for the past 16 months and gives men of the "Tropic Lightning" Division three days of relative comfort every 60 or 70 days spent in action. Nine barrack-type huts house 14 men each, but the troops spend much of their time in the 50 by 100 foot field swimming pool. There's o a television room, barber shop and plenty of hot showers and sporting equipment. As many as 250 soldiers use the center every week, with each unit bringing its own food and often grilling it on the open barbecue pits. The three-day stay provides relaxation and a chance to write home. SEQUENCES SCENE FOOTAGE VIDEO AUDIO 7 (a) Armored Personnel Carriers drive up Wild Track 2 (b) Soldiers get off APCs and walk up road 11 (c) Troops pass "Holiday Inn" sign 11 11 3 (d) Barrack-type huts which house soldiers during 11 stay 11 (e) Troops by mess tent frying chicken 11 14 (f) Troops swimming in field swimming pool 11 (g) Troops at mail call 11 10 4 (h) Troops writing home 11 NOTE TO EDITORS : 62-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. This is a "V" series color composite print released to each individual DOD pool. EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases