Marines in Vietnam

Description

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF NEWS SERVICES THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION RADIO-TV-NEWSFILM BRANCH ROOM 2E791 - EXTENSION 75111 DUPE NEGATIVE TO: FINE GRAIN TO; (A) Release No 88-65 Footage: 6 April 28, 1965 The brigade of Marines in Vietnam have the responsibility of providing security for the large air base at Da Nang with one battalion guarding important communication facilities at Hue. The Marines:are in Vietnam to provide perimeter defenses and all around security to Key installations. In addition to patrol duties they must maintain communication lines and remain alert against possible attack. This film depicts Marines performing routine activities as well as takingtime out to aid children with little gifts of candy. Sequences Show: (a) LST on Danang River (b) Supplies and equipment on IST (c) Marines watch (d) Marines on boat patrol (e) Vietnamese children (f) Unloading Supplies (g) Marine handing Vietnamese children candy (h) Convoy on road to Da Nang (i) Marines repairing communication line (j) Post exchange and Post Office - Da Nang, Vietnam (k) 106mm Rifle set up in field (1) Cleaning 106mm rifle (m) Marines in their machine gun bunker, marine gunner on M 60 ready to fire. (n) Fire Team leader on field phone (o) Fire team leader on field phone in bunker NOTE TO EDITORS: 265 35mm fine grain handed out to CBS-TV for servicing NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY to Army New York within The fine grain master positive, released to the company designated above, is for duplication and distribution to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned within 72 hours to the Film Library, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. A dupe negative is also for release to the company designated above for distribution to pool members so desiring for duplication purposes. within 24 hours it will be delivered to DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220 where it will be avail- able to non-pool members and other authorized organizations which make satisfactory financial arrangements with DeLuxe Laboratories. The dupe negative must not be cut in any manner. D23413

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Filmed News Releases