9TH INFANTRY DIVISION AWARD CEREMONIES Part 8

Description

Summary: Vietnamese award ceremony at 9th Infantry Division Headquarters, Dong Tam. Vietnamese general presents awards to MG Harris W. Hollis. MG Hollis speaks. CU, General William D. Rossen on stand, LTG Julian J. Ewell in bg. Vietnamese general decorates officers. General Rossen speaks. General Rossen, MG Hollis and Vietnamese general troop the line. MG Hollis stands in front of Color Guard, salutes. Vietnamese general speaks. Ceremonies aboard the USS Benewah, flagship of the Mobile Riverine Force. Ships and boats of the Mobile Riverine Force pass in review. Helicopter lands on landing pad of armored troop carrier (ATC). Soldiers and sailors standing in formation on flight deck of USS Benewah. Flight of US Army helicopters fly overhead. General Rossen, MG Hollis, LTG Ewell, Colonel Radman C. Rainville and naval officer take salute. LTG Ewell and General Rossen present awards. General Rossen speaks. CU, four-star general flag flying from mast of the Benewah. Farewell ceremony at Ton Son Nhut Airport, Saigon. Vietnamese groups arriving. US Army 9th Infantry Division Band playing. Departing troops march into position. MG Hollis in stand. General Creighton W. Abrams speaks (under exposed). Vietnamese military and civilians present awards and gifts. Soldiers walks across airfield and board C-141 aircraft. Additional scenes of ceremony (under exposed). Nguyen Van Thieu, President of South Vietnam speaks and presents gifts to the departing troops. U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker walks behind the President. Dignitaries depart. MG Hollis salutes as he walks past.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection