SOUTH VIETNAM OPERATIONSDOWNGRADED TO UNCLASS BY AUTH. OF CHINFO END. ON NPC LTR.SER. 0021 DATED 2 OCT 62 Part 1

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1) LA MS Marine in portable tower talking to aircraft. G2) MS Portable tower with Marine talking to aircraft.3) GtoA MS OE-1 recon. plane making low pass over field. G4) MCU PAN "Copters parked on runway. F5) MCU Marines pushing an OE-1 away from hangar area.6) CU Pilot approaching aircraft with his gear. G7) CU Pilot checking over aircraft, during preflight. G8) MS Engines starting up on aircraft.9) MS Aircraft taxiing for take off. G10) LS Aircraft taxiing for take off, leaving runway. G11) GtoA MLS Aircraft in flight. G12) AtoG CU PAN Viet Cong village along river bank, approximately 40 miles South of Soc Trang Marine base. G13) ECU Pilot of "copter at controls.14) AtoG MS Fire started by Viet Cong along river approx. 45 miles South of Soc Trang.15) AtoG CU PAN Over Marine base showing many tents, runway and hangars.16) CU Pilot at controls.17) MS Marines running for alert at Soc Trang base.18) MS Marines running toward tents during alert. G19) MS Marines in fox holes; others jumping into fox holes. G20) MS Marines running with rifles during alert.21) CU Two Marines in fox hole.22) CU Two man machine gun crew.23) MLS Row of Marine gunners lined up on outer fence line.24) CU Marine sighting B.A.R. G25) CU Marine on walk"s talkie; "copter parked in BG.26) MS Row of fox holes; Marines manning fox holes with B.A.R."s. G27) AtoA MS Marine HUS-1 "copter in flight. F28) AtoA HA MS "Copter in flight.29) AtoA MS "Copter in flight (scene is framed by doorway of "copter). G30) AtoA MCU "Copter in flight.31) AtoA MS "Copter in flight over rice paddies.32) AtoA HA MS "Copter in flight over a village along river bank.33) AtoG MS "Copter on ground.34) AtoA CU "Copter hovering over ground in village.35) CU Viet Cong prison camp in Cau Mau.36) MS Marines touring camp.37) CU Marines stepping into a boat.38) MCU Vietnamese hospital in camp.39) AtoA HA MS Looking down over "copter in flight.40) AtoA CU "Copter in flight; open terrain below. G41) CU Crewman inside "copter, looking out doorway. G to F42) MS Interior: Building showing SGT GEORGE E. GROOM and SGT FRANCIS QUINN at press conference in Saigon after being released by Viet Cong. G43) CU Two Sgt."s sitting before microphones.44) CU Looking out over heads of native photographers; the two Army Sgts sitting at table in BG. G45) MCU One Sgt talking into mike. G to F46) CU Two men leaving after conference.47) CU Two men before microphones after their release. G

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities