10, 000" RUNWAY, CAM RANH BAY, SOUTH VIET NAM Part 1

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1) CU COLONEL MORRISON, USA, briefing visitors, SENATOR EDWARD KENNEDY, SENATOR JOHN TYDINGS of Maryland, CONGRESSMAN TUNNEY of California, CONGRESSMAN CULVER of Iowa, all men are in fatigues. G to F2) MCU COLONEL MORRISON standing with SENATOR TED KENNEDY. G to F3) CU SENATOR TED KENNEDY wearing fatigues.4) MS Party arriving at jeep.5) CU SENATOR TED KENNEDY shaking hands with various men6) MCU in ranks. (scratch in left of frame)7) MCU Congressman talking with men. F8) CU SENATOR TED KENNEDY with other VIPs in tent. G to F9) MCU COLONEL MORRISON; SENATOR TED KENNEDY walking off toward left out of tent. G to F10) MCU SENATOR TED KENNEDY seated in chair waiting for briefing.11) MCU SENATOR TED KENNEDY and another Congressman seated next to him. G12) ECU SENATOR TED KENNEDY seated with group under a structure.13) CU Unidentified Congressman. G14) CU COLONEL MORRISON. F to P15) CU SENATOR TED KENNEDY listening with group. F to P16) CU SENATOR TED KENNEDY and others seated in an enclosure. G17) CU SENATOR TED KENNEDY seated with group under enclosure. F18) MS SENATOR TED KENNEDY and many others in BG during briefing.19) CU VIPs taking notes. F20) CU SENATOR TED KENNEDY. FtoP21) CU SENATOR TED KENNEDY wearing Australian type hat. F to P22) CU SENATOR KENNEDY with resident Officer in charge of construction of Cam Ranh Bay, EUGENE McPARTLAND, Lt. Civil Engineer Corps, USN.23) CU SENATOR KENNEDY posing with various Officers in encampment.24) MLS Cam Ranh Bay Airfield; LT McPARTLAND and local Vietnamese workers laying aluminum taxiway. G to F25) MCU Vietnamese workers laying aluminum sections for taxiway, one man using sledge hammer. (scratches in scene, otherwise good.)26) CU LT. McPARTLAND standing next to worker. G to F27) MCU Workers laying another section of runway. (SV)28) LS C-130 type aircraft revving up. (scratches, G to F)29) GtoA CU PAN of US Air Force aircraft flying overhead; PAN to right, tail away view of C-117 type aircraft. F30) MLS Construction of runway in progress, many Vietnamese workers in BG. G31) MS LT McPARTLAND supervising the Vietnamese workers during construction of runway.32) MLS Vietnamese workers working on runway; forklift at right. F to P33) CU LT McPARTLAND.34) MS Vietnamese workers spreading tar onto runway surface; bulldozer backing down in far BG. G35) MS Vietnamese workers working on construction of runway; men on large building in BG. G36) CU Down over sledge hammer pounding on edge of steel planking. G37) MS Workers laying sections of pre-fab runway. G38) MS PAN, four workers carrying section of pre-fab runway, setting it in place; large quonset hut under construction in far BG; bulldozer passing by framework. G39) CU Vietnamese workers pounding in pins connecting pre-fab sections.40) Vietnamese workers laying aluminum mats jet fighter parking apron. (scratches, G)41) Cargo apron construction, many Vietnamese workers in Far BG. G to F42) CU CDR. FRANK DAY, Civil Engineer Corps, USN, Director of Construction, Central Area BuDocks, speaking with LT McPARTLAND. F.43) MS Bulldozer underway. F44) MS Tractor towing earthmover. (SV) G45) MLS Vietnamese workers working on two large quonset huts, many men on top building at work. G46) LA MLS Worker climbing ladder, which is secured to roof of quonset. G47) LA MS Workers on top quonset hut continuing construction. (SV) (scratches, otherwise G)48) LS Jeep moving down sandy road toward South China Sea Shorelins, near Cam Ranh Bay Area. F49) LS Down beach of South China Sea side of Cam Ranh Bay. (scratches, otherwise VG)50) MLS Rock quarry at Cam Ranh Bay; generator at left; men in far BG at work. G51) MS Workers among huge rocks at quarry. G52) LA MS Bulldozer moving sand for taxiway extension; huge boulders in FG. G53) MLS Workers drilling at rock rock quarry. (scratches, otherwise VG)54) CU Generator in FG, workers in left BG. G55) CU Small stream. G56) CU Grass moving in breeze. VG57) HA MLS Men

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities