SEABEE CONSTRUCTION, DONG HA, R.V.N Part 1

Description

1) AtoG MLS Dong Ha and the airstrip; PAN slowly to left, huge complex, airstrip, many buildings in BG. VG2) AtoG MS Down over buildings at Dong Ha, single airstrip at right, lone C-117 type aircraft parked next to airstrip. VG3) AtoG MCU Down over many buildings of the base at Dong Ha; PAN up, airstrip in BG. VG4) AtoG MLS Entire airstrip, some buildings at left, many at right. VG5) AtoG MLS Down over Dong Ha, buildings and airstrip; light broken clouds drifting by in FG obscuring much of area. G6) MS Old metal grating removed from old runway in order to make new runway; bulldozer pushing old metal gratings into pile. G7) MS Out over metal gratings used for old runway being pushed by bulldozer onto grass and out of scene at left.8) CU Bulldozer pushing old runway grating, attempting to push it into gully, base is a Special Forces Camp located at Khe Sanh, Viet Nam. VG9) MS Two bulldozers working together pushing huge stack of old runway steel matting off toward right toward gully. VG10) MS Bulldozer pushing on old steel runway matting, then backing away. F11) LS Bulldozer pushing on steel matting, some laying on grass in FG. G12) MS Bulldozer pushing on the huge stack of runway matting. (SV)13) CU Two CBs, LONG and JENNINGS, taking drink of water and oigarettes; they relax after using bulldozers to push the runway matting toward the gully; canteen is handed to second man who takes long drink from canteen. VG14) CU CB taking drag on cigarette.15) CU Down over engine of bulldozer pushing on old runway matting en route to gully. VG16) CU Down over left tread of bulldozer, some of the metal matting wrapped around the bulldozer being pushed forward. VG17) HA CU JENNINGS at controls of the bulldozer.18) CU JENNINGS at controls, bulldozer moving toward left, pushing on old runway matting. VG19) CU Bulldozer moving through grass, pushing old runway matting toward left. G20) MS LONG at controls of his bulldozer, pushing on runway matting. (SV)21) CU CB on roof of the galley under construction, nailing the corrugated roofing in place. (SV) VG22) CU Bulldozer getting another piece of corrugated roofing putting it in place. G23) CU Two CBs on roof, one nailing roofing in place. G24) CU CBs using his hammer to pounding roofing in place. G25) CU CB using tin snips, cutting off small strip of the corrugated roofing. (SV) VG26) CU Two CBs working in sunshine on roof of the new galley.27) CU CB placing another piece of galvanized tin in place. G28) CU Two CBs lining up the piece of roofing.29) CU CB pulling some mails out of his pouch, begins to nail roofing in place. VG30) MS Men moving corrugated metal roofing around on roof. G31) CU CBs nailing roofing in place. (SV) VG32) CU Two men moving another piece of roofing in place for nailing. G33) CU CB on knees on roofing, nailing it in place. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities