SWIFT BOATS Part 3

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1) MS Swift Boat Officers, Special Peoples Forces Officers, sitting around on the floor eating, inside unidentified building. G 2) CU Front view of the face of one of the USN JGs eating. G 3) CU One of the Special Peoples Forces Officer eating from a small rice bowl. F 4) CU Food, the Navy Officer taking some of the food into his bowl. VG 5) CU Side view of the face of the LT JG USN, Swift Boat Officer, eating with chop sticks. G 6) CU LT JC eating with chop sticks. 7) CU Vietnamese in a plaid shirt, eating with chop sticks; PAN back some, showing a Vietnamese in the right FG, bending over. G 8) ECU Looking down over the food in the bowls, being picked up by chop sticks. 9) MS Two Swift Boat Officers eating with the Vietnamese, as they sit cross leg. 10) MS Small path-way leading into the brush foliage in the BG, small boy standing off to the right FG, looking toward the camera appears to be some water off to the left BG. VG 11) MS Pathway, heavy brush growth seen in the BG, palm trees, brush, a lone villager walks along the path, out of the scene to the right. G 12) MS Members of the Swift Boat under a palm tree next to a straw hut, the villagers receiving medical attention. G 13) MCU Some of the villagers gathered around, DAVID A COHEN in dungarees. GtoF 14) HA-MS Three Navy enlistedmen, in a Sampan, with a box of medical supplies, young boy standing in the middle of the boat working the two oars; PAN upwards showing the boat heading towards shoreline, a brush jungle growth in the MBG. VG 15) MS Stern view of a small Sampan rowed by a young boy, beach seen in the direct BG. VG 16) HA-CU Young box rowing a small Sampan as he stands in the center of the boat, empty except for himself and the two oars. G 17) ECU Young boy rowing a small boat, as he stands in the center of the boat, unidt ship is seen in the BG. 18) CU Oar dipping into the water. G 19) LS Junks, Sampan Navy type ship, in the right BG, all in silhouette, framed by the brush shoreline, some of the jungle growth in the FG. G 20) MS Small boat making an approach to the shore. G 21) MCU Sampan coming ashore, with a passenger and an Officer, being beached villagers on the beach to greet them; PAN off to the right to the dense jungle growth. VG 22) MLS Front view Swift Boat underway, at high speed; Swift Boat is in silhouette. G 23) LS Swift Boat being framed small brush, part of the beach, tree branch to the right, Swift Boat is in silhouette. VG 24) LS Side view of Swift Boat, man launches small Sampan from the beach in the FG. G 25) MS SmallSampan coming into the beach, Swift Boat seen in the FBG in silhouette. 26) CU Navy Officer walking off to the left, the owner of the Sampam brings the Sampan up on the beach area. G 27) CU Swift Boat Officer chatting with a group of women and children, edge of the clearing. SV G 28) CU DAVID A COHEN, with his medical supplies, gives first aid to the villagers, man in dungarees, unidt, off to the left. 29) CU COHEN bandaging the foot of a small child. FtoP 30) MS Wrench operator aboard the USS TUTUILA, (ARG-4), his hands on the controls, while cables are running out the end pully, turning a Swift Boat being put on a cradle. G 31) ECU Man's right hand on the laver of the wrench. G 32) CU Front view of the man's face while operating the wrench. G 33) CU Cable being pay out from the wrench drum. G 34) CU Cable moving out of the drum. F 35) ECU Steel Sheave. FtoP 36) MS Over all view of Wrench and Wrench operator in the BG on the weather deck. G 37) LA-MS Boom, wooden blocks, lines running from the end of the boom, man in the left BG giving hand signals. 38) MCU Man giving the hand signals from the deck edge of the TUTUILA, part of an island seen in the FBG. F 39) LA-CU Man giving hand signals. G 40) ECU Crane hook lowered, directly in front of the camera. G 41) LA-MS Swift Boat PCF-93, on a barge, LCM off to the right, part of the TUTUILA seen off to the left. F 42) HA-CU Stern view of the Swift Boat. F 43) MS Weather deck area of the TUTUILA boom hanging over the side. F 44) HA-MS Starboard beam view of the Swift Boat, making a high speed run, hilly shoreline seen in the FBG. G 45) MS PAN to the left of the Swift Boat making a high speed run, moving to the left. FUX 46) MS Starboard bow view USS TUTUILA, anchored in the harbor; PAN back away from the TUTUILA, wake of the camera boat seen in the left FG; PAN out over the stern of the camera boat. F 47) MS 6X truck, smaller trucks parked on both sides of a small dirt road, Vietnamese Special Peoples Forces personnel are seen walking about beside the trucks. G 48) MCU Front view of the Vietnamese crew being inspected before they drive fuel trucks to Can Tho. 49) CU Vietnamese Officer addressing the men. G 50) CU Men in dungarees inspecting their M-1 carbine. SV 51) ECU Face of one of the men wearing a helmet, standing in rank. 52) CU Man holding open a small pouch for inspection. 53) CU Face of one of the Vietnamese being inspected by an Of- ficer., PAN back away from the Officer. G 54) MS Crew boarding the truck, this is a fuel truck. G 55) MS Fuel truck approahing through the gate in the FG, 6X truck containing fuel drum; PAN down to the rear wheels of the truck as it passes by. G 56) LA-CU Second 6X truck, moving off away from the base area. 57) CU Vietnamese Navy enlistedman, closing the gate. G 58) MLS Junk being pulled into a Quay area, by a Junk boat, Vietnamese Junk Forces boat towing the civilian Junk bridge is seen in the BG, smaller boat is underway in the right FG, with outboard motor, leaves the scene to the right. 59) MCU Vietnamese Navy Junk towing the civilian Junk under tow, men are standing on deck of the craft in the left FG. 60) MS One of the Junk with the civilian Junk underway tow, men are standing on deck of the craft in the left FG. 61) MCU Men looking on as the civilian Junk is under tow in the MBG, in silhouette, pulling it in towards the Quay; PAN to the right small crane hook hanging from the top of the scene, swinging back and forth. 62) CU Navy Officer in fatigues, chatting with a Vietnmese Officer also in fatigues, either on deck or on pier. G

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities