"SAIGON, 4 FEB., 1968" Part 2

Description

1) LA CU Sign in Vietnamese over gateway; pan to children standing nearby. VG 2) MCU Several children gathered in front of building. VG 3) CU Many faces of children looking at camera; pan to faces of children and to an elderlt woman seated on steps of porch. VG 4) CU Family under a cloth covering. G 5) CU U.S. Trooper walking by, Vietnamese soldier is standing in FG, many children gathered around. G-F 6) MCU Several children in square walking to camera. F-P 7) CU Children on porch and in front of building. (SV) 8) HA MS General view, people wandering about, a large tent seen in LFG; people seen about with some of their belongings. 9) CU General view, several homeless children standing around, many looking at camera. G 10) LA LS Street in Saigon; heap of rubble in R MFG; 50 gallon drums spaced across road in MBG. G 11) MS Burnt out vehicles along side of road. 12) CU Rear wheel of burnt out vehicle. (SV) of other burnt vehicles. G 13) CU Burnt out jeep; rubbish in BG. G 14) CU Looking down over burnt out steering wheel. G 15) MS People looking through rubble for belongings; entire area is complete rubble. G 16) HA MCU Two young boys bathing out in open with a small hose. (SV) G 17) HA CU Woman working with piece of wire, trying to cut it. G 18) CU Rear view, man rebuilding his home. VG 19) CU Thin posts being nailed together; complete rubble seen in BG. G 20) CU Men and women attempting to rebuild homes. (SV) F UX 21) HA CU Young boy and woman eating amid rubble. G 22) ECU Woman eating rice with chop sticks. G 23) CU Young boy eating with chop sticks. G 24) MCU Pan view, long lonely street; litter seen along street and in buildings; streets are nearly empty of people or autos. (SV) G-F unsteady. 25) MLS Pan down narroow side street, cars parked off street on sidewalk, street is deserted. G 26) CU Pan around corner to look straight down long street, deserted of cars, of people; buildings on both sides. (SV) 27) CU Pan around corner showing several semi's parked, litter lining curbs. G 28) CU Sign reading "Vietnam Army and Air Force Exchange Service." G 29) CU Fifty gallon drum barricades painted white, sentry post in LBG, unoccupied. G 30) CU Barricades set up across street. G 31) CU Gate entrance of large building; Vietnamese flags from top of gate; pan showing sentry. G 32) MLS Bicycles and motorcycles parked near building. G 33) CU Traffic sign, unidf. G 34) CU U.S. Army sentry at his post which is sandbagged; pan to show empty street. VG 35) A-G MS Group of troops at ease near front of UH-1B 'copter; troops appear to be Vietnamese; other 'copters in BG. F 36) A-G MS Looking over parts of Saigon, showing empty streets, field below containing 'copters. G 37) A-G LA LS Saigon area, smoke still rising in FBG. G 38) A-G LS Looking over Saigon area, smoke rises from fire in MBG. 39) A-G MCU Over city of Saigon, deserted streets. G-F 40) A-G LS Looking over much of Saigon, UH-1B in flight in LBG; pan to show winding river in BG. (SV) of city showing deserted street, damaged buildings. (SV) F unsteady UX

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities