| Armed Forces: Time Out for Religious Services | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1759 |
| Catalog #: | 425777 | |
| Clip Number: | 425777-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-026-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:10:06 - 00:11:00 | |
| Location: | Vietnam | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Vietnam (Indochina) MILITARY: Army, USA RELIGION: Christianity, Protestant RELIGION: Christianity, Roman Catholic RELIGION: Judaism (Jewish, Hebrew) WAR & CONFLICT/VIETNAM: Misc. | |
| Description: | "Although the ground war has recently accelerated, American fighting men take time for an important spiritual duty, the observance of the Easter-Passover season. Field services for all branches and all faiths are conducted and the GI's show a deep reverence." MS United States Marine working on sandbag bunker overlooking river, Vietnamese man wearing conical palm leaf hat rowing boat in BG, zoom out to wide shot of river valley, mountains in BG. MS U.S. Marines wearing combat uniforms including flak vests (flak jacket) & steel helmets marching toward Marine in sandbag bunker. MS/CUs Marines at outdoor service. MS Army chaplain conducting service in Christian vestments. MS U.S. Army soldiers squatting during outdoor mass, some with M-16 rifles leaning against their shoulders. MSs Jewish U.S. Army soldiers in sandbag bunker, prayer shawls being touched to torah. MS/TLSs Army soldiers receiving The Holy Eucharist from chaplain, praying & singing from prayer books during field service (African-American & Caucasian soldiers). | |
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