| Enemy Snipers Take Toll | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1758 |
| Catalog #: | 425700 | |
| Clip Number: | 425700-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-017-01 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Bong Song Plain, Vietnam | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Courage LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Vietnam (Indochina) TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Helicopters WAR & CONFLICT/VIETNAM: Battle WAR & CONFLICT/VIETNAM: Casualties | |
| Description: | Drama and death on Bong Song Plain, South Vietnam, where a squad of U.S. 8th Cavalry is ambushed by a regiment of Viet Cong. One GI is killed and two wounded. Helicopter rockets, artillery, and air strikes drive the enemy off and the trapped men are rescued. Establishing shot - Tops of palm trees camera pans down and the US Marines are engaged in battle with the Viet Cong. CU - US Marine crawling on his belly with his riffle clutched in his hand under enemy fire. CU - A Marine laying on the ground suffering from enemy gun fire, his friend trying to comfort him. MS - Marines running past the camera lens. CU - Marine holding and firing his machine gun. Low Angle Shot - Helicopters coming in to help the pinned down Marines. MS - Two Marines pinned down in their fox hole one Marine laying injured on the ground. MS - Helicopter coming down for a landing. CU - One of the Marines that was pinned down in the fox hole, crawls out and over to the Marine laying on the ground - shot. Low Angle Shot - Helicopter firing rockets. MS - A Marine calls in his position while another Marine is sitting on the ground eating a sandwich under enemy fire. CU - A Marine feeding a wounded Marine C-Rations. The wounded soldier has a bandage over his eyes, a neck brace on, and his cheek is stitched up. Low Angle Shot - A helicopter overhead coming in for a landing. MS - The Marines are getting evacuated from the fighting area. Lt. Co. Arty McClure is helping a wounded Marine to the helicopter, and the Marine is very grateful. CU - Other wounded Marines getting escorted to the evacuation site. | |
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