| Loyalty Day Parade | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1760 |
| Catalog #: | 425861 | |
| Clip Number: | 425861-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-036-04 | |
| Timecode: | 00:24:12 - 00:24:48 | |
| Location: | New York City, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Spectators LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York MILITARY: Army, USA PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Military PERSONALITIES: Hollywood | |
| Description: | "The VFW-sponsored Loyalty Day Parade down Fifth Avenue, is a symbol of strong support for U.S. action in Vietnam. Honorary Marshall is comedienne Martha Raye, just returned from entertaining the troops. TLS - Crowd lining 5th Avenue. Good MS - Little boy wearing U.S. Army military fatigues and green beret marching on parade. Great MS - African-American members of the U.S. Army Green Beret Special Forces marching in parade, saluting grandstand officials. Great MS - Male teenagers wearing U.S. Army special forces fatigues & green berets marching with rifles slung over the shoulders. TLS/MS - Asian-American children dressed in Revolutionary War uniforms (including three corner hats) marching in parade, some playing fifes. Panning MS - Honorary parade marshal MARTHA RAYE wearing military uniform, being marched to grandstand. Nice TLS - Group of white adults & children marching with American flags, one man playing fife, several holding homemade signs that read, "Better Dead Then Red" (sic). | |
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