| Vietnam: 1st Cavalry Division Clashes With VC Force | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1758 |
| Catalog #: | 425758 | |
| Clip Number: | 425758-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-024-01 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Bong Son, Vietnam | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Courage LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Vietnam (Indochina) MILITARY: Army, USA WAR & CONFLICT/VIETNAM: Battle WAR & CONFLICT/VIETNAM: Casualties | |
| Description: | U.S. First Cavalry troops clash with North Vietnamese regulars on the central coastal plain of South Vietnam, near Bong Son. Heavy automatic weapons and sniper fire pin down our men. Two are killed, thirteen wounded. Four of the enemy are also killed. MS Low Angle - A soldier carrying his rifle running for cover under fire. MS - Three US soldiers running in an open field for cover. MS - US soldiers firing their weapons in a fox hole. Low Angle shot - US helicopter firing into the jungle attacking the North Vietcong. MS - Soldier looking up at the helicopter and he finely drops down into the fox hole for cover. MS - Helicopter landing to evacuate the wounded. CU - Soldiers in a shallow fox hole behind some palm trees. CU - The holes in the helicopter made by machine gun fire. CU - Damage to the helicopter and the word; "Devil" MS - A soldier carrying a flak jacket and holding his rifle. MS - Soldiers dropping off army helmets, guns and flak jackets in a pile. | |
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