| Vietnam Heroes: "Screaming Eagles" And Green Berets | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1749 |
| Catalog #: | 426124 | |
| Clip Number: | 426124-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-052-01 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Vietnam | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Honors, Military, Congressional Medal Of Honor LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Vietnam (Indochina) WAR & CONFLICT/VIETNAM: Battle WEAPONS: Grenade WEAPONS: Guns, Field WEAPONS: Guns, Machine | |
| Description: | "Operation Hawthorne", 40 miles north of Pleiku in Vietnam, rescues the men of an Army Special Forces camp, under heavy attack by the Vietcong. Men of the "Screaming Eagles"....air lifted to the area, turn the tide of battle. Meanwhile, at the White House, Lieutenant Charles Williams receives the Medal of Honor from President Johnson for heroism in a similar operation, defending a "Green Beret" camp. Establishing shot - Firing of cannons, shooting of assault riffles, soldiers loading field guns, lots of smoke, soldiers fighting a battle. MS - A platoon of soldiers kneeling in a ditch with automatic riffles. CUS - Soldier firing his automatic riffle. MS - Soldier firing a grenade launcher. MS - A line of soldiers throwing hand grenades. MS - From a platoon, two soldiers firing their riffles and slowly walking into the jungle. Washington, DC./ White House: MS - Lieutenant Charles Williams with his family receiving the Medal of Honor from President Johnson, the nations highest military decoration. CUS - President Johnson placing the medal around Lieutenant Williams neck. Camera pans - Lieutenant Williams wife and children. | |
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