Big Picture: United Nations Forces Counterattack

Year Published: 1951-08-27

Creator: National Archives and Records Administration

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569449 / Local Identifier 111-TV-179 Big Picture: United Nations Forces Counterattack DVD copied by Timothy Vollmer. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984). Our allied units throw a powerful counterattack against the Reds... Infantry tanks, artillery, and air all combine to throw the Reds back to the North.... The Navy blasts the enemy with rockets. Captain Zimmerman interviews Chaplain Joseph Murphy of Boston, Massachusetts, and Captain John Rock, former company commander with the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea. Chaplain Murphy, whose jeep was labeled "Life with Father" pays tribute to the spirit of the men of the Infantry. Chaplain Murphy, a Catholic priest, wears the Purple Heart for wounds received in Korea. Captain John Rock describes how our soldiers are the "best informed" soldiers in the world today. He tells how the Army's Information and Education program functions in the front lines in Korea. Captain Rock wears the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart with cluster, the Combat Infantry Badge with star, and the Presidential Unit Citation with three clusters. His hometown is Pawtucket, Rhode Island.