COMBAT ACTIVITIES OF THE 1/501 BDE, 101ST ABN DIV (FIRE DROP); ETC

Year Published: 1967

Creator: Department of Defense.

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34383 / Local Identifier 111-LC-56854 COMBAT ACTIVITIES OF THE 1/501 BDE, 101ST ABN DIV (FIRE DROP); ETC 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). Summary: First Footage, 187'. AVs, smoke rising from explosions in jungle. Air to air, CH-47 Chinook carrying slingload of gas bombs. Copter approaches WA jungle area. AVs, fire bombs exploding on WA position in jungle. Air to air, AH-1G Huey Cobra gunship firing. AV, ball of fire and smoke rising from explosions. MS, officer seated in doorway of airborne copter. He is directing fire drops on NVA positions. AVs, burning jungle. AV, CH-47 Chinook dropping bombs. AV, AH-1G Cobra flying over jungle terrain and dropping bombs on hill. AVs, explosions. AV, fire and smoke in jungle. TROOPER OF THE DAY.: Hq 2d Bde, 101st Abn Div (AMBL), Phu Bai, South Vietnam: 09/08/1971: 509': Trooper of the Day is chosen from a different unit in the Bde. The Trooper chosen this time is SP4 Richard F. Morganegg. LS, soldier of the day walking over wooden bridge to Hqs Bde bldg. LS, SP4 Morganegg along with three other soldiers exit Hqs bldg. LS, soldiers approach and embark UH-1D on helipad. LS, copter engines are started. LS, UH-1D takes off. LS, Hqs 2d Bde 101st Abn Div bldg. MS, captured Soviet 12.7mm machine gun, (Chicom type 54) on display outside Hqs bldg. MS, cannon on display. INT, office. Soldier filling out form while talking to officer. CU, soldier filling out information sheet. MS, officer seated at desk talking to soldier. CU, officer talking. MS, soldier pinning "Trooper of the Day" armband on soldier. CU, armband. MS, side view of Col David Wade seated at desk. MS, SP4 Morganegg listening. LS, Col Wade and soldier walk to helicopter. Hq area seen from front window of copter as it takes off. CU, shadow of pilot on control board. LS, Col Wade and party walking up hill to Firebase Rifle. MS, Col Wade examines a destroyed test fire bunker. LS, Col Wade and group atop hill checking area. LS, helicopters On helipad on hill. LS, captured USSR 84mm type-44 on display. CU, Chicom l2.7mm machine gun. MS, Col Wade and Trooper of the Day enter Officers Mess. LS, Col Wade and soldier leave mess hall. CU, Col and soldier look at German 81mm mortar. CU, Trooper of the Day seated near doorway of copter in flight. AV, mountainous terrain. LS, Col Wade presenting Trooper of the Day with citation. MS, SP4 Morganegg salutes the Colonel and departs. Trooper of the Day is chosen from a different unit in the Bde. The Trooper chosen this time is SP4 Richard F. Morganegg. LS, soldier of the day walking over wooden bridge to Hqs Bde bldg. LS, SP4 Morganegg along with three other soldiers exit Hqs bldg. LS, soldiers approach and embark UH-1D on helipad. LS, copter engines are started. LS, UH-1D takes off. LS, Hqs 2d Bde 101st Pan Div bldg. MS, captured Soviet 12.7mm machine gun, (Chicom type 54) on display outside Hqs bldg. MS, cannon on display. Tnt, office. Soldier filling out form while talking to officer. CU, soldier filling out information sheet. MS, officer seated at desk talking to soldier. CU, officer talking. MS, soldier pinning "Trooper of the Day" armband on soldier. CU, armband. MS, side view of Col David WAde seated at desk. MS, SP4 Morganegg listening. LS, Col Wade and soldier walk to helicopter. Hq area seen from front window of copter as it takes off. CU, shadow of pilot on control board. LS, Col Wade and party walking up hill to Firebase Rifle. MS, Col Wade examines a destroyed test fire bunker. LS, Col Wade and group atop hill checking area. LS, helicopters on helipad on hill. LS, captured USSR 84mm type-44 on display. CU, Chicom l2.7mm machine gun. MS, Col Wade and Trooper of the Day enter Officers Mess. LS, Col Wade and soldier leave mess hall. CU, Col and soldier look at German 81mm mortar. CU, Trooper of the Day seated near doorway of copter in flight. AV, mountainous terrain. LS, Col Wade presenting Trooper of the Day with citation. MS, SP4 Morganegg salutes the Colonel and departs. DVD copied by Master Scanner Liz Pruszko.