USMC 100494: Tet Offensive, Hue City

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100494: Tet Offensive, Hue City Citation information USMC 100494: Tet Offensive, Hue City. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 16/123 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100494 Decade 1960 Date 1968-02-06 Description The Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion of the 5th Marines of the 3rd Division, maneuvers against enemy fire to take the Hue City Provisional Headquarters on February 6, 1968 as a part of the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. Film depicts the 1st Platoon's entry into the building, and into the open courtyard under the orders of Capt. Christmas, as mortar shells continue to detonate and the platoon throws grenades and fires M-16s. These Marines are followed by men of the 2nd and 3rd Platoons, led by Sgt. John Miller and Lt. Mike Lambert. Marines search for and bandage wounded men, while Gunnery Sgt. Frank Thomas, Pfc. Walter Kaczmarek and Pfc. Alan McDonald take down the Viet Cong flag, and replace it with the United States' flag. Marines are also seen removing Viet Cong soldiers, and binding and blindfolding them. Film concludes with a brief shot of a demolished bridge. Location(s) Vietnam.; Hue City (Vietnam) Military Grid Reference 48QYD76642098 Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed in 1968 Division 3rd Division Regiment 5th Marines Battalion 2nd Battalion Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Answer print Original physical length 200 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Content may be protected by copyright. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 06/14/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 4:41 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War