USMC 100623: Cardinal Spellman Visits Vietnam

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100623: Cardinal Spellman Visits Vietnam Citation information USMC 100623: Cardinal Spellman Visits Vietnam . (P-578 .) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3030/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers P-578 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100623 Decade 1960 Date 1966-12 Description Cardinal Francis Spellman of New York visits Marines in Vietnam. Spellman is greeted as he arrives by car to perform an open-air mass. Marines, civilians and Vietnamese members of religious orders participate in the mass. Afterwards, Spellman blesses the personal crucifix of a Marine. Location(s) Vietnam. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Probably filmed in December 1966. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 100 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 Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 05/27/2025 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 2:52 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War