USMC 101869: Sandbags and mortars at Con Thien

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101869: Sandbags and mortars at Con Thien Citation information USMC 101869: Sandbags and mortars at Con Thien. (FA-16-11-67; R-1-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/3146 Marine Corps Library Number 3116-16 Additional identifiers FA-16-11-67; R-1-4 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101869 Decade 1960 Date 1967-05-13 Description Supply paradrops from planes, some hidden by smoke bombs. Marines, including African Americans, fill sandbags. Mortar crews fire. US Army Col. Eleazar Parmly consults with a Marine Recon officer and others. Conventional and napalm strikes outside the perimeter. Location(s) Con Thien (Vietnam) Camera crew F. C. Beeney Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed May 13th and 14th, 1967. 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 390 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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 08/03/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 13:06 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War