USMC 104675: Operation Lam Son

Item Description
Title
USMC 104675: Operation Lam Son

Citation information
USMC 104675: Operation Lam Son. (00111; 124-16-101-72.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
04/867

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
00111; 124-16-101-72

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104675

Decade
1970

Date
1972

Description
The film showcases Vietnamese training/working alongside/with the assistance of the US military. Footage from the Vietnam war shows several LVTP5s cutting through water. A howitzer is shown. 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 naval guns are fired from a ship. H21 helicopter hovers above a the USS Newport News (CA�148) at sea. The nose of a S-61R is seen as the cameraman takes off in a helicopter. A briefing is given to military personnel. Soldiers crammed into a LST sleep. The film also contains combat footage from Operation Lam Son 719. Ranking officials are present at briefing.

Location(s)
Vietnam; Laos.

Camera crew
Markhan (GySgt); Connolly(CWO)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Probably filmed in 1972.

Regiment
9th Marines


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
975

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
05/02/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
26:18

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Vietnam War