USMC 104675: Operation Lam Son

Description: 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