USMC 109888: Vietnam War Operations

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109888: Vietnam War Operations Citation information USMC 109888: Vietnam War Operations. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3021/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109888 Decade 1960 Description Land and airborne operations in Vietnam. Aerial views document the coast and terrain. A Marine briefs others with the hair of a map. A CH34 helicopter lands in a field, Marines board before the helicopter takes off and deposits troops in a field. Marines move through terrain and over a bamboo bridge with an M20 bazooka. Marines operate field radio while aircraft (possibly an F4 Phantom) provides air support. Marines take cover in a trench and fire M60 machine guns and their M14 rifles at the enemy through the mist. Marines fire 81mm mortars and capture a member of the Vietcong. Marines evacuate and treat wounded. Marines rest, eat MREs, dry off their feet, clean weapons, and give gum to local children. Marines and Vietnamese soldiers search a village, interact with local leaders, attend a briefing, and share a meal together. Vietcong weapons sit on a table. A German shepherd obeys commands. Missiles aim. Marines are delivered to the shore via LCVPs and move inland. A village burns. Marines pass casualties. Location(s) Vietnam Genre Conflict (combat) 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 710 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 04/18/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 20:20 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War