USMC 110917: ""A legacy in the making""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 110917: ""A legacy in the making"" Citation information USMC 110917: ""A legacy in the making"". (CAP 3-4-4; MH-11024.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 13/4674/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers CAP 3-4-4; MH-11024 MIRC inventory no. USMC 110917 Decade 1960 Description Sgt. Robert Eaton records a message to his parents explaining his choice to remain in Vietnam and help local rebuild their village following a Viet Cong attack. Includes footage of villagers' daily lives and Marines interacting with locals. Includes LCpl. James W. Kimbrel singing Johnny Cash's ""The Big Battle."" Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Zeitlin, David I. (Screenwriter, Director); Frankel, Ernest (Screenwriter, Director); Connolly, John J. (Camera operator); Armour, William A. (Camera operator); Hansen, Erik A. (Camera operator); Gill, Gerald (Camera operator); Marth, Rudy (Camera operator); Frank, Walter W. (Editor); Hurley, Daniel P. (Editor); U.S. Naval Photographic Center Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Probably filmed in 1960s or early 1970s. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 800 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 07/12/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 26:07 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War