USMC 111147: 26th Marines earn PUC at Khe Sanh

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111147: 26th Marines earn PUC at Khe Sanh Citation information USMC 111147: 26th Marines earn PUC at Khe Sanh. (2100-8024-68; 2100-8024-6; 204-68 (DIV info release no.); P.2-493.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/6367 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 2100-8024-68; 2100-8024-6; 204-68 (DIV info release no.); P.2-493 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111147 Decade 1960 Date 1968 Description Presidential Unit Citation awarded to 26th Marine Regiment for defense of Khe Sanh. News film special document included. A plane drops supplies with parachutes. Various footage of Marines in Khe Sanh trenches. Marines set up and fire a 105mm howitzer, operate a mortar, and fire a M67 recoilless rifle and M60 machine gun. Troops set up barbed wire fencing. Troops load a wounded Marine into a CH46 Sea Knight which takes off. A C123 Provider of US Air Force's 19th Air Commando Squadron takes off. Location(s) Khe_ Sanh (Vietnam); Vietnam Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in 1968. Division 3rd Division Regiment 26th 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 175 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 07/25/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 5:24 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War