USMC 111271: "Marines 193rd Year - Pass in Review"

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111271: "Marines 193rd Year - Pass in Review" Citation information USMC 111271: "Marines 193rd Year - Pass in Review" . (MH10742; #00443.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 14/13/4723 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers MH10742; #00443 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111271 Decade 1960 Date 1968 Description Ceremony for James Anderson, Jr. (Medal of Honor, 1967) at the Marine Corps Barracks opens this review of 1968 for the Marine Corps. General Leonard Chapman, Commandant, tours Vietnam. Includes coverage of the Siege of Kh� Sanh, the Tet Offensive at Hue City. President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the 27th Regimental Landing Team at El Toro. Women Marines celebrate their 25th anniversary. Training and exercises in the Mediterranean and Caribbean are noted. An array of civic action operations in Vietnam are covered. General Victor Krulak retires in Hawaii. OV-10A Bronco makes its combat debut as close air support aircraft. Helicopters prove increasingly important for operations in Vietnam. Dedication of Cam Lejeune Force Troops Complex and the Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to the 26th Marines for its defense of Kh� Sanh. 27th Regimental Landing Team leaves Vietnam and lands in San Diego with a parade to honor their homecoming. Marines conduct Operation Meade River Location(s) Kh� Sanh (Vietnam); Hue City (Vietnam); Washington (D.C.); El Toro (Calif.); Camp Pendleton (Calif.); Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Combat Pictorial Branch Genre Public relations Film date (note) Produced in 1968. Regiment 26th Marines Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 1000 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 02/01/2024 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 29:28 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War