USMC 111781: The Blue Dragon on the Advance

Item Description
Title
USMC 111781: The Blue Dragon on the Advance

Citation information
USMC 111781: The Blue Dragon on the Advance. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
Oct-32

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111781

Decade
1960

Date
1965

Description
Patriotic South Korean informational film about the "Blue Dragon Elite", Korean Marines sent to Vietnam in 1965. Korean Marines shown training in preparation for deployment and then gathering at the port of Pusan for transport to South Vietnam (Cam Rahn Bay). Korean Marines shown in combat. Extensive coverage of their civil affairs activities. The Marines celebrate Korean Children's Day (May 5th) by taking children on a sightseeing trip. To celebrate the birthday of the Korean Marines, they unveil a monument and celebrate with a cake and other activities. The Blue Dragon Elite return to Pusan.

Location(s)
Pusan (Korea); Cam Ranh Bay (Vietnam); Seoul (Korea)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed in later half of 1965 through 1966.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
755

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
Content may be protected by copyright.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
6/18/2024

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
21:15

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Vietnam War