Burning Aircraft Carrier, USS Oriskany (CVA-34) off South Vietnam. Fire resulted from accidental ignition of flares. Three officers in the cabin, one of them sitting on the table top, while other two are on chairs and are engaged in an informal conversation (on same reel of footage, taken before the fire). View as sailors rip material from ship's side to gain access to fire. Smoke billows from side of ship. Several sailors run from area of heavy smoke, to get breath of fresher air. Injured sailor carried on stretcher.
ewsreel clip on the Atlanta Braves bringing major league baseball to the South. View of the downtown Atlanta skyline in 1966, followed by view of Atlanta Stadium. Thousands of people line the streets to welcome the Braves in a pre-game parade that proceeds South along Peachtree Street towards Five Corners, in the heart of the city. View of road sign at Peachtree and Houston streets. Banners reading "Welcome Braves." One car carries coach Ken Silvestri, Ken Johnson (#30), and Hank Fischer (#34). Closeup of them waving to the crowd. An intrepid boy watching from atop a traffic light. Boys and girls standing in front of adults on the sidewalk. One small boy sits on the sidewalk curb. The Players ride in wide 1960s-style open convertible cars and wave to the crowd. Other players seen include #19 Dennis Menke, #43 Rico Carty, and #35 Phil Niekro. Views inside Atlanta Stadium, filled with 50,000 spectators for the first game. Tony Cloninger delivers a pitch for the Braves, who would go onto to lose this game and the next.
Artistic depiction of United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marines moving in Vietnamese jungle during Vietnam War. Marines in a rural village. Vietnamese children gather to watch Marine Reserve Captain John T. Dyer creating a ‘Combat Art’ artwork. Captain Dyer sketches as children curiously watch the Marine. Captain Dyer talks about the artistic inspiration he finds during his stay in Vietnam, saying, "I'd like to come back to this country someday when I don't have to wear a 45 on my hip." A Vietnamese boy comes near Dyer to watch him work closely. An old man peers behind Dyer. A ‘Combat Art’ painting of Vietnamese fishermen on boat created by Dyer during his time in the Vietnam War.
View from a U.S. Riverine patrol boat underway with another in view. Armed crew members on the lookout. A gunner in position with single single M2HB 50 caliber machine gun in the stern. Another gunner at a double M2HB forward machine guns. American flag flying in the breeze. Rounds being fired making splashes in the water nearby. An explosion in the water. The patrol boat carrying the camera makes a 180-degree turn as does the companion boat. Gunners on the patrol boats commence firing toward the shore. Crewman on patrol boat reports to their operations center (aboard the USS Harnett County) informing them of enemy fire. View of sailors there receiving the message. Alarm sounds aboard the ship and members of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3) scramble in response, racing to their Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunships parked on the ship's deck. They don combat gear and prepare for takeoff. Closeups of crew members at their stations in a helicopter and preparing their weapons. The helicopters take off. The patrol boats speed and maneuver as they continue to return fire at the scene of engagement. The helicopters in formation, proceed toward the area and then swoop low over delta terrain. View from helicopter as it passes a patrol boat below, and then as it attacks the shore area identified by the boats. Smoke rising from the target area. Helicopter firing rockets at the target. Pilots discuss location and armament of the Viet Cong elements on the ground. View from inside a chopper as it makes final run on the target. Sailor on patrol boat waves to helicopter as it passes low nearby. Two helicopters in formation as they head to a new target identified by South Vietnamese command center. Helicopter firing rocket at enemy position. Views from inside a helicopter during several strafing and rocket attacks. Bullets striking and rockets exploding. Strafing attack against a wooden boat that explodes when hit. A wrecked Seawolf UH-1B gunship sitting in waist-deep water after being hit by a sniper in a Vietnamese boat. Sailors removing weapons and other items from it. Wounded on litters being taken aboard the LST. One being helped across the deck. Tracer bullets fired during nighttime. Views of sunset.
A Refugee Settlement Camp south of Dak To in South Vietnam. Colonel Everrett A. Stoutner, Deputy Commander, U.S. Army 3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division, and officers visit the refugee camp. Major Bong, Chief of Camp, RVN Army, assembles the refugees. Major Bong briefs visiting dignitaries and takes the group around. The visitors and camp workers distribute candy and soap to the refugees. Girl sifting rice. The Camp site with Montagnard refugees showing living quarters of crudely constructed make shift tents. (Vietnam War period).
A Refugee Settlement Camp south of Dak To in South Vietnam. Colonel Everrett A. Stoutner, Deputy Commander, U.S. Army 3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division, and officers at he refugee camp. Major Bong, Chief of Camp, RVN Army, assembles the refugees. Major Bong briefs visiting dignitaries and takes the group around. Children in a line. Montagnard refugees outside their crudely constructed living quarters. Mothers with their children. Soldiers with the children. The visitors and camp workers distribute candy and soap to the refugees. Thin and skinny children stand around the soldiers. (Vietnam War period).
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