United States soldiers on 'Mission Montagnard' in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The soldiers train young montagnards. Houses in the area. Men practice rifle shooting in the area. Smoke from firing in the foreground. They throw hand grenades hiding behind barricades. A soldier stands and instructs them. The men practice and hit a target board.
United States soldiers on 'Mission Montagnard' in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The soldiers train young montagnards. They practice firing bazookas and other hand weapons. A soldier instructs them about the use of demolition weapons. They also learn the use of radio communication.
United States soldiers on 'Mission Montagnard' in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Men and children seated at a table eat food. A man cooks food. They practice defense from enemy weapons in a field. Smoke from firing and bombardment. A soldier fires a machine gun. Trees in the background. The montagnards hide behind barricades and defend themselves from an enemy attack. The practice continues at night. They learn various techniques of defense. They also learn the technique of burning an arrow which points out guerrilla positions to an aircraft.
United States soldiers on 'Mission Montagnard' in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The soldiers give training to the montagnards. The montagnards undergo physical training. They walk along a field. U.S. soldiers train them in guerrilla warfare and provide them better understanding of the war. The montagnards stand in formation on a field and U.S. soldiers stand along with them. A flag hoisting ceremony takes place. The soldiers salute as a flag is hoisted. They shake hands with the montagnards and leave the place.
Sergeant Stuart Queen of the U.S. Army introduces a film about the 3rd Infantry Division. He turns to Audie Murphy, the most combat decorated soldier of World War 2, seated beside him, who is now a film star, but still active as a Captain in the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas National Guard. Captain Murphy speaks about the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division. View of the Division parading for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Fort Benning Georgia, in Summer, 1949. Animated map shows Korea and surrounding countries of China and Japan, on June 25, 1950. View zooms in on the 38th parallel marking separation of North and South Korea. Views of North Korean troops moving against South Korea. Buildings being blown up. Armed troops of the People's Army of North Korea prodding civilians out of their homes. South Korean troops riding in an American-provided army truck, join others organizing to resist the invaders. South Korean troops in battle gear preparing to engage the North Koreans. Next, as part of United Nations response to the North Korean aggression, elements of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division are seen arriving in November, 1950, and deploying along the East Coast of the Korean peninsula, to engage the North Korean army along its left flank. Battery of American M114 155 mm howitzers firing. American troops advancing along muddy road in snowy environment in December, 1950. Entry of Chinese forces into the conflict causes Americans to assume a defensive posture. Korean troops preparing to move elswhere.Smoke rising from battles in the background. Views of American defensive positions on the perimeter of the coastal city of Hungnam, to cover the withdrawal of units and equipment the U.S. 10th Corps, seen entering landing craft from the USS Montague (AKA-98) for evacuation from the beachhead
Piles of war materiel are seen at the port as the X-Corps and refugees evacuate Hamhung, North Korea, in December, 1950. Wounded and disabled being loaded into boats. Large numbers of Korean refugees being evacuated. Troops climbling aboard the troop transport ship, USS Okanogan (APA-220) from landing craft. Abandoned supplies and equipment being destroyed by explosives set off by U.S. Army engineers. A U.S. Navy warship with number 127 on it's bow sits close to the shore. Scenes of operations around the USS Okanogan, as she loads troops aboard.
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