A camp of the U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment in Korea. A sign identifying the unit stands near a command communications truck. The Regiment is drawn up in formation. A major reads orders received. The Colonel commanding the Regiment issues orders to its officers. The United States flag is furled and placed in a case, as are the Regimental colors. Color guard marches with furled and cased colors while troops present arms. The Regiment marches away. View of the command communications truck and Regiment sign, with American and Regimental flags beside it. Scenes of unit tents and canvas being loaded into truck, and equipment being sorted and arranged in piles for salvage. Large quantity of personal gear, like mess kits, etc. being discarded. Regimental cooking equipment being sorted and inventoried. Unit lanterns set aside. Rifles are being wiped down and piled for salvage.
At a meeting of the UN Security Council, in Lake Success, New York, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Warren Austin, displays a Soviet-made weapon captured in Korea. Soviet representative, Jacob Malik, walks out of the meeting. Warren passes the weapon around to other Security Council delegates. Britain's Ambassador,Sir Gladwyn Jebb, examines it closely and it is then passed over the chair vacated by Malik, to the representative of Norway. (It appears to be a Soviet SVT-40 or SKS semi-automatic rifle.) Shift to animated map showing UN forces completely occupying South korea, to the 38th parallel. Crew members board a U.S. Air Force C-47 aircraft named,"The Speaker." Closeup of one crew member, a Korean, wearing a hat labeled,"Voice of UN." The aircraft takes off. Inside the plane's cabin, a Korean delivers a message that is being broadcast to any North Korean soldiers on the ground. Views of the huge loudspeakers mounted in the rear cabin of the aircraft. Stacks of pamphlets are seen in the aircraft, that encourage enemy combatants to surrender and include safe conduct passes. Crew members are seen throwing these from the airplane. UN soldiers pose with a large sign reading,"You Are Crossing The 38th Parallel, courtesy of the 3rd ROK Div." Troops of that division are seen proceeding North, along a road. ROK troops crowded aboard an M8 Armored Car. Another sign reads,"You Are Now Crossing The 38th Parallel, Courtesy of the 7th U.S. Cavalry, 'Garry Owen.'" American soldiers walking along the road; others riding on an M-24 (Chaffee) tank; and some riding on a DUKW, are greeted by local Korean people who line the side of a road. An M4 Sherman tank, named "Old Faithful," passes the camera, crowded with UN troops. Back to the animated map, showing advance of UN forces, with ROK troops reaching the Yalu River, by October 27th, 1950. UN infantry are seen climbing through rugged mountainous forested areas.
United Nations troops arrive in Korea. Views of busy streets and civilians. Troops guarding a cemetery. A Korean map can be seen.
24th Infantry Division advances up a forest hillside. Well equipped troops firing and jet planes strafe and bombard Chinese positions at the crest.
A documentary on the struggle of Marines from Chosin Reservoir to Hungnam, Korea. Soldiers chopping logs in a camp in Autumn snow in Korea. Soldiers grouped around fire, some are sleeping on pack. Views of oil pipes laid over uphills. Aerial views of rugged mountainous country. Airplanes in flight, planes drop bombs. American soldiers slowly moving up a snow covered hill with bazookas and rifles. North Korean prisoners come staggering uphill to U.S. soldiers. Prisoners sitting in the snow, U.S. soldier offers a prisoner some coffee. Bare feet of a prisoner in snow.
A soldier walks in a forest area, sees a scope instrument. A close view of scope instrument, Model BC-200. A U.S. soldier holding an MC-16, looks at the target.
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