A ceremony on pier C for the departure of U.S. 25th Infantry Division from Inchon, Korea. Soldiers gather near an American Red Cross dough nut wagon. A board on the wagon reads: 'American Red Cross service'. A helicopter parked on the ground. A soldier boards the helicopter. Trees in the background. The soldiers stand at attention. Korean children come near the soldiers. They sing songs for the soldiers. The soldiers carrying barrack bags thread their way across the docks.
Six LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) advance towards smoky hills in Inchon, Korea during Korean War. The hills in the background. United States Marines on the LVT. A large crane along water's edge. LVT cross a river. Trucks parked in the background. A bulldozer struck in muddy terrain. Korean civilians stand near village look on LVT. Marines on other side of river stand near huts. LVT move along the road in line.
United States Marine hands out candy to large group of Korean children. A Korean boy fills canteen of marine. Two long lines of U.S. Marines come along side of the road with weapons slung over shoulders. A North Korean in white dress comes in opposite direction from the troops. Marines talk to North Korean children. Marines rest along side of the road. Korean children on the road. Korean people wave at a U.S. flag. A Korean child with U.S. flag. Koreans carry causalities on the stretchers. Marine troops and jeep move along road. Dead Koreans lie on the ground.
A ceremony restores government control to Inchon. General OP Smith and other U.S. Marine officers stand on the steps of a building during the ceremony. United States flag and Korean flag fly from a balcony above steps. South Korean officer, Sigmund Rhee with General OP Smith. Korean civilian officers march to the steps. Sigmund Rhee leads song from the steps of a building. Marines stand in attention during the ceremony. Civilians look on. Marine and Korean officer reads proclamation. Korean civilians clap. General OP Smith shakes hand with Sigmund Rhee.
Segment introduction by Captain Carl Zimmerman. Animated map shows Pyongyang, Taegu, Inchon (or Incheon), and Seoul, and the 38th parallel. PyongYang falls on October 17, 1950 to U.S. troops. Troops advancing in PyongYang. A North Korean soldier is captured. A tank drives on a railway in PyongYang. A burning truck carrying ammunition explodes. A medic treats a wounded U.S. soldier in the streets of Pyongyang. A dead North Korean at side of road as troops advance. Bridge crossing at Pyongyang. North Korean civilians in Pyongyang. Interview with Corporal David Grey, Korean war veteran. 187th Airborne Regiment parachuters prepare to depart from Kimpo Air Field. C-47 and C-119 boxcar airplanes take off from Kimpo Air Field on 20 October 1950. Parachutes of the 187th Airborne descend to ground. General MacArthur views parachutes from the interior of his Constellation air plane. Soldiers loading up cattle with equipment. Jeep and Howitzer tied to skids are seen still attached to parachutes. Wounded 187th Airborne Regiment soldiers are gathered and placed on helicopters. Wounded covered with shield on helicopter before take off. North Koreans wave flags as U.S. soldiers advance. Map shows major invasion dates for Korea in September and October 1950.
Focuses on Korean War (1950-1953). Ships of the UN fleet fire guns at Island of Wolmi. Tracers fired at night. The UN fleet underway at sea. General MacArthur with other officials on ship. Smoke arises from explosions on Wolmi. First landing craft arrives at shore. The UN troops and tanks advance on Island of Wolmi. Dead North Korean soldier. Prisoners march under guard on island.
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