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Big Picture - Army Mountain & Winter Training Pt. 2 of 2

Reel Number: H1906-06

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1950s,1960s

Country: USA

Location: CAmp Hale,Colorado

TC Begins: 02:15:38

TC Ends: 02:27:37

Duration: 00:11:59

Continued... Big Picture - Army Mountain & Winter Training Pt. 2 of 2 Entrance sign: U.S. Army Camp Hale - The Highest Army Post In The United States. Ski troops in white marching in background & along road. 02:16:04 Troops in heavy fur-lined winter parkas on snowshoes along snow covered road. Soldier chopping wood; mules in corral & motto on sign: No Step Backwards. GIs walking / falling in snow while others pass on snowshoes. Skiers past. 02:17:48 Man putting on skis next to packs, MCU putting on binding. Man waxing skis. Beginning group learning cross country skiing, falling; instructor gesturing. Practicing falling & getting up. 02:19:54 Students snowplowing down gentle slope, fall & getting up. 02:20:46 Men getting on T-bar tow. Skiers over small jumps; over bumps; over jumps & falling. 02:22:12 Line of men skiing in single track. 02:22:19 Army cameraman & crew on small railroad flatcar alongside skiers. 02:22:34 Paratroopers jump from plane; dragged by parachute. Soldiers on skies advancing, shooting, firing from tripod made w/ ski poles. Explosions; cold weather soldiers past burning structure. 02:24:38 Animated map showing arctic as frontier w/ USSR. 02:25:07 Large plane unloading troops on snowfield or ice; carrying packs. 02:25:16 Army trucks & trailers over deeply rutted frozen road. LS of troops crossing frozen lake; pulling sleds. Tank pulling large sled. Other equipment; tractor pulling ,men on skis. 02:26:19 Sgt. Stewart Queen in office talking to camera (SOF) re need for training. The Big Picture Credits. See Your Army Recruiting Officer. American Army Winter Training; 1950s; 1960s; Cold Weather; Preparations; Preparedness; Promotion; NOTE: This card sold at per reel rate; or any continuous ten minutes of entire film sold at per reel rate.

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