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Korea War - 1951, Training: Marines w/ Explosives, 26Oct51; Blood Appeal 02Nov51; General Collins Arrival 01Nov51.

Reel Number: 250089-04

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1951

Country: Korea,USA

Location: DC,pentagon,Quantico,Virginia,Washington

TC Begins: 08:22:27

TC Ends: 08:29:11

Duration: 00:06:44

Korea War - 1951, Training: Marines w/ Explosives, 26Oct51; Blood Appeal 02Nov51; General Collins Arrival 01Nov51. Slate: 26Oct51 Quantico, Virginia. Camera: Sander. MLS, marines in fatigues walk near pillbox on dirt road along lake or river. Marine prone w/ portable flame-thrower beside instructor in front of pillbox. Several fire burst, flames burning over pillbox. Marine runs up & places charge against but no explosion. 08:23:28 S;ate: same. Men watch Capt Kenneth O Gray lecture, demonstrate demolition. Truck with tank trailer, weapons carrier, parked in area. LS, MS & CU Gray holds smoking detonator cord, inserts it into igniting cap & removes pin from cap. MS Marines watch. Gray kneads Tetrytol (caption calls it Composition 03, 1/3 stronger than TNT) w/ fingers. LS, men load large aircraft-type bomb into weapons carrier. 08:24:33 Slate: same. CU, LS, fuel oil from tank trailer spout into bomb; marine stands by. 08:24:48 MSs, men fasten wire to blocks of TNT around tree trunk. LS, blast occurs, fells tree across road. Tying to trunk of felled tree. 08:25:38 Slug. 08:25:42 02Nov51 INSERTS FOR BLOOD DONOR STORIES.: Pentagon, Washington DC. MCU Girl looks, smiles faintly at, "Grin and Bear It" cartoon by Lichty. Cartoon shows man donning coat at blood center Caption reads: "After all that's siphoned out of our pocket these days. This is nothing." "Give Blood - Save A Life Armed Forces Blood Donor Program". 08:26:21 Slug. 08:26:26 CUs, still photo from above of carrier Essex. Formation of men on deck form outline of plasma bottle & tube, numbers 2377 inside indicate pints of blood donated by crew. Another closer shot. 08:27:17 Slug. 08:27:29 Slate: 01Nov51 Collins Arrival National Airport. C-54 MATS plane taxis past camera. General Collins down ramp, salutes & shakes hands. Talks to reporters, officers. 08:28:36 LS Collins before microphones, MOS. 08:28:57 LS Collins greeted by Mrs Collins; enter car. Marine Training;

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