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Korean War - Color, 1951, Documentary Film: This Is Korea R3 of 6

Reel Number: 250062-03

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1950,1951

Country: Korea,South Korea,USA

Location: Seoul

TC Begins: 02:17:16

TC Ends: 02:25:28

Duration: 00:08:12

R3 of 6 Color, Documentary Film re How Korea became embroiled in Cold War politics & story of 7th Fleet & 1st Marine Division in Korean War in first year. High angle of MASH unit clearing station. MCU wounded on stretchers on jeeps. CU examining wound; giving injections w/ syringes; transfusions, Loading stretchers into ambulances, onto & into small helicopters, lifting off in cloud of dust. 02:19:15 US hospital ship on calm bay. 02:19:21 Wounded on stretcher removed. 02:19:38 Seoul w/ heavily damaged large buildings, people walking past, jeeps along street. Refugees pushing overloaded wagons of belongings, tilt down to CU of small boy. 02:19:57 Two soldiers on bulldozer down street, several others following. South Korea recruits marching lpast along roadside. 02:20:27 Low flying airplane along miles of homeless refugees. 02:20:51 Man leading ox w/ wife & belongs, parents & children following. Refugees given shots / injections / innoculations; babies crying. 02:21:37 Troops past; CU sign: Catholic Holy Mother Orphanage. Women, nuns; boy beside soldier, patted on head by GI until he smiles. Other children smiling, laughing. MCU soldier dumps out bag of candy, shows them how to eat it. Women watch, smile. Soldiers bring boxes & set down; then moving out walking along road in cold & wet carrying weapons & packs. 02:23:41 Crossing rivers on log bridges. Jeeps fording river. Marines crossing frozen rice paddies. 02:24:13 High angle, river valley w/ tanks lined up, firing & explosions on hillside. MS firing, explosions. 02:24:38 Troops marching along narrow road past camera; LS crossing fields ahead. 02:24:51 General Lewis B. Puller aka Chesty Puller, calls on telephone for fire & artillery firing; hillside explosions & Puller puts down telephone. Anti-Communist; Communism; American Korean War Propaganda; Cold War; Fighting; Battles; 1950; 1951;

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