Vietnam War - Color, 1968: Saigon, Bombing Aftermaths. 02-04Feb68
Aerials of Saigon; smoke rising in parts; over large deserted (?) industrial area. PoV from helicopter as it approaches & lands on airfield; MS camera 'copter comes in for landing; troops standing in BG near UH-1B 'copters. Further aerials of city; area where fires still burning; outskirts of Saigon, smoke in MBG; fire burning along waterfront, appears to cover entire city block dark.
07:56:11 Two GIs looking down on dead Viet Cong corpse in dirt street; CU soldier looking at dead V.C.; CU Military Policeman; homes in BG.
07:56:50 Slate: 04Feb68 Camera Lobmann (sp?).
07:57:00 MCU jeep stopping, troops out, walk to BG; CU troops, weapons ready, looking around. CU Hand reaching down, picking up M-79 dud in a ‘C-Ration’ can. CU Two M.P.s looking at M-79 dud in can. HA CU Man with E.O.D. band on arm. MCU dud in can, being prepared to be blown up; two sandbags placed around dud which is taken out of can; CU fuse wire, small charge being attached to dud, another sandbag is placed on top. MLS Jeep proceeding up street; small explosion seen in BG as dud is exploded.
07:59:04 Slate: 02Feb68 - US Navy; cameraman: Cutter. Vietnamese soldier on guard in empty fish market. CU large empty basket; pan to show vast empty fish market; people walking about; two women, heavy loads on heads, walk off. Viet guard at fishmarket; M-1 Garrand rifle carried by guard. Soldiers & old man at check point.
08:00:37 Viet Cong body laying in street in sun, face & arms blackened, much of clothes torn away. Pan dirt street, empty of people except for dead body in FG. Second V.C. body, laying on stomach. Two small dogs searching trash & building.
08:01:19 MS smiling young Vietnamese girl & family; motor scooter down alley to left. Street sign: Duong Vinh Vien on metal electric pole; sign on vehicle: EOD Team, pan to team arriving to blow up M-79 grenade - barricade across street in FG.
08:01:57 Slate” 04Feb68, camera - Cutter. MLS & CUs Lt. Vince Madonia, OinC of Motion Picture Team, w/ microphone (MOS) standing, interviewing woman whose home was bombed; much rubble seen in area; family seen in BG in rubble of building; CUs Lt. Madonia & woman.
08:03:40 Vietnamese beginning to rebuild homes. High Angle / HA boy washing feet w/ hose. Houses & CU man rebuilding home. MCU elderly woman watching activity. MLS Children playing across street. CU thru iron fence, showing several refugees in yard of Catholic School, Ba-Trieu.
1960s; Wartime Daily Life; Destruction; Damage;
NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. GOOD color.
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Vietnam War - Color, 1968: Saigon, Bombing Aftermaths. 02-04Feb68 Aerials of Saigon; smoke rising in parts; over large deserted (?) industrial area. PoV from helicopter as it approaches & lands on airfield; MS camera 'copter comes in for landing; troops standing in BG near UH-1B 'copters. Further aerials of city; area where fires still burning; outskirts of Saigon, smoke in MBG; fire burning along waterfront, appears to cover entire city block dark. 07:56:11 Two GIs looking down on dead Viet Cong corpse in dirt street; CU soldier looking at dead V.C.; CU Military Policeman; homes in BG. 07:56:50 Slate: 04Feb68 Camera Lobmann (sp?). 07:57:00 MCU jeep stopping, troops out, walk to BG; CU troops, weapons ready, looking around. CU Hand reaching down, picking up M-79 dud in a ‘C-Ration’ can. CU Two M.P.s looking at M-79 dud in can. HA CU Man with E.O.D. band on arm. MCU dud in can, being prepared to be blown up; two sandbags placed around dud which is taken out of can; CU fuse wire, small charge being attached to dud, another sandbag is placed on top. MLS Jeep proceeding up street; small explosion seen in BG as dud is exploded. 07:59:04 Slate: 02Feb68 - US Navy; cameraman: Cutter. Vietnamese soldier on guard in empty fish market. CU large empty basket; pan to show vast empty fish market; people walking about; two women, heavy loads on heads, walk off. Viet guard at fishmarket; M-1 Garrand rifle carried by guard. Soldiers & old man at check point. 08:00:37 Viet Cong body laying in street in sun, face & arms blackened, much of clothes torn away. Pan dirt street, empty of people except for dead body in FG. Second V.C. body, laying on stomach. Two small dogs searching trash & building. 08:01:19 MS smiling young Vietnamese girl & family; motor scooter down alley to left. Street sign: Duong Vinh Vien on metal electric pole; sign on vehicle: EOD Team, pan to team arriving to blow up M-79 grenade - barricade across street in FG. 08:01:57 Slate” 04Feb68, camera - Cutter. MLS & CUs Lt. Vince Madonia, OinC of Motion Picture Team, w/ microphone (MOS) standing, interviewing woman whose home was bombed; much rubble seen in area; family seen in BG in rubble of building; CUs Lt. Madonia & woman. 08:03:40 Vietnamese beginning to rebuild homes. High Angle / HA boy washing feet w/ hose. Houses & CU man rebuilding home. MCU elderly woman watching activity. MLS Children playing across street. CU thru iron fence, showing several refugees in yard of Catholic School, Ba-Trieu. 1960s; Wartime Daily Life; Destruction; Damage; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. GOOD color.