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Vietnam War - 1967, Operation Cook, Gen. Matheson Briefed; Medics; Patrol, 05Sep67

Reel Number: H1661-02

Color: Colour

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1967

Country: Canada,USA,Vietnam

Location: Quang Ngai Province,Xuan Vinh

TC Begins: 16:02:31

TC Ends: 16:22:13

Duration: 00:19:42

Vietnam War - 1967, Operation Cook, Gen. Matheson Briefed; Medics; Patrol, 05Sep67 Slate: 05Sep67 Operation Cook. 16:02:51 UH-1D helicopters fly over trees & away from camera. 16:03:26 Soldiers on hilltop w/ maps, tents ?? Purple signal grenade smoke, soldier directs UH1D to landing. Salve H Matheson, CG 101st Airborne & party out, walk to briefing area. Officer at large map under canvas shade briefs Brigadier General Matheson & party, CU & MCUs. 16:05:17 Slate: same. CU, Matheson laughing; picture of Ho Chi Minh on the map. General's copter takes off. 16:05:50 Soldier& Vietnamese interpreter look over captured Vietcong weapons, look at map. MCUs. 16:08:00 Slate: same. Villagers of Xuan Vinh wait outside hut for medical treatment. CU, children. 16:08:38 Mud plaster living quarters in resettlement area, people moving around. 16:09:23 Soldier examines & treats scratch on boy. Doctor & medics treating others. 16:10:46 Slate: same. Officer w/ map & interpreter interrogate blindfolded Vietcong prisoner. 16:11:32 American flag is raised; saluting. LSs, mountainous terrain & looking down on hillside, soldiers. 16:12:38 AVs, mountains, landing on ridge; soldiers unloading cartons. 16:13:32 Slate, same. Soldier opens a can of C-rations. Soldiers unload mermite food containers from UH-1D, set up a mess line. Soldiers served on outdoor mess line; resting; others reading mail. 16:16:48 LSs, explosions, jets attack enemy positions in valley. Soldiers eating. MCU soldier reading letter. 16:18:08 LS, pan mountainous country. Soldiers move out on patrol past camera; Blacks & Whites. They come under sniper fire, duck for cover & deploy. LSs, soldiers return the fire & run across field. 16:19:59 Soldiers walk thru brush. Black medic treating Black wounded soldier 16:20:29 Slate: same. Soldiers firing M-16 rifles & M-60 MG into mountainside. 16:21:34 Soldiers get into UH-1D & it takes off (two shots, dark shot, then okay). Fighting; Medical Treatment; NOTE: Good color & quality of coverage. NOTE: Any continuous 11 minutes sold at per reel rate. Note: Operation Cook involved 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division; 1st Brigade, 101st AB Div.; & 196th Infantry Brigade cordon & search, & search & destroy operation.

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