Vietnam War - Operation Medina, Helicopters & movement w/ wounded evacuation 11-12Oct67
Catholic Mass being said in large field; large field tents in background. Soldiers receiving sacrament, waiting in line. Praying, heads bowed. CU table w/ chalice.
10:14:36 Slate: 11Oct67 Operation Medina Heli lift from 3 mi. north of Quang Tri to LZ 308377 (card says LZ 308397). Men w/ field packs run to long line of UH1E helicopters & board. CU rotors; taking off past camera & circling. Men run to load, other choppers landing. Inside helicopter.
10:16:09 Men out of chopper moving thru blowing grass. Helicopters landing past camera; on grassy knoll unloading & taking off. Leaving empty.
10:16:57 Men on ground on radios; one holds M-16 rifle.
10:17:12 Slate: 11Oct67 Op. Medina from LZ 308377 to 1st check point (Zulu) 324367. Troops down grassy slope & into jungle (dark). Fast stream, men crossing (some dark & w/ shutter problem). Seen from above, man hanging onto hand line w/ water over shoulders. Man gesturing & giving instructions to men crossing.
10:19:45 Slate: 12Oct67 Op Medina from LZ 308377 to 1st check point. Man thru jungle w/ rifle & bullets; wading swamp, heavy vegetation. Men past camera. Along ridge trail, past dead trees. Bomb crater. Man tying C-4 explosive charge to tree, lighting match or pulling fuse. Others past twisted trees & pushing down trees. Inspecting damaged M-16 rifle, CU.
10:22:22 UH34D descending.
10:22:28 Slate: 12Oct67 Op. Medina. Wounded evacuated. Charlie Co. 1/1. Helicopter pushing over dead tree & landing. Men in propwash w/ wounded. Man on PRC-25 radio phone. Helicopter slowly sets down in brush, litter unloaded, three men put on & into helicopter. Lifts off. VERY GOOD.
Religion; Fighting; 1967; 1960s US Military; Evacuation;
Cameraman is Perkins
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Vietnam War - Operation Medina, Helicopters & movement w/ wounded evacuation 11-12Oct67 Catholic Mass being said in large field; large field tents in background. Soldiers receiving sacrament, waiting in line. Praying, heads bowed. CU table w/ chalice. 10:14:36 Slate: 11Oct67 Operation Medina Heli lift from 3 mi. north of Quang Tri to LZ 308377 (card says LZ 308397). Men w/ field packs run to long line of UH1E helicopters & board. CU rotors; taking off past camera & circling. Men run to load, other choppers landing. Inside helicopter. 10:16:09 Men out of chopper moving thru blowing grass. Helicopters landing past camera; on grassy knoll unloading & taking off. Leaving empty. 10:16:57 Men on ground on radios; one holds M-16 rifle. 10:17:12 Slate: 11Oct67 Op. Medina from LZ 308377 to 1st check point (Zulu) 324367. Troops down grassy slope & into jungle (dark). Fast stream, men crossing (some dark & w/ shutter problem). Seen from above, man hanging onto hand line w/ water over shoulders. Man gesturing & giving instructions to men crossing. 10:19:45 Slate: 12Oct67 Op Medina from LZ 308377 to 1st check point. Man thru jungle w/ rifle & bullets; wading swamp, heavy vegetation. Men past camera. Along ridge trail, past dead trees. Bomb crater. Man tying C-4 explosive charge to tree, lighting match or pulling fuse. Others past twisted trees & pushing down trees. Inspecting damaged M-16 rifle, CU. 10:22:22 UH34D descending. 10:22:28 Slate: 12Oct67 Op. Medina. Wounded evacuated. Charlie Co. 1/1. Helicopter pushing over dead tree & landing. Men in propwash w/ wounded. Man on PRC-25 radio phone. Helicopter slowly sets down in brush, litter unloaded, three men put on & into helicopter. Lifts off. VERY GOOD. Religion; Fighting; 1967; 1960s US Military; Evacuation; Cameraman is Perkins