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Tet Offensive Footage (1968)

1968 · Newsreel · 5 min

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1968 Shot List, unedited military footage; 1) Sunken LCU-1482 in shallow water, much of uper part of craft above water. G 2) PAN view, damage to sunken craft, water in FG. 3) Fuel truck moving L over muddy road, three story building in BG, low boy carrying heavy crates passes by the L; PAN R to show a supply dump area. G 4) Trooper behind a tree firing rifles during Tet Offensive. G 5) Man running behind large tree, dropping down to knees, covering another man in BG. G 6) MLS Man down on knees firing rifle. (SV) 7) Rear View, Trooper squatting down low, man runs into scene R, move up alongside man. G 8) Rear view, two men wearing flak jackets, firing M-16's; small palm trees seen in BG. G 9) Men firing from behind small bandstand. G 10) Rear View, two men firing, man seen running to take cover in BG as men advance: man in FG fires his M-16 off towards palm trees at L. (SV) 11) Man rising, running towards shell hole depression in BG. G 12) Two men in foxhole-like affair, firing M-16's; fence seen in MBG, river in direct BG. G 13) MLS Small group of men firing M-16's from cover during fighting at Hue, RVN.VG 14) Rubble; tank seen approaching in MBG, one trooper in R MBG watching tank. G 15) Small, medium tank, swinging turret around; smoke comes from trees across river. (SV) 16) Looking along side of tank, empty shell casings seen along roadway; tank turret swings around, machine gun is being fired, empty shells are dropped to ground from tank at L, heavy smoke covers BG. G…

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