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American Navy in Vietnam (1967)

1967 · Short film · 28 min

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Made by Sundial Films, this color movie presents the activities of the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. Copyright 1967. Opening: Mekong River Delta in Southeast Asia. American Navy Lt. Jets wait on Yankee Station somewhere in the South China Sea. The Kitty Hawk, 2nd largest of U.S. attack carriers. Jets take off, artillery is fired at the land, at the Vietcong. U.S. Marines board helicopters aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex CV-9 and head for land. Saigon, a Navy Chief answers the phone. Military personnel speaks (:08-2:08). Battleship at sea. Chet Huntley reports. Main titles (2:09-4:29). July 1964, off the coast of Vietnam, U.S. patrols South China Sea. South Vietnamese Army is training. US Navy Headquarters Support Activity in Saigon. July 1964 - increase of Vietcong forces in the South. August 2, 1964, USS Maddox tracks unknown craft in the Gulf of Tonkin. They are identified as North Vietnamese PT boats and the boats open fire on the Maddox. American spokesman speaks on the incident (4:30-7:00). Maddox resumes its routine patrol along with the USS Turner Joy. The next night, the same thing happens and the North Vietnamese boats attack the U.S. ships. President Lyndon Johnson speaks about Gulf of Tonkin incident. Jets ready on carriers, they take off (7:01-8:22). March 1965, Navy planes take off from USS Ticonderoga CV-14, a Navy/Marine Corps joint effort. U.S. Marines are on the ground. Chet Huntley speaks (8:23-9:24). Modern Naval power. USS Canberra. USS Bainbridge. Ships…

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Running time
28 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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