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Public Domain Stock Footage Vietnam 1965 Operation Long Reach
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Synopsis: Unedited footage of U.S.1st Cavalry Division on an search and destroy operation and relief of the Plei Me Special Forces & CIDG Camp located in the Pleiku Province of Vietnam Oct 24-Nov 25, 1965...
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Information: 1965 19:01 min COL (SILENT)
Show All Vietnam War Titles Vietnam 1965 - Operation Long Reach
(Nov 14-15,1965: Reel 6.6 min.)
Soldiers stand guard over Vietcong prisoners. The prisoners are blindfolded with hands tied behind their back. Soldiers cautiously advance across grassy plain and into jungle. Tired soldiers resting in jungle. US Soldiers search bodies of dead Vietcong. US Soldiers look at a captured 7.62 automatic weapon manufactured in Red China. US Soldiers guard blindfolded Vietcong prisoners on field. US Soldiers in prone positions and take cover in wooded area. Wounded soldier being helped to aid area by two other soldiers. Radio man laying in prong position. US soldiers carry wounded soldier to UD-1D Iroquois Huey helicopter. Soldiers carry ammunition and water cans back toward jungle. Huey UH-1D helicopter lifts off from clearing. US Officer speaks over radio. Bodies of dead US Soldiers are carried out of combat zone. US Soldiers cautiously advance from clearing into grassy jungle area. US Soldiers rest in jungle area.

Shot List: Operation Long Reach Nov 14-15, 1965. Start Web Movie at Time Code Shown.

01:00:12:09. Soldiers with M14 rifles guard Vietcong prisoners.

01:01:08:20. Tired soldiers resting in jungle.

01:01:46:08. US Soldiers search body of dead Vietcong, remove ammunition clips.

01:02:08:19. US Soldiers look at captured 7.62 automatic weapon.

01:03:14:21. US Soldier in prone position, others take cover in wooded area.

01:03:48:04. Wounded soldier being helped to aid area by two other soldiers.

01:03:54:00. Radio man laying in prong position.

01:04:19:00. US soldiers carry wounded soldier to UD-1D helicopter.

01:04:38:08. Soldiers carry ammunition and water cans from helicopter toward jungle.

01:04:50:11. UH-1D helicopter lifts off from clearing passes low over cameraman.

01:04:58:00. US Officer speaks over radio.

01:05:07:19. Bodies of dead US Soldiers are carried out of combat zone.

01:06:15:19. Two US soldiers drags body of dead Vietcong.

(Nov 05-06, 1965: Reel 10.6 min)
US Soldiers rush through elephant grass to downed UH-1D helicopter. Soldiers tie down rotor blades as other soldiers secure equipment inside the helicopter. Soldiers take defensive positions around the UH-1D. US Soldier with M-60 (M60) machine gun giving orders. A CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies in and hovers over the downed UH-1D. CH-47 lifts the UH-1D Huey helicopter from the crash site and flies off. Shows in-flight aerial view of CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying the damaged UH-1D helicopter. Ground-to-air view as CH-47 Chinook helicopter lowers the UH-1D helicopter to the ground at Camp Halloway. US Officers in discussion. Soldiers resting, sleeping, writing letter. Medics treating a seriously wounded Vietcong, one holding a plasma bottle. Soldiers move through jungle to clearing. Misc shots of tired and battle-weary US soldiers smoking as they rest and talk. Faces of exhausted US soldiers. Bodies of dead American soldiers are carried on litters. Clip of US soldier sharing a cigarette with another. US African American soldier talks over radio. Bodies of dead US soldiers are loaded on UH-1D helicopters. UH-1D helicopters lift off from clearing, shows four in flight.

Shot List: Operation Long Reach Nov 05-06,1965. Start Web Movie at Time Code Shown.

01:06:40:06. US Soldiers rush through elephant grass to downed UH-1D helicopter.

01:07:31:29. Soldiers tie down rotor blades, other soldiers secure equipment inside the helicopter.

01:08:22:03. US Soldier with M60 machine gun shouts orders.

01:08:35:12. CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies in and hovers over the downed UH-1D.

01:08:44:25. CH-47 lifts UH-1D Huey helicopter from crash site and flies off.

01:09:02:25. In-flight aerial view of CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying damaged UH-1D helicopter.

01:09:07:23. Aerial view of Camp Halloway. Ground-to-air view as CH-47 Chinook helicopter lowers UH-1D helicopter to ground.

01:10:08:18. US Officers in discussion.

01:10:35:24. Soldiers resting, sleeping, writing letter.

01:11:20:03. Medics treating a seriously wounded Vietcong, one holding a plasma bottle.

01:13:47:21. Bodies of dead American soldiers are carried on litters.

01:14:16:19. Video clip of US soldier sharing a “smoke” (cigarette).

01:14:25:03. US African-American soldier talks over radio.

01:16:02:03. Bodies of dead US soldiers are loaded on UH-1D helicopters

01:16:47:15. UH-1D helicopters take off from clearing, four in flight.

Note: 111lc49608. Air Strike-South Vietnam 1965 (Not part of Operation Long Reach)
Several scenes of attacking aircraft dropping napalm bombs. Dramatic scene of napalm bomb descending toward ground, hits with huge fireball, as camera plane climbs steeply to avoid fireball. Camera aircraft strafing wooded area; tracers seen striking ground.