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Vietnam 1966 25th Infantry Division Arrives
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keywords: vietnam war, 25th infantry division, general william westmoreland, lcm, landing craft mechanized
Synopsis: The 25th Infantry Division, Tropic Lighting, arrives in Vietnam December 24, 1965 aboard the USNS General Nelson M. Walker and transfers to LCMs for beach landings and welcome by General Westmoreland and local officials...(read more)
- Date: 1966
- Duration: 00:07:59
- Sound: No
- Color: Color
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Vietnam
Vietnam 1966 - 25th Infantry Division Arrives
Unedited footage. General William C. Westmoreland waits for the arrival of the 2D BDE, 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam. The troops had transferred to LCMs to go ashore. Shows first LCM arriving beachhead. Colonel Johnson, his staff, and Color Guard march up the beach to General Westmoreland. General William C. Westmoreland, CG, U.S. Forces Vietnam, greeting Colonel Lynwood M. Johnson Jr, CO, 2d BDE and Major Genera; Frederick C. Weyand, CG, 25th Infantry Division. Soldiers carrying barracks bags come off LCM and walk up the beach. General Westmoreland greets the soldiers as they come ashore. Trucks loaded with soldiers drive off beach. Vietnamese girls stand in front of banner that reads "Welcome To The U.S. Combatants Coming To Assist Viet Nam People".
Ramp drops on another LCM and soldiers walk off onto beach to be greeted by Vietnamese girls that places leis around the necks of the soldiers. Soldiers loading into trucks. Shows general Westmoreland speaking with young soldier. Another LCM arrives with more soldiers and they march up the hill from the beach carrying barracks bags and weapons. Shows arrival of another LCM, Vietnamese girls wave as soldiers move pass. Shows soldiers loading into trucks. Trucks move out towing trailers with barrack bags. Scene of Army Band playing. Shows LCM approaching beachhead. More troops unload as Army band plays in FG.
