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Vietnam 1970 - In Country R&R Center
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keywords: vietnam war, r&r, rest and recreation, my khe beach, china beach, beach sports, surfing, boating, military cafeteria
Synopsis: Unedited footage of China Beach, or My Khe Beach as it is called locally, near the coastal city of Danang, South Vietnam. Time Magazine called China Beach an Edenic respite from the hell of combat for thousands of American G.I.s during the Vietnam War...(read more)
- Date: 1970
- Duration: 00:22:09
- Sound: No
- Color: Color
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Vietnam
Vietnam 1970 - In Country R&R Center
Men carry food and ice chest to picnic table on China Beach. Two soldiers play catch with softball. LS, pan of beach and ocean. Men throwing and kicking football on beach. Small sailboat underway. View of men in the ocean, boat and raft in BG. Sign at entrance to China beach. Shows China Beach armory. U.S. Marine helicopter flies overhead.
LS, sign in officers area on beach: " China Beach Officers Club and R R Center". MS, signs for weapons turn-in, armory and office. LS, enlisted men's billet. Two UH-1Ds fly overhead. CU, enlisted mens' lodging. Men on surf boards. LS, lifeguard on watch tower. CU of suffers. Fast panning view of beach. More surfing footage. MS, two men dig up starfish on beach. CU, soldiers drink beer from cans. Lifeguards on alert, helicopter flies by in BG. Sign reads "Cold Beer & Soda", Geedunk or canteen building in BG.
Interior of Geedunk or canteen building on China Beach, Vietnamese woman cashier behind counter. Soldiers trying to rig sail on small sail boat. Shows boat yard and surf board storage building on China Beach. LS down China Beach at water edge. Shows medical aid b1dg with red cross on roof. CU, Interior of gift shop. Pan of carved native dolls and paintings. Interior scene of soldiers in cafeteria. CU, Vietnamese woman cashier punches soldier's food cards.
