Media Type

Audio

Physical Location

Stacks D040.0D

Number of Media

1

Language(s)

English

Format

Record/LP

Digitized in HD?

No

General Note

Pacific Report: Stories of the Men and Missions of the United States Army, Pacific

A Radio Feature

Produced by the Public Affairs Office
Headquarters, U.S. Army, Pacific


Program No. 459

From Japan - Sergeant John Martin was wounded in Vietnam and is now convalescing in an Army hospital in Japan. He tells of the incident which won him the Bronze Star. (Reporter: MSG Revis Taylor)

From Korea - Two sergeants of the 2nd Infantry Division who were involved in an ambush set by North Koreans describe the action and their participation. (Reporter: Will Thompson)

From Korea - We talk to the pitching coach of the 7th Infantry Division baseball team about their schedule and the stiff competition between the units. (Reporter: Specialist Tod Rafferty)

From Taiwan - Lieutenant Colonel John Olow, of the Military Assistance Advisory Group-Taiwan, decided to help one Chinese child suffering from a cleft palate. He then discovered many children there needed help. To raise funds for surgery, he has established the "Lucy and Charlie Brown Fund." (Reporter: Will Thompson)


Program No. 460

From Vietnam - At Bien Hoa Air Base we get the story of psychological warfare through loud speakers attached to light aircraft. (Reporter: Will Thompson)

From Japan - Major Nancy Hunter is one of the few lady lawyers in the U.S. Army. She discusses her duties and career in the Judge Advocate's office at Camp Zama. (Reporter: SFC Bill Lebus)

From Okinawa - At Camp Hardy we go through the Combat Reaction Course which simulates actual combat to prepare 1st Special Forces troopers for Vietnam. (Reporter: Bill Morris)

From Taiwan - We visit the STRATCOM facility atop Grass Mountain and hear about the capability of this vital link in worldwide communications. (Reporter: Will Thompson)


Program No. 461

From Korea - We attend an Armistice Commission meeting at Panmunjom. Our reporter describes the proceedings inside the building and the colorful scene outside. Moving away from the meeting room, we go to the Military Police detachment check point and talk to a supervisor who was recently involved in a fight with several North Korean guards. (Reporter: Will Thompson)

From Vietnam - A combat medic now wounded and in a hospital tells about his routine chores on a battlefield. Specialist Ben Hammack of the 101st Airborne Division has patched up a lot of soldiers. (Reporter: MSG Revis Taylor)

From Okinawa - The sergeant major of the U.S. Army Ryukyu Islands has 27 years in the Army. In this interview he compares the old Army with the new. (Reporter: Bill Morris)


Program No. 462

From Vietnam - In the small village of Oman, deep in the Mekong Delta area, we visit Advisory Team #56 and talk to one of the U.S. Army advisors to the Republic of Vietnam Army. (Reporter: Will Thompson)

From The Philippines - At the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group headquarters, located in Quezon city, we get a candid view of the Filipino Army and an individual soldier from one of the advisors, Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Beard. (Reporter: Will Thompson)

From Vietnam - Mr. Wendell Corey of New York and Hollywood gives us his observations and reactions to the soldiers serving in Vietnam at the conclusion of his 25-day tour of military facilities. (Reporter: PFC John Aubuchon)

From Korea - Two men of the Quick-Reaction force, 2nd Infantry Division, describe their action when North Koreans ambushed an American patrol in the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. (Reporter: Specialist Tod Rafferty)


Written and Produced by: Will Thompson

Narrated by: SFC Herb Nesmith