Media Type

Moving Image

Physical Location

Stacks D26.5E

Number of Media

1

Language(s)

English

Format

DVD

Time - Hr:Min:Sec

01:34:25

Digitized in HD?

No

General Note

This DVD contains a mix of documentaries, interviews, and different shots of the Vietnam War starting from January 1968 through July 1970. The footage includes different aerial and field shots. The filming of different aerial shots of firing and bombing, as well as helicopter movements, includes helicopter pilots updating each other on the radio and exchanging conversation about their missions and tactical decisions. There are also field shots of troops at different locations, one of which is Firebase Ripcord. The footage shows how the soldiers are loading artillery and getting ready to attack. Along with the operational footage, there are interviews with U.S. Army veterans Dennis Fujii, Colonel Richard Johnson, and Harold Smith (a Ghostrider Aircraft Commander). Along with the footage, there are fragments from the audio coverage of Senator Byrd's press conference with visual fragments from the Battle of Hamburger Hill in May 1969. The DVD ends with a slide presentation of various pictures taken during the Vietnam War.