Vietnam: A Television History; US Training Laotian Army

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Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Raw Footage
US Training Laotian Army
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-t72794184j
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Description
Description
US is flying supplies to Laos in C-47 transports, flown by Air Force men in civilian clothes. The US is also paying and training the Laos Army for physical fitness, operation of technical equipment. Radio, English, handling of weapons. Nearly all the instructors are former servicemen. Report by Peter Kalisher. 1. Plane taxis in, engine stops. Shots of crewmen and army base. 2. Exercise class, exercise instructor. Instructor with radio equipment with class. Class with earphones and tape recorders. 3. Soldiers on line for sick call. Doctor examining soldier. 4. Instructor explaining rifle to class. Instructor with chart talks to class. Pan to class seated on ground. Shots of soldiers and instructors firing weapons on range.
Date
1959-09-07
Asset type
Raw Footage
Subjects
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Sodiers; Radio, Military; Laos; Laos--History; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Laos
Rights
Rights Note:,Rights:,Rights Credit:CBS News,Rights Type:,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:CBS News
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:02:08;23
Credits
Distributor: CBS News
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-6b2d85ae2f2 (unknown)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: B&W
Duration: 00:01:28
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier: cpb-aacip-0e6048b2d7e (unknown)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 00:02:08;23
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Citations
Chicago: “Vietnam: A Television History; US Training Laotian Army,” 1959-09-07, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 8, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-t72794184j.
MLA: “Vietnam: A Television History; US Training Laotian Army.” 1959-09-07. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 8, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-t72794184j>.
APA: Vietnam: A Television History; US Training Laotian Army. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-t72794184j