Vietnam: A Television History; Contact with VietCong (During Tet) (2d Bn, 47th Inf, 9th Inf Div)

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Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Raw Footage
Contact with VietCong (During Tet) (2d Bn, 47th Inf, 9th Inf Div)
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-z892805d0m
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Description
Description
Pile of captured Vietcong weapons. Dead Vietcong. Prisoner is led away. Soldier probes through pile of captured weapons. Bodies of Vietcong strewn about. Prisoner with his hands tied behind his back and blindfolded squats by M- 113 APCs. UH-1C helicopter flies over. Explosions and smoke as UH-1C attacks village. M-113 APC and soldiers fire on burning hut. Soldiers fire M-16 rifles and M-60 MGs at hut. M-113 also fires. Soldiers search hut. Burning hut under fire of M-113s. OH- 6A copter flies over. UH-1C in flight. M-113s and soldiers advance and fire. Burning hut. Hut is hit by rocket. MG rounds land nearby kicking up dirt. Hut breaks into flames. M-113s move forward. Front end loader drives past. Bunkers and APCs at base camp. Soldier heats C-rations and eats. CU, puppy. Pan, M-113s set up around perimeter. UH-1D with rotors turning in fg.
Date
1968-01-31
Asset type
Raw Footage
Subjects
Urban warfare; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Viet Cong; Vietnam?History?1945-1975; United States?Military History?20th century; Nationalism and communism; Vietnam (Asia) nation; Danang (Vietnam); Tet Offensive, 1968; bombings; National liberation movements
Rights
Rights Note:,Rights:Public Domain,Rights Credit:NARA,Rights Type:All,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:NARA
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:18:16;27
Credits
Distributor: NARA
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier: cpb-aacip-83cfdfaad62 (unknown)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 00:18:16;27
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-f7861ff4fd2 (unknown)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:00:00
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Citations
Chicago: “Vietnam: A Television History; Contact with VietCong (During Tet) (2d Bn, 47th Inf, 9th Inf Div),” 1968-01-31, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 29, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-z892805d0m.
MLA: “Vietnam: A Television History; Contact with VietCong (During Tet) (2d Bn, 47th Inf, 9th Inf Div).” 1968-01-31. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 29, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-z892805d0m>.
APA: Vietnam: A Television History; Contact with VietCong (During Tet) (2d Bn, 47th Inf, 9th Inf Div). 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-z892805d0m