VIETNAM MEMORIAL
VIETNAM MEMORIAL
"Vietnam Memorial" A documentary honoring America's Vietnam War Veterans, recorded at ceremonies for the opening of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in 1983; the brunt of the story told by the veterans themselves. Originally shot on film.
VIETNAM MEMORIAL
LSs of rows of gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. Veterans Day speech delivered by Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger We come together today in this very sacred place to pay tribute to the brave American Soldiers, and Sailors, Airmen and Marines who served their nation in her time of need. And at this year s Veteran s Day, our nation recalls in a very special way, the veterans of a painful war that we ve tried to forget. The veterans returning from Vietnam were not welcomed with speeches and flowers and parades, as we rejoiced the heroes of earlier conflicts. (intercut with American flag pan to Vietnam Vets and other onlookers.) The Vietnam veterans returned to find demonstrations and a nation divided by an unpopular war. And now, in two days, we will dedicate a memorial. And on its black granite walls are inscribed the names of all who have fallen in Vietnam. And there are few memories more painful than those associated with the Vietnam War. Yet, there can be nothing more important at the heart of America that we always remember those who have sacrificed so much for our country in that conflict. But we also learned a terrible lesson from that war. We learned that we should never again ask our men and women to serve in a war that we do not intend to win. Crowd cheers and a Sousa March plays. MS of two WWII veterans dressed in uniform, holding flags and rifle. MCU audience waving small American flags (patriotism, nationalism).
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African American Marine Corps Vietnam veteran telling his unit numbers from Vietnam says that when he came home he was spit on, and his folks thought he was crazy. He's happy to be alive and glad to have a memorial to his friends who died.
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Caucasian Vietnam vet saying his family was veterans for three generations, and the Vietnam veterans did the same job when they were called.
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Mexican-American Vietnam veteran (says Gonzalez on hat) saying that the veterans didn't lose the war, they did what was "required of an American."
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African-American veteran saying scornfully that Reagan's speeches about knowing what the veterans went through is a bunch of crap, says the John Wayne-type movies that Reagan made are nothing close to the truth of war; says almost tearfully that he was hurt by the way the country just called the war "over" Man talking starts to tear up. African Americans Vietnam veterans in their uniforms; one has an amputated right arm. Veteran tearfully compares his Vietnam experiences to the racism and racial turmoil in the country before he entered the military.
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Marines in dress uniforms marching from wreath placed before the Tomb of the Unknowns. High angle LS of row of graves in Arlington National Cemetery, pan and zoom out to wide shot of Washington and Lincoln monuments, area of Washington DC.
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American flag flying over street tilt down to veteran march. Vietnam veterans marching in old uniforms.
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WWI US Army Veteran, wearing doughboy uniform and helmet, talking about returning from Europe in 1919 with nothing but "$60, a safety razor and a raincoat"; MS World War One vet posing for picture with American flag.
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MS of Caucasian men marching in Revolutionary War uniforms, playing fife and drums.
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Caucasian woman saying the country should be prepared for war but she doesn't like to think of her brothers getting drafted.
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Marines marching with flags. MS group of Vietnam Green Berets veterans marching. MSs other Vietnam veterans in either fatigues or casual civvies marching. Caucasian woman saying she protested the war and now is the time to say thank you. Large crowd of Veterans marching with banners.
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Large crowd of Veterans marching with banners; the Long Island chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America are present.
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WWII or Korea veteran (African American man) saying that the people who protested the war should all apologize to the Veterans.
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CU Caucasian woman saying that many of the protest groups were more sympathetic to returning Vietnam veterans than the military or the government was.
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Caucasian Army colonel in uniform saying that perhaps Vietnam was worth fighting for that after the U.S. pulled out of the war "we lost a lot of friends over in that part of the world".
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Veterans marching in the parade wearing street clothes, raising their arms.
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Caucasian veteran says he has mixed feelings about the monument; he's only here to make sure that the names of three friends are on the monument.
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Veterans marching in the parade wearing street clothes.
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Members of VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR on the side of the parade route holding sign that reads "No more Vietnams" and "We killed, we bled, we died for worse than nothing".
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Disabled veterans marching on crutches or in wheelchairs or simply hobbling along parade route. Marchers carrying sign supporting POW's' "left to rot in SE Asia". Veterans carrying POW-MIA banner. MS red, white & blue float passing camera, revealing the White House with American flag flying, zoom in (nice shot).
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Low angle Caucasian veteran in wheelchair saying that the government is rotten, and has turned its back on Vietnam veterans. Vietnam Veterans carrying a banner demanding compensation for veterans exposed to Agent Orange.
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MS white man walking away from cam with child in arms, small American flag in back pocket.