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Battlezone: The Vietnam War

The program reports on United States Air Force duties, procedures and missions during the Vietnam War. The story of how air mobility helped the first air cavalry, the "first team," win the battle for freedom in Southeast Asia. Tells the story of the "Ivymen" in Vietnam, from their arrival in 1966 through the critical battle for Dak to in the Winter of 1968.
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  1. S2 E1 - Beans, Bullets, and Black Oil

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    January 1, 2015
    29min
    13+
    Replenishment-at-sea in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Navy's system of supplying ships at sea, vertical replenishment by helicopter.
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  2. S2 E2 - Another Day of War

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    January 1, 2015
    15min
    13+
    United States Air Force duties, procedures and missions on one day of the Vietnam War in 1967.
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  3. S2 E3 - Code of Conduct

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    January 1, 2015
    29min
    13+
    United States P.O.W.'s released in the Vietnamese War discuss the meaning of the Code of Conduct and what it means for them.
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  4. S2 E4 - For Thou Art With Me

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    January 1, 2015
    14min
    13+
    The role of the Chaplain in Vietnam.
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  5. S2 E5 - Marines '66

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    January 1, 2015
    27min
    13+
    Summary of US Marine Corps activities in Vietnam in 1966.
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  6. S2 E6 - The Battle

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    January 1, 2015
    14min
    13+
    Combat footage centered around Operation Piranha, carried out against the Viet Cong. Planning and execution of the operation. Marines exercising "across the beach" landing techniques. Marines close air support, naval gunfire support and artillery. Employment of helicopters illustrates vertical assault techniques. Capture of Viet Cong prisoners, patrol action and treatment of wounded marines.
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  7. S2 E7 - Big Picture - First Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam

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    January 1, 2015
    29min
    13+
    The story of how air mobility is helping the first air cavalry, the "first team," win the battle for freedom in Southeast Asia.
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  8. S2 E8 - The Fourth Infantry Division in Vietnam

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    January 1, 2015
    29min
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    Tells the story of the "Ivymen" in Vietnam, from their arrival in 1966 through the critical battle for Dak to in the Winter of 1968.
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  9. S2 E9 - 82nd Airborne Division

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    January 1, 2015
    29min
    13+
    Traces the history of the "All American" 82nd Airborne, the First Army Airborne Division, in World War II, in Santo Domingo in 1965, and in Vietnam.
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  10. S2 E10 - Big Picture: Operation Montagnard

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    January 1, 2015
    29min
    13+
    This film examines how the Montagnards (a primitive tribe living in the Vietnamese central highlands) were trained by the U.S. to defend their territories against the Viet Cong. The film illustrates the methods used by Army Special Forces to win over these tribesmen to the South Vietnam cause.
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  11. S2 E11 - The Sky Soldiers

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    January 1, 2015
    29min
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    The story of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam; operations at Vung Tau and Bien Hoa, and operation "New Life,'' protecting the rice harvest for a hungry people.
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  12. S2 E12 - Vietnam Crucible

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    January 1, 2015
    29min
    13+
    The program reports on the American soldier's activities in Vietnam. Presents both the military and civilian situation.
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  13. S2 E13 - The Gentle Hand

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    January 1, 2015
    29min
    13+
    A look at the role of the US Medical teams in Vietnam.
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  14. S2 E14 - First Infantry Division in Vietnam

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    January 1, 2015
    29min
    13+
    Chronicles the major battle actions of the "big red one" in Vietnam, as well as some of their civic action projects there.
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  15. S2 E15 - Full Blade

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    January 1, 2015
    14min
    13+
    Civic action program being carried out by the Marine Corps in Vietnam. Vietnamese farmers harvest rice crop for the first time in many years, guarded by marines who had cleared the area of Viet Cong. Food distributions and medical assistance to the Vietnamese.
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  16. S2 E16 - The Small Boat Navy

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    January 1, 2015
    27min
    13+
    The development of small agile boats by the U.S. Navy in its fight against the Vietcong.
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  17. S2 E17 - The Twenty Five Hour Day

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    January 1, 2015
    27min
    13+
    A film that explores the never ending nature of a day's battle in Vietnam.
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  18. S2 E18 - There is a Way

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    January 1, 2015
    55min
    13+
    "There Is a Way," celebrates a group of F-105 pilots as they pass their hundredth mission mark against the enemy of North Vietnamese. It shows the daily lives and perils of the pilots through accounts from the pilots, crew, and commander. Footage, from missions high above the ground, creates immediacy to the pilot's stories of hazard, hope, and ultimate duty.
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