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MacArthur's War - Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War
July 19, 1950. Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Situation in Korea. U.S. President Harry S. Truman speaking from podium: "Korea is a small country, thousands of miles away, but what is happening there is important to every American." Explosion. Four adult male North Korean soldiers walking across a smoldering battlefield; fire and smoke rising in BG. Truman: "On Sunday, June 25th, Communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea. Free nations must be on their guard, more than ever before against this kind of sneak attack."
Vetrens Of The Korean War Honored
Fuzzy, not sharp, dull in contrast and imagery, clinch marks, DOS Veterans of the Korean war are honored in ceremonies at Saint Germain. Members of the French battalion are decorated in the presence of NATO commander General Matthew Ridgeway. MCUS - French and American Flag MCUS - General Mathew Ridgeway MCUS - French battalion marching pass comanding officers
News in Brief: Washington, First Korean War Bride.
News in Brief: Washington, First Korean War Bride. The first Korean War bride, and the first to reach the United States, gets a warm welcome from her in-laws as the ship docks. Yong Soon and her husband Sgt. John Morgan arrive for a happy meeting with his parents. Sailors on naval ship throw streamers. VS the happy couple (newlyweds). They walk down a gangplank where a woman throws her arms around both of them. Newsreel cameramen take aim. The family poses. Interracial marriage.
In Memoriam: Korean President Joins In Mourning War Dead
A weeping President Syngman Rhee joins grieving thousands in a Memorial Service in Seoul, held for the thirty-four thousand south Koreans who were killed during the last year of the war. Establishing shot -Throngs of Korean people gather to mourn and honor the fallen Korean people. MCUS - President Rhee placing a wreath on a monument. MCUS - General Maxwell Taylor commander of the 8th US Army offering a silent prayer. MCUS - President Rhee. MLS - Peoples of Korea grieving and saddened. MCUS - A Korean woman fallen down to her knees crying CUS, Camera pans - Other Korean women grieving MLS to CUS - Korean people grieving by the ashes of their loved ones.
1950s - Korean War - Australian Soldiers
Australian soldiers climbing hill. POV behind an Australian soldier firing machine gun. Low angle view of stone fortification on a hill. Korean male soldiers running out; hands up in surrender.
MacArthur's War - Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War
April 19, 1951. General Douglas MacArthur speaking to Congress. that from a military standpoint the above views have been fully shared in the past by practically every military leader concerned with the Korean campaign, including our own Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Seattle’s First Korean War Parade
United States troopship sailing into Elliott Bay, fire boats spray water in celebration. Three adult Caucasian women standing on dock, smiling and waving next to KOMO radio microphone; one woman holds bouquet of roses, “Welcome Home Defenders of Freedom” sign on building in BG. “USNS General Le Roy Eltinge” on hull of ship, adult male U.S. Army soldiers gathered along railings. Elderly Caucasian woman waves on dock, surrounded by adult male Caucasian U.S. Navy officers, family members and military personnel. Young adult Caucasian woman greets and kisses adult male Caucasian U.S. Army Sergeant, military photographers and crowd in BG. “MSTS - Department of the Navy - Military Sea Transportation Service” sign on side of ship, adult male Caucasian American soldiers walking down ramp, past United States M.P. Officer. Group of adult male Caucasian G.I.’s walking past camera carrying duffel bags, troopship in BG. Aerial view of downtown Seattle street, “Gowman Hotel” sign, United States military transport trucks carry Korean War combat veterans down parade route, crowded pedestrians along street. Mixed crowd of families on street; adult men, women and children of Caucasian, African-American and Asian ethnicity. Strings of confetti stream down onto trucks and soldiers on parade route. Aerial view of crowded street during celebration.
Korean War
Master 1783 - Tape 1 TLS U.S. Army soldiers riding in U.S. armored truck. TLS/LSs Thai or Filipino Army soldiers marching along dusty rural road, military lorry loaded with soldiers passing by in FG; some soldiers have camouflage on helmets. (9-12) Sideview LS small U.S. military encampment in snowy woods. MS U.S. Army soldier (GI, G.I.) wearing hooded winter parka, holding M1 carbine rifle while on sentry duty. Head-on MS soldier donning gloves, snow-covered evergreen trees & valley in BG. Winter, cold, snow, chilly. (9-2)
Greek Veterans Of The Korean War
Dull in imagery and contrast Greek soldiers return from service with UN Forces to korea. Distinguished for their valor in action, they're greeted by tearful, joyous families and loved ones. MCUS - Greek veterans of the Korean war walking down the gang plank of a ship MCUS - Greek soldier on crutches held by the arm by his wife or girl friend MCUS - Greek soldier be embraced by his girl friend CUS - Mother embracing her son looking up and thanking God for his safe return home
MacArthur's War - Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War
Secretary of State Dean Acheson, The reply of the Chinese Communists to the United Nations cease fire proposal is still further evidence of their contemptuous disregard of a worldwide demand for peace. Their so-called counter proposal is nothing less than an outright rejection. Once again the Beijing regime has shown a total lack interest in a peaceful settlement of the Korean question.
Korean Front.
Korean Front. Taking their part in the bitter fighting along the Eastern front, R.O.K. (Republic of Korea, South Korean) troops prove their battle efficiency against Red (Communist) forces dug in on hilltop positions. VS ground war in Korea, troop movement, tanks and artillery firing. Behind the lines, Gen. Van Fleet awards the silver star medal for heroism to AP correspondent (Associated Press) John Randolph. Men shake the war correspondent's hand in congratulations. To San Francisco come ROK officers for training in this country. VS the officers on ship, disembarking, being greeted by Major General James Lester (?). Pres. Truman welcomes the South Korean soldiers.
South Korean Ministry
Adult Korean female Catholic nuns wearing white silk head coverings, standing in church. Adult Korean men singing during mass. Adult Caucasian male U.S. Army chaplain blessing congregation with holy water. Group of nuns standing outside missionary with adult Caucasian male U.S. Marine. Adult Korean male Catholic priests gathered outside with adult Caucasian male USMC officer.
MacArthur's War - Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War
(color) Vietnam War fighting.
MacArthur's War - Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War
Soldier returning home from Korea. VO talks about effects of the war.
Korean Refugees
Master 1783 - Tape 1 Nice TLS Korean refugees standing behind crudely constructed wooden gate closed across dirt road, mountains in BG. Men, women, children stand idly & wait.
North Korean Refugees
Master 1783 - Tape 1 High angle LS crowd of North Koreans gathered on street. H/a TLS United Nations (U.N., UN) flag being flown in crowd. H/a LS crowd. Wide aerial shots of North Korean refugees fleeing Communist forces through flat countryside. LS rag-tag troops (partisan? police force?) marching through crowd on street. LS crowded streets. TLS/MSs North Korean refugees fleeing city with their meager belongings by bicycle or by foot-- note that some shots feature Korean People's Army (KPA, North Korea) and Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers being driven around by bicycle or merely walking about crowded outdoor train station. LS U.S. naval destroyer out to sea. H/a LS bustling city street. TLSs North Korean refugees fleeing city by bicycle, stake bed lorry (truck), horse-drawn cart, and automobile.
Korean Children's Choir
The Korean Children's Choir arrives in San Francisco and there's a heartfelt welcome for the twenty five young boys and girls who are commencing a nation wide concert tour to aid their war ravaged land. American school kids greet the Korean children and there's an exchange of flags and they all get acquainted. From the start the visit is a happy one. Establishing shot - Korean children disembarking from their plane. MCUS - Children are lined up on the tarmac, some head shots. CUS - A young American student girl presents the children with flowers and flags. CUS - Looks like high school girls greeting the children of Korea and their given American flags. MCUS - Korean children walking waving the American Flags.
MacArthur's War - Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War
CU of MacArthur s declaration stating how war would not stop at 38th parallel, asking for the surrender of North Korea.
U.S. Army Troops on the Move (Korean War)
Master 1782 - Tape 2 Rear view TLSs U.S. Army soldiers in combat fatigues & gear marching cautiously through Korean village, meandering among huts. Rear view TLS U.S. soldiers patrolling dirt road in rural Korea. Panning TLS U.S. soldiers crossing stream, hiking up hill. Nice panning MS U.S. G.I. walking along muddy country road with M1 Garand carbine at side. VO: "Tension is in the air, and the inbred caution & alterness that keeps a combat soldier alive can be seen in every motion. The Iron Triangle once held--" Apparently this was harvested from a newsreel regarding Operation Piledriver, 1951.
Korean War Scenes
Master 1841 - Tape 1 Panning MS/TLS U.S. Army ambulance field wagon (meat wagon, red cross on side) driving slowly into Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH, M.A.S.H., M*A*S*H field hospital) unit in Korea. (2-8) Rear view LS Republic of Korea (RoK) Army soldiers marching, riding in transport trucks through village, smoke rising from burning building in BG. TLS burning shed & house, RoK soldiers passing in FG. (42-3) Air to air shot of U.S. B-29 Superfortress bomber plane in flight; excellent air to air shot of three B-29 Superfortress bomber planes dropping salvo, massive arsenal of dumb bombs during bombing mission; aerial shot of numerous thick black smoke clouds emanating on ground. TLSs U.S. Army soldiers alighting landing craft (pontoon barge) and invading shore, then marching along country road, then advancing through hillside. (42-6)
MacArthur's War - Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War
December 15, 1950. Report to the American People on the National Emergency. CU man working a camera. President Harry Truman speaking, Though the present situation is dangerous, we do not believe that war is inevitable. There is no conflict between the legitimate interests of the free world and those of the Soviet Union that cannot be settled by peaceful means. We will continue to take every honorable step we can to avoid general war. But we will not engage in appeasement. The world learned from Munich that security cannot be bought by appeasement. Harry S Truman at his desk signing proclamation.
Reagan Addresses the Korean Airline Massacre
Same as catalog # 459815 Address to the Nation on the Soviet Attack on a Korean Civilian Airliner. The President spoke at 8 p.m. from the Oval Office at the White House. The address was broadcast live on nationwide radio and television. Oval Office, White House, Washington, DC
Reagan Addresses the Korean Airline Massacre
Shot of White House at night. Inside Oval Office. My fellow Americans, I'm coming before you tonight about the Korean airline massacre, the attack by the Soviet Union against 269 innocent men, women, and children aboard an unarmed Korean passenger plane. This crime against humanity must never be forgotten, here or throughout the world. Our prayers tonight are with the victims and their families in their time of terrible grief. Our hearts go out to them, to brave people like Kathryn McDonald, the wife of a Congressman whose composure and eloquence on the day of her husband's death moved us all. He will be sorely missed by all of us here in government. The parents of one slain couple wired me: ``Our daughter and her husband died on Korean Airline Flight 007. Their deaths were the result of the Soviet Union violating every concept of human rights.'' The emotions of these parents, grief, shock, anger, are shared by civilized people everywhere. From around the world press accounts reflect an explosion of condemnation by people everywhere. Let me state as plainly as I can: There was absolutely no justification, either legal or moral, for what the Soviets did. One newspaper in India said, ``If every passenger plane is fair game for home air forces it will be the end to civil aviation as we know it.''
MacArthur's War - Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War
June 10, 1950 Address in St. Louis at the Site of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. President Harry Truman speaking In the five years of the past, since the end of the war, we have been confronted with a new, powerful imperialism. We had hoped that our wartime ally, the Soviet Union, would join in the efforts of the whole community of nations to build a peaceful world. Instead, the Soviet leaders have been an obstacle to peace. By means of infiltration, subversion, propaganda, and indirect aggression the rulers of the Soviet Union have sought to extend the boundaries of their totalitarian control. With a cynical disregard for the hopes of mankind, the leaders of the Soviet Union have talked democracy and have set up dictatorships. They have proclaimed national independence but imposed national slavery. They have preached peace but devoted their energies to fomenting aggression and preparing for war.