To Save a Soldier / National Archives and Records Service.
Experience America's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. This film explores the circumstances surrounding the evacuation of a wounded soldier from the battlefield in Vietnam to a stateside hospital. Focusing in on the role of the medic...
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| Language: | English |
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English |
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Closed-captioned. |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
National Archives and Records Service,
[1966]
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| Series: | Films on Demand.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (51 min., 5 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Summary: |
Experience America's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. This film explores the circumstances surrounding the evacuation of a wounded soldier from the battlefield in Vietnam to a stateside hospital. Focusing in on the role of the medical evacuation team and the flight nurse, the scenes cover the entire pickup or "dustoff" sequence, with footage of a helicopter's retrieval of a wounded marine. This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material. |
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| Note: | Originally released by National Archives and Records Service, 1966. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 11, 2013. |
| Interest Grade Level: |
11 & up. |
| System Details: | Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Participant or Performer: |
Narrated by Henry Fonda. |
| Source of Description: |
Title from distributor's description (Infobase, March 17, 2017) |