Reel

VC Mortars And Truce

VC Mortars And Truce
Clip: 425687_1_1
Year Shot: 1967 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1757
Original Film: 040-015-03
HD: N/A
Location: Saigon, Vietnam (Mekong Delta River)
Timecode: 00:46:33 - 00:47:38

In Saigon, Vietcong terrorists lob mortar shells at General Westmoreland's headquarters, missing and killing eight soldiers in an Army convoy. At the same time, VC guerrillas join government troops in the Mekong Delta for a Lunar Truce dinner invitation. A bombed out building. A man carried out by the Vietcong. Rescue workers picking through the rubble with a watchful eye looking for survivors. CU explosive shells that missed Brigadier General William Westmoreland US Army motorcade. Soldier walking on a make shift plank that is over the mud on the Mekong Delta River. Low Angle Shot South Vietnamese soldier holding an assault riffle standing at his post. Two Vietnamese Gorilla come ashore invited and greeted by South Vietnamese troops. The guerrilla checks his riffle in with the South Vietnamese soldier as a sign of peace. CU the Vietnamese guerrillas are given cigarettes as a sign of friendship, little children and members of the village stand around watching. CU the guerrillas are given food, beer, fish, spiced pork and cucumbers. The enemies share the same table but only briefly.