Forrestal Homecoming
Forrestal Homecoming
Clip: 429843_1_1
Year Shot: 1967
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1764
Original Film: 040-076-07
HD: N/A
Location: Navy Ship Yard
Timecode: -
The giant aircraft carrier Forrestal docks at Norfolk, Virginia, while thousands of people greets her crewmen in family reunions. The ship suffered the loss of 134 of her crew in a tragic fire, which swept her decks while on duty off the coast of Vietnam. Navy soldiers dressed in white uniforms disembark from the ship and are meet by their wives and children. Lots of hugs and kisses. Children run to their fathers. The press swarms the ship's officers. Military homecoming.