USA/VIETNAM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES THE EFFORTS OF THREE SOLDIERS WHO TRIED TO PREVENT THE MASSACRE OF CIVIILIANS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR

Record ID: 989256

  • Title: USA/VIETNAM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES THE EFFORTS OF THREE SOLDIERS WHO TRIED TO PREVENT THE MASSACRE OF CIVIILIANS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR
  • Date: 7th March 1998
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C. UNITED STATES (MARCH 6, 1997) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. SLV HUGH THOMPSON AND LAWRENCE COLBURN WALKING TO CEREMONY 0.09 2. SLV. CROWD 0.16 3. SCU'S THOMPSON, COLBURN AND MAJOR GENERAL MICHAEL ACKERMAN, COMMANDING GENERAL, U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CENTER 0.13 4. SCU THOMPSON DURING PRAYER 0.17 5. SCU COBURN DURING PRAYER 0.21 6. SCU FAMILY OF THOMPSON IN ATTENDANCE 0.26 7. SV ACKERMAN SAYING "WE ARE HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THE HEROIC ACTIONS OF THREE FORMER SOLDIERS AND ALSO TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF VALUES... VALUES THAT WERE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED BY THESE GREAT AMERICANS IN VIETNAM ALMOST THIRTY YEARS AGO." [ENGLISH] 0.46 MY LAI, VIETNAM (1971) (FILE - ACCESS ALL) 8. SCU GRAVESTONES BEING PREPARED FOR VICTIMS OF MASSACRE (3 SHOTS) 0.58 9. LV WOMAN STANDING AT SITE OF MASSACRE 1.01 WASHINGTON, D.C. UNITED STATES (MARCH 6, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 10. LV PAN ACKERMAN PINNING SOLDIER'S MEDAL ON THOMPSON/ CROWD CLAPPING ( 2 SHOTS) 1.24 11. CU CLOSEUP OF MEDAL/ THOMPSON SHAKING HANDS WITH VIETNAMESE JOURNALIST 1.39 12. SLV PAN THOMPSON AND COLBURN DOING A RUBBING OF ANDREOTTA'S NAME OFF THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL 1.51 13. SV THOMPSON SAYING "I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE SV FOR COMING OUT HERE TODAY AND FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT." (ENGLISH) 2.04 14. SLV THOMPSON AND COLBURN WALKING AWAY AMONGST FAMILY, FRIENDS AND MEDIA 2.12 Initials S3 P3 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. UNITED STATES AND MY LAI, VIETNAM
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  • Country: USA Vietnam United States NORTH AMERICA
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