THE RETURN OF PRIVATE YOUNGBLOOD

Year Published: 1968

Description: This 1968 documentary "The Return of Private Youngblood" was made during the Vietnam War. It examines the return of the body of PFC Boyd James Youngblood, who served with Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, United States Army Vietnam. This heartfelt film covers different stages including the return of the body to the USA, the funeral ceremony, and the burial. The film also shows monologues and footage of relatives of Youngblood, including his wife and his mother. It was produced and written by Hal Suit, who worked as a news director at radio and television Station WSB, Atlanta, Georgia and was a relative of Youngblood. Youngblood is honored on Panel 55W, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C. 0:14 text and statistics on the dead in the Vietnam War including Private Boyd James Youngblood, who died on June 21, 1968 as a result of small arms fire in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam 0:50 a group of graves diggers, older men digging a grave with shovels, 2:06 “The Return of Private Youngblood” titles, 2:18 a DC-8 landing, 2:34 ground crew unloading coffins from the aircraft, 3:04 men continue digging grave, 4:04 a man sits on his porch with his dog, 4:55 friends and family at the funeral procession in a small church with an American flag draped over the coffin, 5:52 friends and family sit down, 6:24 funeral orator begins his speech, 7:08 Youngblood’s wife walking through a green field, 7:37 the wife speaks to the camera, 8:29 a man sings a song while playing guitar, 10:37 the pastor gives a speech while overlooking the coffin, 14:30 Youngblood’s mother in the kitchen, 15:05 the flag is lifted off the coffin and folded, 15:27 coffin is opened, 15:40 people pay their respects at the coffin, 17:08 wife goes up to the coffin to pay her respects, 17:53 coffin bearers move the coffin as the people in attendance follow, 18:27 a procession of cars going up a winding road, 18:54 coffin bearers carrying the coffin to the grave, 20:18 soldiers hold up flag over coffin as a speech is being made, 21:02 soldiers begin 21 gun salute, 21:25 soldier playing the trumpet, 22:10 soldiers begin folding American flag, 23:03 his wife watching the folding of the flag, 23:48 soldiers leave, 24:23 his wife leaves with the flag, 24:32 coffin is lowered into the ground, 25:00 the coffin is buried which is shown from different angles, 25:25 different shots of his, 26:40 a poem on the screen by Burma Sexton Youngblood, 27:47 Director of Photography Patrick O’Dell, Photographed by Ray Young, Roger Conner, John Pruitt, Dennis Suit, 28:10 Written and produced by Hal Suit, 28:18 a Production fo CBC WSB Television News, Atlanta. Georgia Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Key moments View all PATRICK O'DELL 27:53 HERB SUMMERS 28:07 HAL SUIT 28:13 Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript PeriscopeFilm 759K subscribers Videos About Support Us on Patreon

Complete Record: This 1968 documentary "The Return of Private Youngblood" was made during the Vietnam War. It examines the return of the body of PFC Boyd James Youngblood, who served with Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, United States Army Vietnam. This heartfelt film covers different stages including the return of the body to the USA, the funeral ceremony, and the burial. The film also shows monologues and footage of relatives of Youngblood, including his wife and his mother. It was produced and written by Hal Suit, who worked as a news director at radio and television Station WSB, Atlanta, Georgia and was a relative of Youngblood. Youngblood is honored on Panel 55W, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C. 0:14 text and statistics on the dead in the Vietnam War including Private Boyd James Youngblood, who died on June 21, 1968 as a result of small arms fire in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam 0:50 a group of graves diggers, older men digging a grave with shovels, 2:06 “The Return of Private Youngblood” titles, 2:18 a DC-8 landing, 2:34 ground crew unloading coffins from the aircraft, 3:04 men continue digging grave, 4:04 a man sits on his porch with his dog, 4:55 friends and family at the funeral procession in a small church with an American flag draped over the coffin, 5:52 friends and family sit down, 6:24 funeral orator begins his speech, 7:08 Youngblood’s wife walking through a green field, 7:37 the wife speaks to the camera, 8:29 a man sings a song while playing guitar, 10:37 the pastor gives a speech while overlooking the coffin, 14:30 Youngblood’s mother in the kitchen, 15:05 the flag is lifted off the coffin and folded, 15:27 coffin is opened, 15:40 people pay their respects at the coffin, 17:08 wife goes up to the coffin to pay her respects, 17:53 coffin bearers move the coffin as the people in attendance follow, 18:27 a procession of cars going up a winding road, 18:54 coffin bearers carrying the coffin to the grave, 20:18 soldiers hold up flag over coffin as a speech is being made, 21:02 soldiers begin 21 gun salute, 21:25 soldier playing the trumpet, 22:10 soldiers begin folding American flag, 23:03 his wife watching the folding of the flag, 23:48 soldiers leave, 24:23 his wife leaves with the flag, 24:32 coffin is lowered into the ground, 25:00 the coffin is buried which is shown from different angles, 25:25 different shots of his, 26:40 a poem on the screen by Burma Sexton Youngblood, 27:47 Director of Photography Patrick O’Dell, Photographed by Ray Young, Roger Conner, John Pruitt, Dennis Suit, 28:10 Written and produced by Hal Suit, 28:18 a Production fo CBC WSB Television News, Atlanta. Georgia Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Key moments View all PATRICK O'DELL 27:53 HERB SUMMERS 28:07 HAL SUIT 28:13 Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript PeriscopeFilm 759K subscribers Videos About Support Us on Patreon

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[Music] since 22 December 1961 the day the first American fell in combat in Vietnam many additional thousands of this nation's young men have given their lives in the struggle on 21 June 1968 as a result of hostile enemy action 44 new names were inscribed on the roles of our combat Dead one was Private first class Boyd James Youngblood of Mountain City Georgia [Applause] [Applause] that's an old custom in the Hills but diger Graves I I don't know just how old he is but as far as I can remember he's always done that down here in rapen County I have when I grew up I grew up around Dillard down here mostly and and that's the custom we followed down there Min gra but it's one of the last things that we can do for man or for the respect the family and show respect that we care for the family [Applause] [Music] [Music] so you get pretty good turnout most of the time sometimes it's a little slower than others but in most cases it's they turn out and help out and dig in Graves and things and other words that's about the last thing you can do for him and then another thing it's show respect to I mean to his people and know I mean it that you that you cure that you got that you cure for him year or more just after he look not out High School I think he want to stay here he like this country might well he'd been around a lot with trucks and things all over the country New York and everywhere else and he didn't like it no place he did s minutes here is where he want is he going to build this house here live here go back and his job was waiting on him over there any time that he come back he he's wanting to get it done get it over with and get back so he could go on with his life [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] I know nothing greater to do in an hour like like this only to turn our attention unto what thus saith the Lord because he is the one that we have got to look to the only one that we can really depend on and then he's the only one that can come to our rescue in the times of need and trouble we met at a it was a Christmas dance and it was more or less a no tiny square dance I didn't know how to square dance but he did and he more or less taught me all the way through I can just see him he wore his hair long was a blond com me over the side and had on Blue Jeans kind a strip serer shirt and a blue FFA jacket on me I forgot the jacket now that's impression I guess I'll always see in my mind boy love Betty's Creek up through here he worked the land he pled it he Ted it and seems like when you put when you're working the soil you put part of yourself into it and you love it and that's why he wanted to come back up here and build a home to raise his kids I think he wanted his children to know what he had known the love of the earth like that and it didn't really matter what kind of home we had he was more interested in children he he wanted to give him a chance labor so hard and the workers are so tired and a weary hearts are yearning for then we pray oh Lord please come and take your children home but then we look around us wait a little longer please Jesus there are so many wondering how wait a little longer please Jesus a few more days to get eyes we may look into the and tears May eyes and a we hearts are yearning for bre and we pray oh Lord we come and take our children home we see but wait a little longer please Jesus there are so many wondering [Music] how I have to say he's about one of the best friends I had he's sort of you know anything if you needed a car if you ever need money or U there anything world do for you as always available and he's more than glad to do it for you right before he uh went to Vietnam he I was needing a little money and I think he BL me about $20 I think I never came back before he [Music] left a few more days to get out one this afternoon another Soldier has fell in battle the German poet once said we cannot all be heroes but we can all be men here is a man or a boy whichever you perform to call him that he done as our savior done he had one life and he gave that life that you and I could come to this church or you and I could walk our streets I thought of the words when the wife a boy called me to her home and said I want you to conduct this funeral I folded the words and his wife told me he said preacher he didn't have to go but he went why did he go I'll tell you why he went he went and fought in P town because he loved his country he loved his wife he loves the people in Raven County can I told the word that Jesus said greater love has no man than this that he will lay his life down for his friends listen for young blood considered you and I his friends how do you know preacher because he gave the only life that had to give he had one life and he gave it I have no other doubt what this afternoon if he the town or come back here this evening he would say don't you we for Bo Young Blood you go on and you live a Christian life because it's worth it whether you're in the United States whether you're in Vietnam my God is able this evening friend to cause you to tie up over all your enemies the enemy didn't triumph over him the enemy took his life but that's told he could take I know this afternoon Burma you don't have to worry I know you have your heart is sorrow I know that God permitted you just a few days with your husband but if you will continue in the that was what we wanted and we wanted it now we didn't want to wait I know a lot of people in the Army like that put it off but we decid to live for what we had today cuz there may not be it tomorrow now God as we go away from this place but never from your presence because your eyes and your ears are always upon us I pray oh God that you would bless this family bless this wife bless this Dear Dad bless this dear mother help them dear God to live aive that one day Yonder in Paradise are in the Spy that they can be their son and that they can be reunited bless us dear father and all is accomplished we'll give you the honor and we'll give you the praise because we come in the only and the Blessed of name of Jesus Christ amen he felt more like my one of my own children felt more like my son than he did his son-in-law well he was in school when he first started dating Burma I don't think he missed many days or nights he wasn't ran never seen him angry even with Burma they would scuffle they would play and I tell him he's going wind up one of them getting mad at the other one but they never did you still felt like a son to me for [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] be [Music] [Music] for [Music] h [Music] for okay [Applause] position okay almighty God our heavenly father as we now come to this gravide and deliver back to Earth the Tabernacle in which the soul of this young man dwelt father as we have bowed our heads and now separate to go our separate ways we ask that thy love and mercy and thy Spirit rest upon each and every one of us now and forever more amen that's right ready aim aim for [Music] [Applause] [Music] I for e please what for TI tired take over mostly had space and coming home he kept riding for me not to worry about him he really wouldn't tell me much of what he did because he knew it would worry and he couldn't stand the thoughts of that he just he wrote well in one instance he said he was while he was in Vietnam he was sitting up on a mountain he could look down and see the river and he said it was a beautiful place to see and he knew I would like it over there remember in one letter I wrote and I told him at night if he could when he was outside to look up and pick out a star and if I was out I could see that very same star too and he hadn't answered until I got the letter after I knew that he had died and he answered and said talking about stars said I picked out more than one I picked out the big differ it was easiest to see and I look up at it and say a prayer for the both of us every night I wandered today to my diary of the past where memories Shadows linger that so long ago were cast each Worn Path through the pages of time although faint will forever be mine and here in the graveyard of the past where I've buried my dearest and sweetest memories I now bury my last with my mind as the shovel and my heart as the tomb I bury my saddest memory beneath the forest floor the realization that I am a child no more as I Turn To Go a tear rises in my eye another chapter of my life ends as I bid my memories goodbye [Music] [Music] for

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