USMC 100608: USMC dog PFC Ho Chi Minh promoted to lance corporal

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100608: USMC dog PFC Ho Chi Minh promoted to lance corporal Citation information USMC 100608: USMC dog PFC Ho Chi Minh promoted to lance corporal. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3004/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100608 Decade 1960 Description This film recounts a ceremony held to promote a USMC patrol dog, named Ho Chi Minh, from Private First Class to Lance Corporal. The dog was an adopted member of Bravo Company, First Military Police Battalion near Da Nang, Vietnam, who served in 51 combat patrols and received numerous military honors. The ceremony features a Marine reading Ho Chi Minh's promotion citation and issuing his new dog tag. Location(s) Da Nang (Vietnam) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Public relations Film date (note) Produced during the Vietnam War in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Division 3rd Division Battalion 1st Military Police Battalion Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 90 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 07/25/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 02:07 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War