USMC 100634: President Thien visits the 3rd Marine Division

Item Description
Title
USMC 100634: President Thien visits the 3rd Marine Division

Citation information
USMC 100634: President Thien visits the 3rd Marine Division. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3037/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100634

Decade
1960

Description
President Thien visits the 3rd Marine Division and the 3rd Republic of Vietnam Marine Division (TQLC). Footage shows an opening ceremony where Marines are pinned with medals by President Thien, and presented with floral leis by Vietnamese women. President Thien cuts a ribbon in the ceremony, then peruses a Combat Art and Photograph Display.

Location(s)
Vietnam

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed between 1965 and 1975.

Division
3rd Division


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

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
07/31/2018

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
3:02

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Vietnam War