USMC 104763: ""Return of POWs"" Part I

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104763: ""Return of POWs"" Part I Citation information USMC 104763: ""Return of POWs"" Part I. (00036.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 03/792 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00036 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104763 Decade 1970 Date 1973-01 Description An informational report on Operation Homecoming, as American POWs are released and repatriated. U.S. POWs are transported via C141 and C9 aircraft. USN Capt. Jeremiah Denton exits the craft and addresses an audience. American service members receive a briefing. US Army BGen. Stan McClellan describes negotiation and retrieval of American POWs. USN LtCmdr. Edward Alvarez Jr. is welcomed home. The POWs are rehabilitated. Location(s) Hanoi (Vietnam); Clark Air Base (Philippines); Travis AFB (California) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Informational Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 810 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. Digital media type Moving Image Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 23:32 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War