Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964-1980. SAMMY DAVIS JR. USO SHOW (AF1F-232).

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964-1980. SAMMY DAVIS JR. USO SHOW (AF1F-232). 2/1972-3/1972.

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964-1980. SAMMY DAVIS JR. USO SHOW (AF1F-232).

2/1972-3/1972

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Summary: MS, sign: "Bienhoa Air Base." VS, soldiers and airmen awaiting the arrival of aircraft carrying the USO troupe. VS, C-141 aircraft taxies to unloading area. VS, Army and Air Force officers greet Sammy Davis Jr. and his USO troupe as they deplane. VS, airman interviewing Sammy Davis Jr.. AVS, forested countryside, door gunner in fg. AVS, fire support base. VS, soldiers at FSB. MS, sign:"2d bn - 8th Cavalry." AV, FSB as helicopter lands. MS, sign: "FSB Crossed Sabers. 1st bn 7th Cavalry." VS, soldiers watching USO show. Brief cut-a-ways to the show. VS, soldiers at the FSB watching an AH-1G helicopter with Sammy Davis Jr. aboard warming up and taking off. VS, large soldier and WAC audience watching the USO show at Long Binh. Brief cut-a-ways to the show. INT, VS, mostly a civilian audience including men, women and children. INT, Lynn Kellogg and Ted Barret performing. COMMENTS: Film Quality is adequate. Some scenes are underexposed. Good angles and distance of audience.

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