General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION DEEP FREEZE 70

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION DEEP FREEZE 70

1969

1) CU DR LAURENCE GOULD debarking from LC-130. G 2) CU DR GOULD posing with a man next to aircraft. G 3) CU Other VIP's off-loading from aircraft. G 4) CU VIP's walking away from aircraft, after landing at Hallet Bay penguin rookery. G 5) HA CU VIP's standing in front of Chapel of the Snows, at McMurdo Station, for memorial wreath laying ceremony; present for ceremony are MR JACK VANDENHEEDE, of Belgium, MR ROBERT SCHLATTER, of Chile, MR JAMES BRODI, of New Zealand, DR LAURENCE GOULD, of USA, MR ALEX VASILEV, of USSR. 6) HA CU LT G.W. DANDO, Chaplain, USN, holding wreath. G 7) CU Words: "Chapel of the Snows" over doorway of chapel. 8) MS VIP's standing to right; ground is barren of any snow. G 9) MCU LT DANDO chatting with some of the VIP's. G 10) LA CU Byrd statue; PAN down, to inscription at base: "Richard E. Byrd, RADM U.S. Navy, Oct. 25th. 1888-Mar. 11th. 1957". 11) CU Main part of statue. G 12) CU LT DANDO holding wreath, surrounded by VIP's. G 13) MLS LT DANDO moving mike next to chapel. G 14) MS Men around LT DANDO 15) CU Navy captain saying a few words, then stepping back; LT DANDO steps up to mike, to give a short prayer. G 16) MS LT DANDO next to mike with wreath, as others move in to pose with the wreath. G 17) CU Wreath at base of memorial. 18) MS VIP giving his remarks from mike. (SV) G 19) MCU Another VIP stepping up to mike (SV). 20) LA MS Man speaking from mike. 21) MLS Captain introducing next person; captain steps back, unidt. VIP steps up to mike to give his remarks (SV). 22) MLS Another member of the treaty countries walking over to mike, to give his remarks (SV). 23) CU VIP speaking from mike, statue of Byrd in LBG. VG 24) MS Unidt. VIP speaking (SV). 25) CU Bearded treaty member giving his remarks (SV). VG 26) MS LT DANDO walking over to mike, go give the benediction. G 27) CU Treaty members standing by Byrd Memorial. G 28) LA ECU Statue of Adm. Byrd; PAN R, two of the treaty members. G 29) LA CU Statue of Adm. Byrd; PAN R, to a member. G 30) CU Member, wearing a red sweater. G 31) CU Other members posing together next to chapel. 32) LA CU Statue of Adm. Byrd. G 33) CU Wreath at base of statue; PAN up, to top part of statue. G 34) CU Base of statue. F 35) LA CU Byrd statue next to chapel. 36) CU Looking down over base of statue. G 37) CU Byrd statue. VG 38) CU Wreath at base of statue. 39) MS Treaty members chatting after ceremony. F OP., "Deep Freeze 70"

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...