Engraved Zippo lighters from the Vietnam War.
A US Marine (with a M14) looks over his Shoulder at the blazing thatched houses of Duc An, 60 Miles south of Da Nang, after a raid on the Village on August 6th, 1965.
Malcolm X’s straight up opposition to colonialism in Vietnam and support for the Vietnamese revolutionaries: “It shows the real ignorance of those who control the American power structure. If France, with all types of heavy arms, as deeply entrenched as she was in what was called Indochina, couldn’t stay there, I don’t see how anybody in their right mind can think the U.S. can get in there - it’s impossible. So it shows her ignorance, her blindness, her lack of foresight and hindsight; and her complete defeat in South Vietnam is only a matter of time.” - Malcolm X, 1965
The immolation of Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, in Saigon in 1963. The monk was protesting President Ngô Đình Diệm’s administration for oppressing the Buddhist religion. The photograph drew international attention and persuaded U.S. President John F. Kennedy to withdraw support for Ngô Đình Diệm’s government.
Radio Blue Heart presents TALES FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN!
Episode 38: Know Your Enemy: The Vietcong!
US Army training and propaganda film about the tactics and weapons of the National Liberation Front (or Vietcong) in their war of national liberation against the Americans and South Vietnamese.
Once again this film is PUBLIC DOMAIN and not copyright protected in the US at least. You can make and sell your own DVD of it, download it, show it for free or for profit. Or remix it or use it for stock footage
Radio Blue Heart presents TALES FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN!
Episode 37: Tunnel Destruction!
1969 United States Army Training Film. Shows how tunnel teams destroy enemy earthen tunnels by employing C5, grenades, conventional military explosives, special purpose charges, and the XM242 liquid explosive demolition kit. And how a hapless “tunnel rat” is sent in with nothing but a flashlight and a M1911A1 pistol.
Once again this film is PUBLIC DOMAIN and not copyright protected in the US at least. You can make and sell your own DVD of it, download it, show it for free or for profit. Or remix it or use it for stock footage
Radio Blue Heart presents TALES FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN!
Episode 19: US Army Training Film: M-14 Rifle, 7.62mm Operation and Cycling T. F. 9 2970
That’s mouthful of a title. This is a US Army training film made to familiarize American soldiers with the operation, use and maintenance of the M14 battle rifle. The film uses field use footage along with animation and over sized mock ups of the weapon’s internal mechanism to show how exactly it works. This rifle was first introduce in 1957 as the US armed forces standard rifle until it was replaced by the M16 in the mid ‘60s. But, it has recently made a comeback first as a marksman rifle and its original battle rifle configuration.
A civilian, semi-automatic version called the M1A is still in production and is very popular. So civilian users can get an up close and personal guide to maintenance for it.
Once again this film is PUBLIC DOMAIN and not copyright protected in the US at least. You can make and sell your own DVD of it, download it, show it for free or for profit. Or remix it or use it for stock footage
