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Marine Corps Video
Vietnam-era Marine air, the F-4 Phantom, the flight line at Chu Lai, and the Silent Drill Platoon. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play.
Red Skelton’s Pledge of Allegiance
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Red Skelton’s 1969 recitation and explanation of the Pledge. Read Ron’s letter about it.
The films
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The Phantom Over Vietnam
F-4 Phantoms flying Marine air support in Vietnam.
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On Target
Marine F-4 Phantoms on the run in. Close air support, from the cockpit.
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Arming Up At Chu Lai
Ordnance crews hanging bombs on an F-4B at Chu Lai. The work nobody photographs.
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The Phantom, End To End
A 1987 documentary on the F-4 Phantom II, the aircraft that carried Marine air through the war.
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The Silent Drill Platoon
Twenty-four Marines, fixed bayonets, and not one word of command.
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At The Lincoln Memorial
The Silent Drill Platoon performing at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Meet The Silent Drill Platoon
How the platoon is introduced, and what the drill is for. Filmed in 2024.
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