Place | Asia: Vietnam, Pleiku Province, Plei Ku |
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Accession Number | F10545 |
Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 13 min 4 sec |
Object type | Interview |
Physical description | 16mm/colour (Eastman)/sound |
Maker |
Greenwood, Robert (Bob) Bradbury, David |
Date made | 23 February 1978 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Period 1970-1979 Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial![]() |
Interview with Bob Greenwood (Frontline out takes)
Bob Greenwood as a cameraman for the American National Broadcasting Company Inc (NBC) describes differences between reporting the Vietnam war for American and Australian networks; accompanying a United States patrol in the highlands near Plei Ku and being ambushed; deciding not to renew his employment contract; his soundman, Hans Peschke dragging him into dangerous situations [the sound synchronization system used at that time required the film camera and sound recorder to be connected by a cable]; reasons for working in a war zone; requirement for impartial reporting; not until the end of the war was it apparent that we were losing badly; never sitting in the front seat of military vehicle after seeing bullet holes; comparison of Australian and US soldiers; the brave reputation of Australian airmen; RAAF Caribou transports supplied the besieged outpost of Plei Me because the Americans refused to.
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