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1. Short list Arrival of General Ridgway and General Van Fleet, Korean base #1 0:00 C-54 lands and slowly taxis. (Medium shot) Ramp lowers and General Matthew Ridgway, General James A. Van Fleet descend and greet General Frank W. Milburn and other officers. (Medium shot) Ridgway, Milburn, Van Fleet. UN Forces withdrawal / 1951.4.27. #2 1:14 In the rain, vehicles begin crossing a wooden bridge to withdraw. British forces are on the trucks. The caption states that the 5th Armored Regiment successfully counterattacked the enemy and within 24 hours United Nations Command began withdrawal. A Briton on a truck laughs and waves. Vehicles crossing the bridge. U.S. forces are on these vehicles. Second bridge filmed head-on as vehicles approach. Rain falling. After the last vehicle crosses, soldiers from the 24th Division 3rd Engineer Battalion pour gasoline on the bridge. One section of the bridge is engulfed in flames. Another section is demolished with TNT. Scene of destroyed bridge. Ridgway #3 3:16 Ridgway, Van Fleet, Milburn emerge from barracks. Ridgway shakes hands with reporters and talks with the rest. Ridgway, Milburn, Van Fleet depart by jeep. From an aircraft, Lieutenant General Ridgway interviews with UN press corps. They take notes. Ridgway boards aircraft. Refugees, Han River area / 1951.4.29. #4 4:27 Refugees flee south of Seoul. Unable to use major highways, they take narrow roads and fields. A long column of refugees crosses a field. Two children walk quickly, followed by adults. Refugees carry belongings. A young girl carries a sack on her head. A young girl runs. #5 5:35 People stop by the roadside to cook and rest. Refugees climb a hill across a field. Refugees move forward, looking down into a valley. A boy pets a puppy. A family eats on a hillside. #6 6:42 Refugees on a boat. Korean soldiers on a boat. A boatman rows to propel the boat. Multiple boats cross the Han River. Refugees with livestock wait on the riverbank. [NEEDS REVIEW]

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Refugee Column
Date
1951-04-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC
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