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Guardfest '87, Training and Equipment Expo at Camp McCain, Mississippi
Identifier
whitten_VHS_60
Creation Date
8-30-1987
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Description
Views of Guardfest '87 Training and Equipment Expo at Camp McCain. Includes scenes of exhibit tents, the crowd, flying helicopters and planes, and Jamie Whitten's arrival. Program includes posting of the colors; the national anthem; invocation by Chaplain Winston; unidentified officer of the Mississippi National Guard welcomes crowd, identifies platform guests and reads letters from those absent to Whitten; speech by Mayor L.D. Boone of Grenada; unidentified officer discusses Camp McCain and the dedication of its new Jamie L. Whitten Army National Training Complex; remarks by Whitten; and benediction. Unveiling of "Jamie L. Whitten Army National Training Complex" sign; views of paratroopers landing and a helicopter flying a supply load.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Mississippi. National Guard; Camp McCain (Miss.); Whitten, Jamie L.
Relational Format
video recording
Extent
54:26
Original Format
VHS
Original Collection
Jamie L. Whitten Collection (MUM00732), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Finding Aid
Rights
This media file is owned by the copyright holder and may not be reproduced, re-posted, captured or saved. Due to copyright concerns, the recordings in this collection can only be accessed by arrangement with the Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Comments
tape label 1: Mason's Video Memories; Jack H. Mason, Jr., RR2, Box 209, Oakland, MS 38948, 647-2410 - Charleston" tape label 2: Guardfest '87, Training & Equipment Expo, Camp McCain 8/30/87