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Neil Davis as a cameraman correspondent describes reasons behind the alleged disorder of South Vietnamese troops; how President Thieu's withdrawal from the Central Highlands in 1975 demoralised the South Vietnamese forces; the M16 assault rifle and the effect of its' high velocity rounds when they hit a body; how he came to become a war correspondent; feelings about his work since the end of the war in Indo China; lessons learned from combat experience. [Original negative cut for use in 'Frontline'; title filler 'Scene extracted' spliced in where the cuts was made.]
Neil Davis as a cameraman correspondent describes reasons behind the alleged disorder of South Vietnamese troops; how President Thieu's withdrawal from the Central Highlands in 1975 demoralised the South Vietnamese forces; the M16 assault rifle and the effect of its' high velocity rounds when they hit a body; how he came to become a war correspondent; feelings about his work since the end of the war in Indo China; lessons learned from combat experience. [Original negative cut for use in 'Frontline'; title filler 'Scene extracted' spliced in where the cuts was made.]

![RAAF Hercules bring back the last Australian troops from Vietnam, December 1972
The RAAF which began active operations in South Vietnam in July 1964 with three transport aircraft appropriately closed the book on the Vietnam war regarding Australias involvement yesterday when two Hercules C130 transports from RAAF Richmond brought out the last Australian troops. The Hercules flew into the sprawling Tan Son Nhut airbase at Saigon early yesterday morning and one hour and a half later with a minimum of fuss or ceremony they were rolling down the runway with more than 70 members of the Australian Army Advisory Group Vietnam (AAAGV) aboard. The troops, who had been brought to Saigon by road from their bases in Phuoc Tuy Province over the weekend, were informally farewelled at Tan Son Nhut by the Australian Ambassador Mr A M Morris, the Commander of the Australian Army Advisory Group, 2283 Brigadier Ian Aubrey Geddes and the Embassy Air Attache, O11403 Group Captain Harold Kevin Parker. The training team members led by their Commanding Officer 337629 Lieutenant Colonel Peter Thomas Johnston flew into RAAF Butterworth for an overnight stopover before flying to Australia. [transcribed from PR storyline]. Also identified is the Visnews cameraman and correspondent Neil Davis seen filming the departure of the Australian troops] RAAF Hercules bring back the last Australian troops from Vietnam, December 1972](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OOo42xQV4TA/mqdefault.jpg)





![Interview with Neil Davis at Tim Bowdens Film 3 Take 3 (Frontline out takes)
Neil Davis as a cameraman correspondent continues with the story (see F10567) of how he returned to the South Vietnamese lines with the film taken with Viet Cong. How Davis was allowed to hide the film by a sympathetic South Vietnamese Captain. Retells in detail the action were he was wounded in Cambodia in 1974 and how he was saved from being killed by his audio cassette recorder. Attitudes to death and dying - not afraid of death but of being badly wounded. His belief that death is not the end and mentions that he is influenced by Buddhist belief. How being in battle gives him a much highly developed state and awareness of feelings of life itself. The death of many friends he made in Cambodia and Vietnam. Relates in detail how he tried to rescued under fire a Cambodian photographer friend. Opinion of female reporters. The camaraderie between male and female reporters not based on sex. Davis also seen this with Cambodian female soldiers. The closeness that develops between people under combat. [The original camera negative has been cut and these cuts used in the film Front line. A titled filler (Scene extracted) has been spliced in to preserve the continuity of the soundtrack.] Interview with Neil Davis at Tim Bowdens Film 3 Take 3 (Frontline out takes)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QVhU9U5O_Sg/mqdefault.jpg)
![[Mosquito larvae field research] DPR/TV/1416
[Mosquito larvae field research] DPR/TV/1416 [Mosquito larvae field research] DPR/TV/1416](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qn8abunjAWE/mqdefault.jpg)

