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Members of 45 Commando Group Royal Marines Brigade Reconnaissance Force with US forces in the Preševo Valley and Zhegra village, Serbia.
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In a forest in the snow-covered Preševo Valley, X Company 45 Commando and Combat Engineers from the US Army's 1st Armored Division ("Old Ironsides") carry out a border patrol. In a makeshift observation post (a basic tented shelter), Marines keep watch. Patrol continues across country. Royal Marines officers and officer from 1st Armoured consult a map. Marines walk along snow-covered forest tracks. Brief interviews with two members of 1 Troop, X Company, Marine Fairclough and Marine Murphy, and with the Commander of X Company Major David Wilson.
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Royal Marines BV-206 tracked vehicles move through the valley over a hill and down towards houses. Scenes in the village of Zhegra show scenes of the former conflict (bullet holes in the side of a house, various bombed buildings). Children watch the patrol passing and pose for a photograph for one of the Marines before following the patrollers.
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ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET
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The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets:
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00:00 BARS
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00:30 From rear of vehicle, BV 206 following across country
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00:37 Joint Royal Marine and US Combat Engineer patrol moving through forest towards camera
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01:09 Marines discussing what is happening next on patrol
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01:43 Following point man through forest lots of snow on ground
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02:09 Marine sorting out his "day sack" out side his shelter
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02:26 2 Marines sitting under poncho in observation Post (OP)
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03:41 Marine looking through binoculars, in OP
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04:52 Marine in OP with GPMG between them
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05:17 Royal Marine & Royal Navy commandos on 1 knee
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05:23 C/u of Royal Marine beret, pans out to show Marine, he gets up and moves off
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06:02 Patrolling across country
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07:11 Patrol on the move
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07:25 Marine on 1 knee in forest, Deserted Village in background
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07:36 RM Capt. and Maj. discuss where they are going next with US Officer on the map
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08:18 C/u of U.S. badge (old iron side) pan out to show RM Capt. and Maj.
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08:33 RM Capt. and Maj. + U.S. standing up and moving apart
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08:44 Patrol moving through large stone doorway and going on patrol
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09:17 RM and U.S. soldiers starting off down a track
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09:36 RM and U.S. soldiers patrolling down track
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09:54 2 RM coming up forest track towards camera
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10:29 2 RM going up forest track away from camera
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10:45 C/u of RM feet moving along snowy track, pans out to show whole of man
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11:19 Marine Fairclough, 1 Troop, X-Ray Coy, (GPMG gunner) gives and interview
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12:59 Marine Murphy , 1 Troop, X-Ray Coy, attached from mortar Troop
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14:05 Maj. Wilson OC X-Ray Coy, gives interview
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16:54 BV 206 moving around muddy tracks and pulls up in front of camera
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18:10 Camera pans l-r showing 2 stationary BV's
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18:22 BV 206 pulls away from camera shows kids playing about
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18:32 2 BV's moving from l-r out of shot, kid waving to them
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18:48 BV 206 parking up
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19:10 Pans from r-l showing fields and houses
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19:32 Pans down showing BV parked up
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19:56 Grave yard
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20:10 BV parking up next to other BV
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20:21 Shot of BV's moving about hill top location
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20:34 Hill top location
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20:46 Filming out of back of vehicle as it drives away
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20:56 2 rusty burnt out cars
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21:06 Pans out to show empty bombed out house
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21:36 Kids walking down track
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21:44 Camera out back of vehicle driving away from village
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22:28 Shot of bullet holes in side of house, pan back to show broken walls and hole in house that cameras in
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23:21 Filming from inside building with large holes in all walls
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23:32 Marine looking over bombed town from inside bombed building
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23:46 C/u of Marine over looking town from hole in wall
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24:17 C/u of RM Capt. on corner (camera looking through hole in wall)
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24:34 Kids watching RM patrol past them from inside ruined building
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25:16 Kids pose for photo by RM
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25:24 (Camera inside ruins) civilian followed by Marines patrolling past
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26:20 Kids give thumbs up to camera
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26:26 Kids talking to patrol and waving at camera
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26:53 Kids chase vehicle with camera waving goodbye
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27:18 Camera out back of vehicle, countryside and road
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END OF TAPE
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Beta-SP