BOB HOPE, ANITA BRYANT & OTHER PERFORMERS DEPART FOR VIETNAM CHRISTMAS, 1965 USO FLIGHT 43534

This short, raw bit of footage from Armed Forces Radio and TV shows comedian Bob Hope and his troupe about to board a USO flight to Vietnam, Thailand and Guam for Christmas in 1965. The location is Los Angeles World Airport, or LAX. Accompanying Hope on the trip were Anita Bryant, Carol Baker, the Nicholas Brothers, Miss USA Dianna Lynn Batts, Joey Heatherton, Les Brown and his Band of Renown, and more. Anita Bryant speaks to the USAF reporter at 2:46. At 3:30, Bob Hope speaks to the reporter. At 4:14 Hope is joined by Kaye Stevens. At 5:20 the director of USO shows speaks to the reporter. The aircraft shown is Military Air Transport Service MATS tail #64-0646, a C-141 Starlifter. (Note: according to the Internet, this same aircraft was attacked in Thailand in 1968, and the flight engineer killed.) We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit