Freedom's Soil US Welcomes First Hungarian Refugees
Freedom's Soil US Welcomes First Hungarian Refugees
The first 60 of 5,000 Hungarian refugees admitted to the US arrives at McGuire Air Force Base. After welcome ceremonies, they're transported to Camp Kilmer, newly converted to a reception center, where hundreds of nearby residents greet them - modern pilgrims from tyranny, arriving as a free America celebrates Thanksgiving. Establishing shot - Hungarian refugees disembarking from passenger plane. MLS - The media is waiting with cameras in hand. MS - Mothers and children queue in line. MLS - A large group of refugees standing in a group listening to a welcoming speech given by an army officer. MS - Army busses transport the refugees to an old army camp. The people in the camp stand behind barbed wire fences. CUS - Mother and daughter sitting on a bus. CUS - Hungarian men standing behind the barbed wire fencing. A photograph is held up of a mother and son. MCUS - One of the refugees being pushed in a wheel chair.