Croatia-Body Of US Comm.Sec Ron Brown Flown Home

(6 Apr 1996) T/I 11:11:15 GS 10:07:35


The remains of US Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and 32 other
Americans killed in a plane crash Wednesday were flown home
Saturday (6/4) after an emotional farewell led by Croatian
President Franjo Tudjman.


SHOWS:

DUBROVNIK, CROATIA 6/4

0.00 honour guard at attention, small plane in background
0.04 soldiers placing flag-draped coffin on catafalque
0.19 american honour guard at present-arms
0.25 mourners including us ambassador to croatia peter galbraith
and croatian president franjo tudjman
0.31 high view coffins draped with american flags
0.34 natsot galbraith: "by coming here, secretary brown and his
party were showing that peace provides the hope of a
different and prosperous future, not only for dubrovnik but
for people of the entire region."
0.51 more natsot galbraith (over high view of american flag-draped
coffins): "today is easter eve. as jesus said in the sermon
on the mount, blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be
called the children of god. blessed, indeed, are those who
perished on a mission of peace."
1.09 priests blessing transport plane before coffins are loaded
1.12 american coffin carried to plane through honour guard of 19
american and 19 croatian soldiers.
1.25 flags, soldiers at present-arms
1.28 bugler playing "the last post", pullback to clergy and plane

1.51 ends

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