December 18, 1995, CBS News:
Report continued from tape 709. A woman was hit in the arm by sniper fire and got some shattered glass in her eye. She was the first casualty after the peace treaty was signed in Paris.
David Martin reports on the first 70 airborne combat troops landing in Tuzla. The landing in night time left many soldiers confused. The darkness created problems for the plans for taking over the airport. The soldiers will have to spend their first night in Bosnia sleeping out in the open. Statements are made by U.S. Army Captain Scott Morrison and U.S. Army Major Richard Hooker. Footage of the following is available: the wounded woman being examined by an eye doctor, U.S. soldiers getting on the plane to Tuzla, U.S. military personnel getting off the plane in Tuzla at night time, and confused U.S. soldiers walking around the airport.
Allen Pizzey reports from the Bosnia/Croatia border, where the first armored division ran into trouble with Croatian railways and bridges not being strong enough to carry U.S. tanks. The mission of the division is to install a pontoon bridge across the Sava river and open the way for the main force. A statement is made by Mato Ilak, a Zupanje local. Footage available: U.S. tanks getting off the train-tracks, U.S. soldiers taking train wagons apart, children sitting on a U.S. tank, and a U.S. tank convoy being led by Croatian police cars.
December 19, 1995, CBS News:
More U.S. equipment has been arriving in Bosnia, along with 1,500 Russian soldiers who will be based in the American sector. On December 20, 1995, UN forces will hand over command to NATO forces. Bob Simon reports from Tuzla. Mine-clearing in front of the air base gate was the order of the day. On the edge of the front line, Bosnian Muslim soldiers were clearing a minefield. Michael Steiner, [TITLE], met with the mayor in the Serb-held suburb of Tuzla. Steiner pointed out the need for more tolerance in Bosnian Serb media broadcasting. Many Bosnian Serbs are distrustful of the Muslim authorities and see them as impossible to live along side. Two Bosnian Serb men give brief statements. Footage available: planes landing, U.S. soldiers and equipment bring unloaded from a cargo plane, a Bosnian man jumping around a suspected mine area, a cemetery in the fog, and silhouettes of people walking in the fog.
Allen Pizzey reports from Croatia where U.S. troops are passing through on their way to Bosnia. Because army contractors did not come in beforehand to rent the space, there is nowhere to put the troops and the equipment. Because the last station before entering Bosnia also serves the local people, several trains carrying U.S. troops were stopped. A closed factory which was supposed to serve as a base for the troops went back into business, so the soldiers ended up having to spend the night in tanks and fighting vehicles. Brief statements are made by Petro Peric (sp), the Zupanje train-station master, and a U.S. soldier. Other footage available: U.S. engineers unloading containers with gear in them, backed-up trains loaded with military trucks, a closed factory, U.S. soldiers being served breakfast at a local restaurant, and cars being transported on a ferry boat.
December 21, 1995:
Peter Jennings reports on the meeting between the American NATO Implementation Force commander Admiral Leighton Smith and the commanders of the three factions in Bosnia. The reason for the briefing was to make sure all the commanders are on the same page.
January 3, 1996:
The State Department has asked for the release of civilians who have either been arrested or abducted by Bosnian Serbs near Sarajevo. Aaron Brown reports on U.S. Secretary of State William Perry’s visit to U.S. troops stationed in Tuzla, Bosnia. Even though the peace agreement guarantees the free movement around Bosnia, many Bosnians are still afraid. More than a dozen non-Serbs taken by Bosnian Serb forces are still missing. In his statement, Perry points out that NATO is aware of this fear, but that it is not their duty to build confidence among the people. Nura Ahmadinovic (sp), and1st Cavalry Squadron Lieutenant Charles Li make statements. Footage available: Secretary Perry taking a walk over the Sava bridge, civilians watching a U.S. tank pass by, streets of Sarajevo, and a U.S. tank parked next to a "Mines" sign.