Elephant being airlifted from Trang Phuc to Chu Lai air base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Elephant stands on cargo net weaves from effects of drug. The elephant falls on the net. The elephant tries to get up. The United States Army (USA) special forces tie the cargo net around the elephant. The cargo net being lifted by a forklift. The net containing the elephant being placed onto a wooden pallet.
Elephant being airlifted from Trang Phuc to Chu Lai Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Army (USA) captain Scott Gantt fire a hypodermic dart (M-99) from air gun. Natives observe preparations for loading elephant onto the aircraft. The elephant tries to get up and falls on the cargo net. The USA special forces tie the cargo net around the elephant. A forklift in the background. Natives stand near a jeep.
Elephant being airlifted from Trang Phuc to Chu Lai Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A native rides elephant into a camp and elephant being prepared for loading. A United States Army soldier, Captain John Scott Gantt, pats the elephant. A native controls the elephant on the cargo net. He ties the legs of elephant with a metal chain. Soldiers at controls. Legs of the elephant tied to the forklift. The front legs tied with a metal chain. Elephant tries to pull the metal chain with a trunk. U.S. Army Captain Scott Gantt fires a hypodermic dart (M-99) from air gun.
U.S. Army vehicles on the beach and ships underway in Vietnam. Two Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) under way on a river. Debris on a beach. Coiled barbed wire. Damaged C ration cartons strewn about beach. Exhaust comes from Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) up to beach. The LCM at beach loaded with tanks. Two soldiers walk on beach with rifles over shoulder. LCVP on river. View of the Cua Viet River. The Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) under way on river. Officers and men on bridge of U.S. Navy USS Meeker County (LST -980). An officer speaks over bull horn. Jeeps and trailers move over deck of LST for offloading. Vehicles offloading from Landing Ship Tank (LST). Jeep moves over beach to parking area. LCM-8 moves up alongside. The LCM-8 on the beach. A man in dungarees, flak jackets and helmet works. The LCM-8 loaded with tank turns around and moves out into the river. LCM-3 underway on river. Soldiers relax on deck of U.S. Navy USS Meeker County (LST -980). An LCM loaded into the ship. Soldiers roll the metal pole to load the LCM. The soldiers work on the LST. Tanks and vehicles on beach. UH-1B Iroquois helicopter in flight over water. Rolling debris over the area. Beach area being eroded by heavy surf. Surf rolling in towards the beach. Vehicles parked on the beach. A causeway in the foreground. (Vietnam War period).
The U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division troops pass through jungles of A Shau Valley in Vietnam in April, 1971. Members of the U.S. 327th Infantry Airborne regiment, 101st Airborne Division, at landing zone, watch air strikes before moving out. Smoke rises as the air strikes continue. The troops climb a mountain in the dense jungle. The troops on patrol in the jungle. The troops walk through high bushes. (Vietnam War period).
The U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division troops patrol in jungles of A Shau Valley, Vietnam during the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord of Vietnam War. A troop sits and reads from his diary. The soldiers talk over field telephone. Troops patrol in a jungle. A group of soldiers sit on ground. Troops move through high grass and jungle en route pick up position. U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois helicopters come in for landing. Landing zone smoke grenades explode designating the troop pickup zone for pull out. Troops board helicopter and it takes off.