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.
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.
President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson visits Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Troops in formation with all services color guard. President Johnson goes to a platform. Officials salute the President. He steps down from the platform with General William C Westmoreland. The President and General Westmoreland review troops in an open jeep (driven by John P. Ward of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin). Both then return to the platform. Troops march at the air base. President Johnson pins medals on U.S. military men.
United States Army General William C. Westmoreland visit a hospital ward at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. General William C. Westmoreland is greeted by a officer outside the hospital ward. He pins purple heart on a Captain outside the hospital ward. He departs in a staff car. He gets into a camouflaged United States Air Force HH-43B Huskie helicopter. He is serapes himself and wears a helmet in the helicopter. The helicopter takes off.
United States Army General William C. Westmoreland visit a hospital ward at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. General William C. Westmoreland with Commander of the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing Colonel Woodward E. Davis pins purple hearts on casualties in different hospital wards. Officers enter another ward and William C. Westmoreland pins purple hearts on casualties.