The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division prior to the Siege of Plei Me in Plei Me, Vietnam. A sign reads '228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion Hq'. Aerial view of a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter in flight over a landscape and some houses. A soldier at the door of a helicopter with M-60 Machine Gun ready. A helicopter in flight over a mountainous terrain. Soldiers walk along the road past helicopters. UH-1D Iroquois helicopter with rotors turning in field. A few soldiers walk by. An aerial view of a field. A cluster of houses circled by trees. (Vietnam War period).
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.
Elements of three U.S. Marine Battalions land at Chu Lai in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel Mark 5 (LVTP5s) move onto beach. M-48 tank comes off a Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) in deep water. A marine wades ashore.
Elements of three U.S. Marine Battalions land at Chu Lai in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. M-48 tanks driven off Landing Craft Utility (LCU) onto a beach. Marines on tanks. Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel Mark 5 (LVTP5) is pulled by crane onto the beach.
Elements of three U.S. Marine Battalions land at Chu Lai in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Bulldozer tows a truck and M102 105mm Howitzer. Beach master holds a flag. Bulldozer drives off from a Landing Craft Utility (LCU). Bulldozer being driven inland.
Opening slate attributes film to SEAPC and Jensen (Southeast Asia Pictorial Center/221st Signal Company based in Long Binh and Chris Jensen). U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division troops pass through jungles of A Shau Valley in Vietnam. U.S. 327th Infantry Airborne regiment, 101st Airborne Division troops climb a mountain in a dense jungle. African American soldier carrying rifle brings up the rear. At one point the soldiers have dumped their ruck sacks and left them with the remainder of the company while they went on a short patrol. The troops on patrol in the jungle. The troops walk through high bushes. The troops fire M-79 grenade launchers as part of a recon patrol. Film taken by the Southeast Asia Pictorial Center/221st Signal Company based in Long Binh. Chris Jensen.
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