The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division bases and camps in Vietnam. Aerial view : Camp Base and route. An aerial view of a truck convoy parked along the road side. Observation post atop mountain. An aerial view of the communication post atop Hong Cong mountain. The 1st Cavalry Division insignia seen on the side of the mountain. The Green Belt outer defense perimeter. (Vietnam War period).
Elephant being airlifted from Trang Phuc to Chu Lai Air Base in Vietnam. A drugged elephant in cargo. A United States Army (USA) soldier operates the fork lift. The net containing the elephant being lowered onto a wooden pallet and strapped down. Soldiers around the elephant on the wooden pallet. Elephant is transported towards the aircraft by a USA forklift. (Vietnam War period).
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.
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).