Five Green Berets stationed in 1968 in Vietnam grudgingly tackle a lifetime's assignment -- to transfer an 8,000-pound elephant . High-jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the Montagnard villagers of Dak Nhe he'll replace their prized elephant over time for a significant ritual. But also for Capt. T.C. Doyle, the assignment gets a jumbo-sized headache!