In the early 1960s, the "Jolly Green Giant"-trademark of the Green Giant vegetable company-was a well-known TV ad character. The moniker eventually was bestowed on a famed Vietnam War helicopter-USAF's HH-3E, used to rescue downed airmen. It was big, predominantly green, and ... anyway, Jolly Green was its call sign. In the late 1960s, the HH-3 was joined by the bigger HH-53, call sign Super Jolly Green. Here, a nine-foot-tall wooden Green Giant statue arrives at Udorn RTAB, Thailand, home of the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, which at the time operated both helicopters. The statue was displayed in the unit's officer bar to boost morale and build esprit de corps. The bottom left photo depicts an HH-3 rescuing a US pilot from the waters off Vietnam. In the bottom right photo, an HH-53 hoists a pilot from the jungle floor into the side door.
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机译：在1960年代初期，Green Giant蔬菜公司的商标“ Jolly Green Giant”是一个著名的电视广告人物。这个绰号最终被赋予一架著名的越战直升机-美国空军的HH-3E，用于营救被击落的飞行员。它很大，主要是绿色的，而且……反正Jolly Green是它的呼号。在1960年代后期，HH-3与更大的HH-53（代号为Super Jolly Green）合并。在这里，一个九英尺高的木制绿色巨人雕像到达了第40航空救援和中队的所在地泰国乌登RTAB，当时该中队同时使用两架直升机。该雕像被陈列在该单位的军官酒吧，以鼓舞士气并建设兵团。左下方的照片描绘了一架HH-3从越南附近海域营救一名美国飞行员。在右下方的照片中，一架HH-53将一名飞行员从丛林地带举升到侧门。
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