The+Vietnam+Soldier

NOTES FOR THE VIETNAM SOLDIER

SLANG: AO: Area if operation DMZ: Demilitarized zone Tango 3: his platoon S and D: search and destroy Hot LZ: Enemy fire humping the boonies: Prepares to go out Chasing Charlie: Looking for the Viet Cong Point man: lead the way Cherry: Newbie Grunts: Soldier buku exposed: dangerous conditions VC: The Viet Cong Huey: helicopters zippoed the hooches: Set the houses on fire from a spider hole: shot by a VC sniper million-dollar wound: serious enough wold to leave Vietnam the world: The States


 * There was mass deaths from snipers, snakes, enemy fire, and traps
 * Odors overwhelmed soldiers, from the farms to the foods
 * Medical training, combat practice, and radiotelephone operator, were part of a soldiers tour of duty
 * Battles were fought in the dense, hot, humid jungles