SHOTGUN/SHOTGUNNER: armed guard on or in a vehicle who watches for enemy activity and returns fire if attacked. BAC SI: Vietnamese term for Medical Corpsman/Doctor. It was an automatic twin 40mm "ack-ack" set up on a tank body. Elements of a United States Military Meal, Combat, Individual ration, as served in Da Nang, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, 1966 or 1967. EVAC: see "Medevac." 517, PAVN: (Pavin) People's Army of Vietnam; also known as the NVA. ZULU: casualty report, also the phonetic pronunciation of the letter 'Z.' NAPALM/NAPE: An incendiary used in Vietnam by French and Americans both as defoliant and antipersonnel weapon. NAVAL SLANG and idiom of the day. GOMERS: North Vietnamese. Pg. Ironically it was pronounced "To Die." They supervised the off loading of all the ammo in VN. A device whereby the range of a shell from a 5" gun is extended to a ridiculous length with absolutely no accuracy. Vietnamese equivalent of an American MP. VIETCONG: Communist forces fighting the South Vietnamese government. Operations crossed national borders, and the U.S. bombed North Vietnamese supply routes in Laos and Cambodia. During 1966 and 1967 elements of the division were engaged in numerous actions throughout the II Corps Tactical Zone. At 3:40 a.m. that morning North Vietnamese Army (NVA) artillery began pounding the city. HIGHWAY ONE: This was the route from the north into Saigon. The use of the helicopter for medical evacuation contributed substantially to the military performance of American and Allied troops during the Vietnam War, and medevacs resulted in many wounded being saved who might otherwise have died. War. 503. 372 POINT MAN: lead soldier in a unit cutting a path through dense vegetation if needed and constantly exposed to the danger of tripping booby traps or being the first in contact with the enemy. 82301 is a 82' boat with a hull number of 301. Pg. It was an automatic twin 40mm "ack-ack" set up on a tank body. Called the "Iroquois" by the United States Army, the aircraft is much better know by its nickname of "Huey," derived from its initial designation of HU-1. TOT: 'Time On Target,' multi-battery artillery tactic to provide massive destruction instantaneously. Pg. 523 WIA: Wounded In Action. Pg. Delivered by bombs or flamethrower, napalm clung to the surfaces it touched, holding the burning solvent in place on the target. It is located on Highway 1 about 420 miles south of Hanoi and 670 miles north of Saigon and was an independent municipality under the Republic of Vietnam (Rvn). ETS: date of departure from overseas duty station. SNEAKY PETES: U.S. Army Special Forces or Rangers. FAT ALBERT: a C-5A aircraft. Also referred to as Green Beanies. Birds: Helicopters or choppers MACV-CORDS computer program designed to monitor the strength, size, location and effectiveness of the RF/PFs. 515 MECH: mechanized infantry. May 28, 2012, 12:43 PM EDT. MIC: microphone. "I need a Dustoff" became an all-too-familiar call on the airwaves of Vietnam. A "Camioneta", what tourists sometimes call a "chicken bus", is the main form of local transport between towns, villages and cities throughout Central America and it is usually the cheapest option for travelling for any distance in these countries. Pg. (Use your browser's "Back" feature to return here. 512 HUE: First built by Emperor Gia Long early in the nineteenth century, Hue was the imperial capital of Vietnam between 1802 and 1945. lightweight infantry field radio. BINJO MARU: name given to the White River. In an epilogue, Mason sketches out his activities upon returning to the US, including his incarceration for smuggling. The headquarters of I Corps was located in Da Nang. Pg. P's: piasters, the Vietnamese monetary unit. ZIPPO MISSION: search and destroy mission. ONE O DEUCE: refers to a 105mm howitzer. Pg. 515, MEDCAP: (Med-cap) Medical Civil Action Program. Pg. [2][3], Project Popeye was the experiment in increased rainfall through cloud seeding leading up to Operation Popeye. Pgs. Pg. PUSH: refering to a radio frequency, ie 'PUSH 71.675' meaning a frequency of 71.675 megahertz. the 1st, the 4th, the Fifth, the Ninth. Weather modification procedures, when performed to achieve a military end, now fall under the provenance of the Environmental Modification Convention. 511 GUN TRUCKS: the deuce-and-a-halfs that would accompany convoys. The Bell UH-1 helicopter is one of aviation's true success stories. Lock and load comes from the rifle range training exercises, when we were ordered to chamber a round in our rifles. 515, 523 M-60: American-made 7.62mm (.308 cal) machine gun. A good Chicken Bus is a beautiful thing. It consisted of four electric, selenoid-fired, 50 cal. PROJOS: Howitzer projectile - term used by pilots transporting same. Meal, Combat, Individual ration - Wikipedia The U.S.S. Deliveries to the U.S. Army began in 1959. HILLSBORO: an AF "command and control" aircraft. Each Corps in RVN had a DASC. NAPALM/NAPE: An incendiary used in Vietnam by French and Americans both as defoliant and antipersonnel weapon. Many different variations of armament were arranged by the crews. ILLUM: illumination. 506. The LSMRs were old LSMs (Landing Ship Medium ) that later received the "R" designation (Rocket). The cost of the war was staggering: 1.7 million dead, three million wounded and maimed, and 13 million refugees. Pg. Also refers to the nationwide NVA-VC offensive that began during Tet, 1968. Not especially effective, militarily, against main-force, enemy units. MIG: (MiG) Soviet fighter plane. The chemical weather modification program was conducted from Thailand over Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam and allegedly sponsored by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the CIA without the authorization of then Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, who had categorically denied to Congress that a program for modification of the weather for use as a tactical weapon even existed. Pgs. Pg. Mason was encouraged to write his Vietnam memoir by Knox Burger, the editor of an author-friend of Mason (Bill Smith, better known as Martin Cruz Smith). (Patch has 4 ivy leaves.) Pg. Pg. Carronade (IFS-1). Pg. Pg. Pg. 523 Any place outside of Vietnam. Each would lay out claymore mines; they would have 1 radio and take turns during the night listening and looking. The CIB was awarded only to combat veterans holding an infantry MOS and several award levels based on number of tours in a combat zone (meeting the base requirement each time). The region was economically known for its production of coffee, tea, and vegetables. 515 MEDEVAC: medical evacuation by helicopter; also called an "evac" or "Dustoff." The Memorial was built in Constitution Gardens in Washington, D.C., through private donations from the public, and dedicated in 1982. Reasons for US involvement in Vietnam - The Vietnam War - BBC Vietnam War - The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute Pg. PAVN: (Pavin) People's Army of Vietnam; also known as the NVA. POP SMOKE: to mark a target, team sight (location), or Landing Zone (LZ) with a smoke grenade. WALLABEE: an Australian Caribou aircraft. NO SWEAT: can doeasily done or accomplished. The Best Way to See Vietnam Is by Train - Travel + Leisure NVA: North Vietnamese Army, Pg. RC: radio control, as in radio control models. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Facts Did You Know? NUMBER ONE: good. 513 LAY CHILLY: lie motionless. ROCK 'N' ROLL: to put a M16A1 rifle on full automatic fire. MACV-CORDS computer program designed to monitor the strength, size, location and effectiveness of the RF/PFs. 105: 105mm howitzer or F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber ("Thud"). The Coast Guard numbers its small boats by adding the vessels length to the hull number, i.e. SEMPER FI: short for "Semper Fidelis," Latin for "Always Faithful." Pg. Pg. This is based on the 03 series of MOS. 510, FLYING COW: C-123 or C-130 aircraft equipped with a rubberized collapsible drum and 350-GPM (gallons per minute) pumps. HUEY SLICK: UH-1. A major innovation of the Vietnam War was the use of air cavalry units where troops are moved into battlefield positions by helicopters. Pg. 514 LSMR 536: meaning toilet boat. Pg. POPEYE: expression used by a pilot to indicate that he was flying in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC); i.e., in the clouds. 520 In '69, while with the Big Red One, we received a directive that we were no longer allowed to use the term "search and destroy" to refer to our missions. Late in 1968, the 3rd Brigade was moved down to Saigon to defend Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Pg. Pg. NEWBIE: any person with less time in Vietnam than the speaker. Pg. According to the New York Times, African Americans were drafted at a disproportionately higher rate than whites, representing more than 16% of all draftees and 23% of all combat troops, despite being only 11% of the civilian population in 1967.The draft wasn't the only problem. The second ship (at high elevation) would then observe where the shots came from and dive and attack. NUOC MAM: fermented fish sauce, called "armpit sauce" by many. 523 ZONE AND SWEEP: artillery tactic/fire pattern to cover a target with an "X" pattern of fire. (Hueys and gunships), AID: Agency for International Development. They were used for convoy security and perimeter security for artillery bases each night. Pg. Pg. That all ended on January 31, 1968. The originals were LCM-6s with armor plate and bar armor added. 520 SEA HUTS: Southeast Asia huts. BOONDOCKS, BOONIES, BRUSH, BUSH: expressions for the jungle, or any remote area away from a base camp or city; sometimes used to refer to any area in Vietnam. 522 WAKEY: the last day in country before going home. Pgs. 510 FO: forward observer; calls fire missions to artillery and sometimes Air and Naval gunfire. The NVA and Vietcong suffered 5,000 dead; the United States, 216 dead and 1,364 seriously wounded; and the ARVN, 384 dead and 1,830 seriously wounded. SIX: from aviation jargon: "my 6 o'clock"--directly behind me; hence, my back--cover my back or rear of operation. 2.75: diameter of the side (pod) mounted rockets carried on all older "D" model Huey gunships and the newer Cobras. The Memorial was dedicated over the Veterans Day weekend of November 10-12, 1993, and stands near "The Wall.". Warbus - Wikipedia ", CIA: Central Intelligence Agency or simply "The Agency" or "The Company." 519, RPG: Russian-manufactured antitank grenade launcher; also, rocket-propelled grenade. Pg. : AC of S J2 (Intell), AC of S J3 (Operations). DMZ: demilitarized zone. A sergeant is usually second in command. A synonym for medevac was "Dustoff," used to refer to medevac missions and medevac helicopters after the death of Lieutenant Paul B. Kelley in 1964 while on a medevac mission. 507. In-country R & R locations were at Vung Tau, Cam Rahn Bay or China Beach. Pg. The Coast Guard sent A and B class "versions" of the boat to VN. NVA: North Vietnamese Army, Pg. Referred to as such by tiger scouts. -------- Don't miss out Carronade had 8, mk5 Rocket Launchers and could launch them with pinpoint accuracy 5,000 in just a few moments! Pg. STOL: short takeoff and landing. She was built from the keel up as a rocket firing ship. Flares dropped by aircraft and fired from the ground by hand, artillery or mortars. Pg. DU MI AMI: the F-word with maternal overtones. HANOI HILTON: nickname American prisoners of war used to describe the Hoa Loa Prison in Hanoi. Since you can't chamber a round until you have the magazine in place, this didn't make sense to me (lock and then load), but several insisted that was the way it was. ACAV: armored cavalry assault vehicle. The book begins with Mason's training at the Army's Primary Helicopter School at Fort Wolters, Texas. The forces of the Cambodian Communist Party. Like the Tet Offensive in general, the battle for Hue was a tactical defeat for the Communists as well as a strategic victory. These bases dotted VN and usually were comprised of four howitzers with crews and a company of Infantry. BLIVET: a heavy rubber bladder in which fuel was transported in an aircraft. Usually it evoked positive feelings for troops in the field, since the helicopter almost always meant relief in some form, be it additional troop reinforcements; supplies such as ammunition, food, and medicine; or evacuation of the wounded and/or dead. Soldiers knew that if they were wounded, the probability was high that they would be transported quickly to a field hospital. This term was used in lieu of R&R. 209 & 210, HUEY: nickname for the UH-series helicopters: "utility helicopter.". FIGMO: state of blissful abandon, achieved after receiving orders out of Vietnam. Use your metro bus transfers to change buses at a transfer point. Pg. Pgs. The division suffered over 30,000 casualties during the war. SNAFU: Situation Normal All Fucked Up SNAKE: Snake-Eye bombs used for close air support, as in "Snake N' Nape" (bombs and napalm). KAK WHEEL: carried on a thick string around an RTOs neck to encrypt map coordinates. DOUBTFULS: indigenous personnel who cannot be categorized as either Vietcong or civil offenders. Pg. 505. aka "Thumper" or "Thumpgun" MAC-SOG: Military Assistance Command Studies and Observation Group. Derived from C.B.--Navy construction battalion. Also, an artillery term for motion/sound/seismic sensors placed along suspected enemy trails or areas. Pg. DEEP SERIOUS/DEEP SHIT: the worst possible position, such as being nearly overrun. 515, M-16: nicknamed the widow-maker, the standard American rifle used in Vietnam after 1966. While the term has been used to apply to all medical evacuation missions, GIs reserved the term for missions flown to pick up wounded soldiers in the field, often under fire. Why Is It Called a Chicken Bus? Pg. CIC: Commander-in-Chief. 520 SFTG: Special Forces Training Group. 521. M*A*S*H (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American war comedy drama television series that aired on CBS from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983. (Show more) See all related content Recent News Jun. At the same time, the 9th & 10th, as I recall, VC Divs made an attack on Quan Dau Ting, which caused the 1st Inf Div to pull back to relieve what I recall as a Light Inf Bde -- maybe the 176 or 173 -- many years have passed. DRUM: holds ammunition until ready to mount on the weapon and "feed" the ammo. Pg. INCOMING: receiving enemy mortar or rocket fire. BOHICA: short for "Bend Over, Here It Comes Again." All rainmaking operations ceased on July 5, 1972. Pg. The Today Show appearance took place August 15, and sales of the book benefited from the author's own ongoing drama as well as his widely praised writing. MIKE FORCE, MSF: Special Forces Mobile Strike Force; composed of indigenous personnel and used as a reaction or reinforcing unit. The saying was prominently featured in Andrew Lloyd Webber's MISS SAIGON. 1960 The War In the early 60s, during the Kennedy administration, there are repeated insurgent attempts to overthrow this US-backed South Vietnamese government by the newly formed, largely Communist National Liberation Front (NLF). 515 MINI-POUNDER: small radar transmitter used to mark locations on the ground for radar-carrying aircraft. TRIP-WIRE: thin wire used by both sides strung across an area someone may walk through.Usually attached to a mine, flare, or booby trap. O3: Really 03--an infantryman. MAD MINUTE: concentrated fire of all weapons for a brief period of time at maximum rate; also called "Mike-mike." FRIENDLIES: U.S. troops, allies, or anyone not on the other side. machine gun mounts on and a canvas top to keep the sun out. On August 6, 1964, in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident, five F-4Bs from the USS Constellation attacked North Vietnamese patrol boat bases. PLATOON: approximately 45 men belonging to a company. Tonkin gulf resolution. 513, KHONG BIET: Vietnamese for "I don't know" or "I don't understand. 507 & 511 GSW-TTH: casualty report term meaning 'gunshot wound, thru and thru.' ROUND EYE: slang term used by American soldiers to describe another American or an individual of European descent. PX: post exchange. CORK: burnt cork was used for facial camouflage. FIRE BASE or FB: (sometimes called a fire support base) temporary artillery firing position often secured by infantry. A division is a nearly universal military organization consisting of approximately 20,000 troops commanded by a major general. GMG1: Gunner's Mate Guns Class Petty Officer or just GMGFirst Class, which is the same as an E-6 in any service. SLOW MOVER: propeller driven AF fighter aircraft. E & E: escape and evasion. I sailed with her as a plankowner in 1965 through 1968. The UH-1 became the premier helicopter for this. Vietnam War | The First Amendment Encyclopedia - Middle Tennessee State 515 M-16: nicknamed the widow-maker, the standard American rifle used in Vietnam after 1966. TONKIN: northern section of Vietnam. Taken every Monday, produced persistant diarrhea. LOACH OR LOH: light observation helicopter, notably the OH-6A. 509. POPEYE: expression used by a pilot to indicate that he was flying in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC); i.e., in the clouds. SNUFFY: was/is the term Marines use in the same way Army calls themselves grunts. The poor SOB's who ran the ops north, instead of west, etc. Regional Forces and Popular Forces of the VietNamese military. Pg. See the 1st Cav shoulder patch. Pg. Military Slang during the Vietnam War - CherriesWriter SPC-(4,6,): Specialist Rank, having no command function. Some Coastguardsmen wore any of the various types and styles used in Vietnam. 509. Pg. FUSE: cord filled with pyrotechnic composition, burned at a precise rate after ignition. As of January 15, 2018, 1,601 American soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War remained unaccounted for. By James Moore, Contributor. MOS: Military Occupational Specialty--the job designator; one's job title. Consequently, the helicopters used for these missions also were called "medevac helicopters," or simply "medevacs." 508 DRESS WHITES: the formal light weight uniform for the Navy and Coast Guard. BUTTER BAR: 2nd Lieutenant, based on the insignia - a single gold bar. For American and Allied troops, the sound of the helicopter was perhaps the most nearly ubiquitous sound of the war. 519, RVN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). 506. 520. Input supplied by MACV Advisors. Pg. Referred to as such by tiger scouts. RED LZ: landing zone under hostile fire. 523. 504. helicopter term similiar to "Pigs & Rice." PETER PILOT: co-pilot, the less-experienced pilot in a Huey. FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION: during the nineteenth century, American cavalry units were horse-mounted troops designed to survey enemy positions and provide screens for incoming infantry units. Pg. Powered by 2 diesel engines with waterjet pump drives. Pg. Nickname given to men serving in the rear by front-line soldiers. STAY BEHIND (LEAVE BEHIND): ambush tactic wherein a small group is left behind after a unit breaks camp in order to ambush enemy sweeping thru the 'deserted' area. Also a door gunner on a helicopter. These stations were part of the chain of stations across the Pacific Ocean. Could also be RAMF attributed to the U.S. Marine Corps: Rear Area Mother Fucker. Also, Officer of the Day. Statistics suggest the validity of this assumption: nearly 98 percent of those wounded in action were evacuated from the battlefield alive, and no battle- field was more than one hour's flying time from a hospital. 520 SIN LOI, MINOI: too bad, honey. Pg. Flares dropped by aircraft and fired from the ground by hand, artillery or mortars. R & R: rest-and-recreation vacation taken during a one-year duty tour in Vietnam. WAKEY: the last day in country before going home. 505. They had nine seats for the troops and a canvas top to keep the sun out. The Memorial is referred to as "The Wall.". Pg. But the B-52 was a veritable flying boxcar, and the effect of a squadron-size attack was to create a virtual Armageddon on the ground. LORAN: a "long-range radio-navigation" position fixing system using the time difference of reception of pulse type transmissions from two or more fixed stations. Operation Sober Popeye (Project Controlled Weather Popeye / Motorpool / Intermediary-Compatriot) was a military cloud-seeding project carried out by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War in 1967-1972. SIT-REP: situation report. 507. Often publically re-interpreted to "Fire The Artillery." Pg. PSYCHEDELIC COOKIE: nickname of the 9th Infantry Division (patch). Pg. Often troops jumped from a Huey just above the ground as it "bounced" in ground effect and then left, with the entire ground time reduced to a matter of seconds. STERN: back of a ship or boat. They were awarded the green beret headgear as a mark of distinction. 518 ROCKn'ROLL: firing of weapons on full automatic. 509 ELINT: electronic intelligence. Pg. M*A*S*H (TV series) - Wikipedia Often publically re-interpreted to "Fire The Artillery.". SHORT ORBIT: aircraft circling to land; small, close orbit by aircraft overhead. QUAD 50s: A World War II vintage, anti-aircraft weapon used in Vietnam as an anti-personnel weapon. This included not leaving any C-ration cans, bending bushes back that may have been leaned on, brushing the ground free of footprints or other impressions left by sitting or lying, etc. SLACK MAN: second man in a patrol, behind the POINTMAN. 520 SEARCH AND DESTROY: offensive operations designed to find and destroy enemy forces rather than establish permanent government control; also, called "Zippo missions." ", IRREGULARS: armed individuals and groups not members of the regular armed forces, police, or other internal security forces. HE: high explosive. Pgs. SKYRAIDER: Douglas A1-H aircraft, single propeller aircraft used for Close Air Support (CAS). The U.S.S. The technical aspects of the experiment were verified by Dr. Donald F. Hornig, Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Science and Technology. FIRECRACKER: artillery round incorporating many small bomblets which are ejected over a target area and explode in 'bouncing-betty' fashion almost simultaneously, the name comes from the fast popping sound (best heard at a distance). LIMA-LIMA: low level, as in aircraft altitude GCI - Ground-Controlled Intercept. QUAD 50s: A World War II vintage, anti-aircraft weapon used in Vietnam as an anti-personnel weapon. MET MESSAGE: weather conditions report sent from a meteorological unit. Pgs. Also see Hot. A Yale architectural student, Maya Lin, submitted the winning design. The script is by Geoffrey Ward, and the series is narrated by Peter Coyote.This series is one of the few PBS series to carry a TV-MA rating. RF/PF: Regional Forces and Popular Forces of South Vietnam; also known as "Ruff-Puffs." The "VVHP" wishes to thank many of our viewers who have already contributed terms and definitions from their experiences in this era. FIREFIGHT: exchange of small arms fire between opposing units. "[6] Starting on March 20, 1967, and continuing through every rainy season (March to November) in Southeast Asia until 1972, operational cloud seeding missions were flown. Twin engine, one fore and one aft of cabin section. The 8 shot, .30 caliber "M-1" was superceded by the M-14 and subsequently by the 18 shot .223 M-16. HQ: headquarters. 518. Actually, "Fuck the Army;" a derogatory phrase used by frustrated soldiers. D model). SPOOKY: C-47 gunship - 7.62 mini guns mounted in side windows. Pgs. Edges much like sawgrass. Pg. What was the chicken bus in the vietnam war? - Alexa Answers FAC aircraft. Tasted slightly different than standard "paddy rice" but had more yield per crop, more crops per growing season, and were less likely to be lost to flooding. Pg. TRI-BORDER: in SEA, the area where Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos meet. Taking on mission flights that are considered non-combative (don't mean you aren't going to get shot at) and generally assigned to an area and taking men from field to rear base camp, taking hot food out to the field, evacuating men, etc. Standard armament -- twin .50 caliber machine guns forward, M-60 machine gun and M-18 grenade launcher midships, and a single .50 machine gun at the stern. 157 F-4 PHANTOM II: The F-4 Phantom II, a twin-engine, all-weather, tactical fighter-bomber, was one of the principal aircraft deployed to Southeast Asia. HIGHWAY ONE: This was the route from the north into Saigon. Four years after President John F. Kennedy sent the first American troops into Vietnam, Martin Luther King issued his first public statement on the war. Other NVA troops blockaded Highway 1 north and south of the city and attacked several hundred other sites in the city. AO DAI: traditional slit skirt and trousers worn by Vietnamese women. 105: 105mm howitzer or F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber ("Thud"). Pg. 122mm, 140mm, ETC. 511 GP: general purpose, as in general purpose tent: large rectangular tent sleeping 10 to 12 men with an aisle down the middle. The name Operation Popeye (Pop Eye) entered the public space through a brief mention in the Pentagon Papers[8] and a July 3, 1972, article in the New York Times. BOOM BOOM: "short time" with a prostitute, typically cost $3-$5. Consequently, the A Shau Valley was the scene of much fighting throughout the war, and it acquired a fearsome reputation for soldiers on both sides. 147 II CORPS: Central Highlands military region in South Vietnam. 510, FNG: most common name for newly arrived person in Vietnam. Also a term for marijuana and other illicit drugs. EOD: explosive ordnance disposal. Pg. NGO: non-governmental organizaton. "Slick" was the term used to refer to an assault helicopter used to place troops into combat during airmobile operations.
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