The following are included as explanatory remarks, not exact definitions, for the reader who may not be familiar with the terms.
ACV: Armoured Command Vehicle.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxJK6EGFBv
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Ao-dai: The Vietnamese national dress, a close-fitting top and bodice, with long flowing panels from the waist, under which long pants or trousers are worn. Pronounced "ow zhy," by the Northerners and "ow why' by the Southerners.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusqj5dCy3W
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Arc of fire: Each weapon is positioned to fire over a certain piece of ground, which has left and right boundaries. If this is planted on a map, the area would be represented as an arc of the extremities of the boundaries. There are primary (main) and secondary arcs of fire.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJKgFBLUNP
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ARVN: Army of the Republic of Vietnam, usually pronounced "arvin."986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bnU0dC8Fh
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AWOL: Absent Without Leave.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡishEitUlx3
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Back-up: With reference to meals, coming back for a second serving.
Base-bludging: Bludging in a base or rear area. Anyone who is farther back from the enemy than oneself is a base-bludger. They rarely, if ever, go forward of the wire.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJWG80GuuC
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Base-up! Make camp.
Basic Webbing: Generally the minimum harness that a soldier can wear and carry to enable him to perform his basic fighting functions: waist belt, shoulder harness, ammunition pouches, water bottles, bayonet, entrenching tool, and whatever else the unit deems necessary. On this "basic" webbing the thoughtful army can build big and little packs, bedding, radios, and so on.
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BHQ: Battalion Headquarters.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVX0RNRXVy
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Bird: girl/woman986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKA9MomMp2
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Brass-up: To shoot, be shot at, as in "they brassed up two Charlies," and "they got brassed up by a machine gun."
CHQ: Company Headquarters.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAukQptLU0
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Chalk: The group of passengers for a single aircraft.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PMGcJbvSf
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Charlie: The enemy, from VC = Viet Cong = Victor Charlie in radio phonetics.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiqnD7DxxL
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CO: Commanding Officer.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvKcM11UCo
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CP: Command Post986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDIBSysk1Z
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CSM: Company Sergeant Major.
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Corps: The British army is composed of various corps e.g. infantry, artillery, transport, dental, etc. Everyone belongs to one of them.
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III Corps Conference: South Vietnam was divided into four Corps Tactical Zones (CTZ): I, II, III, and IV. These were a means of dividing the country into areas of responsibility in which the various units operated, and had nothing to do with the infantry, artillery, etc., kind of corps. The III Corps HQ was almost adjacent to the airbase and the Conference was attended by a British representative.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHrC3MRv6O
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DMZ: The so-called Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2OQXJDzZP
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Dust-off: Radio callsign for a medical evacuation helicopter, the crews of which were renowned and revered for their efforts to lift wounded out of battle and back to the medical facilities despite bad weather and enemy gunfire. Spoken usage included: "We require Dust-off for six," and "Nigel got Dusted-off to Saigon," i.e., Nigel was evacuated to Saigon by helicopter.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxFuAZWdVG
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FAC: Forward Air Controller: a pilot who flies a small (Cessna) aircraft into the battle area to locate, mark, and guide the fighters or bombers onto the targets. A high degree of skill and courage was needed.
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FN: Fabrique Nationale, the Belgian firm of arms makers.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKEYjc8UrC
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Forward of the wire: Outside the barbed-wire perimeter of the unit or base, i.e., out where the enemy may be met. See "basebludger" and "pogo."986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjyn4IUzco
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GVN: Government of Vietnam, the Saigon regime.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLmG5tTevT
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Hutchi: Japanese (possibly Korean) word for house or shelter, corrupted to mean the soldier's tent in the field. American "hooch" or "hoochi."986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1LBZ0Ysri
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Huey: UH-1 Helicopter, became Huey.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggl55ZBrxg
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IO: Intelligence Officer.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2xrX8Rhwi
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Iron Triangle: A jungle area, roughly shaped like a triangle, about 30 miles west of Saigon, used by the Viet Cong as a base area.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbrYfajhNw
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J: Jungle.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQKBuS9Lhg
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KIA: Killed In Action.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqH0LmBVxMy
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Locstat: Location statement, present location.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWDwgSCdv6
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LO: Liaison Officer986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYYorXiiQh
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Local Force: The Viet Cong National Liberation Front organized their fighting forces on several levels. At the bottom was the village guerilla, then units organized to operate in their home area----but larger than the usual village squad, and given tasks of a more demanding military nature, naturally enough these were called local force units. Above them were regional units and finally the main force.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MliC5VmNm
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LZ: Landing Zone986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rz7i8aQpV
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Main Force: Units of soldiers who have graduated from the village guerillas, local and regional force units, are full-time members of the armed forces, and are now regular troops who can be given military tasks such as those given to regular units of the NATO armies.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdzbAtlEZG
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MASH: Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtGjs26bOY
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Military Region: The National Liberation Front had divided Vietnam into these areas for their own administrative and operational purposes.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4rwyBhTbq
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MPC: Military Payment Certificate. "Play money" or "Monopoly money" issued by the military authorities in an attempt to halt the flow of dollars into the black market, etc. It is only good in the military system such as canteens, messes, etc. The type or pattern of MPC would be changed at very short notice, and all unchanged old MPC would then be so much paper. There are said to be people throughout Asia with boxes of old MPC, hoping for the day when the particular pattern is again issued, and they will get rich.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TebsIKzvv
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MP: Military Police.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJodWjYVqu
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NCO: Non-Commissioned Officer, i.e., below the rank of 2nd lieutenant.
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NLF: National Liberation Front. No Communist Revolution is complete without this title.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6RkzBBbKE
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NVA: North Vietnamese Army. Never admitted by Hanoi to be in South Vietnam, an assertion believed only by the very naive.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSTi9jLu2B
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OC: Officer Commanding. A company has an OC, a battalion a CO, a division a COC---General Officer Commanding.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvCCo7Y0iB
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Orders Group: A gathering for the purpose of passing on orders to subordinates.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsaw9tlxp9
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Political Officer: The communist forces, being the armed effort of the political organization, are always subject to strict political control, which is achieved by placing a political infrastructure paralleling that of the military command, at all levels from company on up. The political officer has the final word in disagreements between the military and political. Called commissars in earlier times, they are a very important and effective means of ensuring control, motivation, and explanation of policy to the soldiers.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtwv2OSUso
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Pepper-pot: A tactic for advancing under fire where one or two soldiers at a time leap up, run forward a few paces, go down, roll away, and fire on the enemy while their comrades are doing likewise. The enemy is presented with fleeting targets all across his front, making it very hard for him to take on an accurate shot. Like many other things, it requires practice and teamwork.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbinXFjGySH
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Pogo: See Basebludging. Pogos are the same, but worse. They supposedly spend their time bouncing aimlessly around the rear areas on a pogo-stick and are thus of no use to the fighting troops, i.e., anyone closer to, or likely to be closer to, the enemy.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9W2nOr0eR
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PPS: Russian submachine gun of World War II vintage, firing a 7.62mm round.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW27dPnRFZF
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PX: Post Exchange = US Canteen.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMsLYkLzIF
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RATTV: Royal Army Training Team, Vietnam.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39NL0zUeff
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Regional Force: Along with a similar organization called the popular force, were part-time troops of the Saigon Regime, used for guard and other light military duties, which could include operations to search for the VC, normally operating in their home locations or areas. Abbreviated in RF/PE so immediately were called "ruffpuffs."986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HUasvg4wX
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RPD: Russian light machine gun for section or squad use. The initials stand for the Russian words, the D being for Degtyarev, the designer.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz10dzs4HQ1
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RMO: Regional Medical Officer, the battalion doctor.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCdK2CUJSj
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RSM: Regimental Sergeant Major, the senior noncommissioned officer in the unit, responsible to the CO for discipline.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroGzc9RXsi
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RV: Rendezvous986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMknxH83ii1
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Slicks: Troop-carrying helicopters, as opposed to armed versions, the "gunships," called "pigs"986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDFgH3j7yF
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Slope: U.S. term for Asian, similar to the British "wog."986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusLIkCzZkC
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SLR: Self Loading Rifle; the British-modified Belgian FN, produced at Birmingham, firing the standard NATO 7.62mm round, pronounced "slur."986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNAZNWQtPG
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Smoke: To shoot, kill986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EWVWqwHFK
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Tommy: A British soldier.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYffAPthW40
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Twenty mike mike: 20-millimeter cannon, from 20mm.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbitKhvnhU
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VC: Viet Cong, the Vietnamese for Vietnamese Communist.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45jssjXgCk
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VNAF: Vietnamese Air Force.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPJSK5bcUO
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War Zone D: A term dating from the 1950s war against the French, for a large expanse of jungle about forty miles northeast of Saigon, in which the VC had base camps, training areas, etc., and which was rarely entered by government forces prior to 1965; also called D-Zone or Zone D. Zone C was farther to the southwest, and others were to the north.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEqAomhnEU
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Wog: British slang for an Asian: more fully "Westernized Oriental Gentleman." Plural is "wogs" and the land is sometimes referred to as "Woggeria."986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5cc8BsEl0
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Watch your front!: Do not stare down your shirt buttons and trouser fly, but pay attention to the area of ground before you, your arc of fire.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2wIvkHRJQ
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WIA: Wounded in Action. 986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCR4EEk2VhY
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Yank(s): citizen(s) of the United States of America.986Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1ZYUWDlS6
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