![]() 30 automatic weapon.īars, John Wayne - Nickname for the chocolate bars in the C-rations pack also called guerilla nuts.īeaucoup - French, meaning, a lot, or very many.īeehive Round - An explosive artillery shell that contained a nail like projectile "flachet".īerm - An earthen embankment (normally around a perimeter).īien Hoa, Bien Hoa Province, air base and replacement depot for U.S. Capable of carrying 108 500 lb bombs.īac Si - Vietnamese for a medic helping civilians.īamboo Viper - The small and deadly snake nicknamed the two-step.īAR - Browning Automatic Rifle. Traditional Vietnamese female dress (split on sides) worn over pants.ĪRA Arial Rocket Artillery, also called Cobra Helicopters.Īrticle 15 - A disciplinary action less than court martial.ĪRVN - Army of the Republic of (South) Vietnam.Īzimuth - A bearing from the North on the compass.ī-40 - A Chinese rocket propelled grenade (RPG).ī-52 - Largest U.S. An excellent weapon for the Vietnam war, 11.3 lbs loaded.Īnnamite - The mountain range traversing South Vietnam.Īnti-Malaria Pills - Ingested on a daily basis, and/or once a week while stationed in South East Asia.Īo Dia - A long shirt like garment. Ě class action suit against seven chemical companies was settled out of court in 1984 for victims and families of those exposed to herbicides for $180,000,000 (the lawyers got a staggering 100 million dollars).ĭescriptionĝioxin (TCDD) Amount Foliage UseĪirmoble - Helicopter borne combat personnel, 101st Airborne Division and 1st Cavalry Division.Īirborne - Personnel trained to parachute into combat.ĪIT - Advanced Individual Training also Advanced Infantry Training.ĪK-47 - The Russian Kalashnikov rifle used by the VC/NVA.Ĝ-123 (Caribou) was the plane used in Operation Ranch Hand that dumped 11,000 lbs of Agent Orange over 300 acres in just four minutes.Over 6250 square miles of South Vietnam can not be farmed because of defoliation.đ8 million gallons of Agent Orange were reported to have been dumped on areas in South Vietnam.Ěgent Orange caused Vietnamese farmers to lose about 70% of their crops.Demand for military Agent Orange resulted in higher levels of dioxin contamination than in the 2,4,5-T produced for civilian applications. A byproduct contaminant of the manufacturing process for 2,4,5-T is 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD), commonly referred to as dioxin. Ěgent Orange was a 1:1 mixture of the n-butyl esters of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T).The name was derived from the orange identifying strip on drums in which it was stored. Ě defoliant / herbicide containing trace amounts of the toxic contaminant dioxin that was used during the Vietnam War to defoliate areas of jungle growth.mortar (the metric size of the shell).Ī Shau - A valley in the South-West corner of Thua Thien province that was a stronghold of the VC/NVA.ĪFN - Armed Forces Network broadcast service.ĪFRTS - Armed Forces Radio and Television Service mortar (81mm) by fifty percent.ĥ0 cal - US heavy machine gun must be cocked twice to be ready to fire, couldn't use communist ammo.ĥ1 cal - A communist heavy machine gun 1mm larger than US made, they could use US ammo.ħ and a wake-up - Eight days left in-country, the end of a tour, or time in Military Service was over.Ĩ1 - Nickname of a U.S. If you have one we don't let us know and we'll add it to the list.ħ1542 - denoted Airborne qualified Infantry Officerģ1542 - denoted Special Forces qualified Infantry Officerġ1B - MOS of an infantryman, also eleven-bravo, or eleven-bush.ġ1C - MOS of a infantry indirect fire weapons (81mm & 4.2 inch mortar)ġ1F - MOS of infantry intelligence and operationsġ1H - MOS of infantry direct fire weapons (recoiless rifle)ġ22mm Rocket - A VC/NVA rocket (with booster) capable of flying 22 kilometers primarily seen in I Corps. The terms are provided as an aid to terminology in use during the Vietnam Era that may change over time or may not be available elsewhere. The following terms are not specific to the 506th, the 101st Airborne Division or Vietnam.
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