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19 Cards in this Set
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Saigon |
Capital of south, Homebase for Americans for rest and relaxation |
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Hanoi |
Capital of north, Homebase for Ho Chi Minh and the north |
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Huey |
Combat fighting helicopter |
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Chinook |
Helicopters for transporting troops, supplies and for heavy lifting |
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L.Z. |
Landing zone |
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M-16 |
American gun that was not very good and jammed frequently |
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AK-47 |
North Vietnam and Vietcong gun supplied by Soviets |
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Ho Chi Minh Trail |
How the Vietcong got supplies from the North |
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Body count |
How we kept count in who was winning the war |
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William WestMoreland |
US commanding officer in Vietnam |
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Tet Offensive |
Tet- Chinese New Year 1968 The US believe Americans are winning the war, the north Vietnam and vietcong attack several cities and US realized we are not winning |
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Vietnamization |
Decreasing involvement in Vietnam |
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My Lai |
Village where massacre happens, United States kill Vietnam civilians |
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Kent State University(Ohio) |
Students protested for kids were killed by the National Guard |
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WIA |
Wounded in action |
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KIA |
Killed in action |
Missing in action |
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MIA |
Missing in action |
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POW |
Prisoner of war |
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PTSD |
Post traumatic stress disorder |
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