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";s:4:"text";s:20927:"Sized for one or two troops, fighting holes might be dispersed arounda company or battery area for defensive use during a ground attack. Each battery included the necessary gun-crew for aiming (FDC), firing, handling ammo and maintaining the weapons. MAD MINUTE: concentrated fire of all weapons for a brief period of time at maximum rate; also called "Mike-mike." Roach holder-Arty fuse buffer(? Out-of-country R & R was at Bangkok, Hawaii, Tokyo, Australia, Hong Kong, Manila, Penang, Taipei, Kuala Lampur or Singapore. The forward-loaded darts spread into a 45-degree fan traveling forward, while the rear facing darts are forced by their fins to flip around in flight. 157FAG: field artillery guy. Used to attack ‘below-ground’ targets such as bunkers and tunnels. bogart – hogging all the good stuff and not giving anybody else a turn usually when smoking weed Pg. Thenumber of nails in a round escapes me, but it is around several hundred. 520SPOOKY: C-47 gunship - 7.62 mini guns mounted in side windows. Weapon of choice by VC / NVA for attacks on armor and against sandbagged bunkers. I did add Kiwis to the list. UA: unauthorized absence. Pg. Also referred as “Satan’s toothpicks” or “Pins”, PDQ:  Acronym for “on the double: or “in a hurry”, RIKKI-TIK:  To do quickly…”move out rikki-tik”. HQ: headquarters. Best chocked well or they would roll over anyone/anything! SHAKE'nBAKE: an officer straight out of OCS (Officer CandidateSchool) without any combat experience. John Murray (One time Sapper). SERETTE: little disposable needle with morphine. On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 10:03 AM, CHERRIES – a Vietnam war novel wrote: Had a guy today telling me about a 10″ Navy gun mounted on a carrier of some type and used in Nam. The following words or terms are just a few of the current crop from Vietnam, and are offered not as a guide to what to say, but to help the . CAV..A CO, 3RD PLA.,AND THANKS I REALLY LOVE ALL OF IT The fluttering, spinning fall has the appearance of a butterfly in flight. Combat troops normally rode in the wide doors on each side of the aircraft, and could exit quickly, greatly reducing the time the helicopter was on the ground. So many slang terms, Vietnamese words and specialized usages are used by U.S. soldiers in Vietnam that language poses a bit of a problem to the new man coming over. The M-60 machinegun replaced both the BAR and the Browning light machinegun. This term was used in lieu of R&R. Van_Huynh127. 510, FREE FIRE ZONE: any area in which permission was not required prior to firing on targets. KIA Acronym for "killed in action." klick Slang term for a kilometer. First Engineer Combat Division Ft Riley Ks. 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). Standing joke among Vietnam-based servicemen: “And to think I could have bought stock in Hong Kong Rubber when it was down to 31.”. (Head Mother F*cker What’s in Charge) PSYCHEDELIC COOKIE: nickname of the 9th Infantry Division (patch). The Pig-M-60 MG freaked out – Surprised, dumbstruck and scared, defined as a wildly irrational reaction or spell of behavior. HANOI HILTON: nickname American prisoners of war used to describe the Hoa Loa Prison in Hanoi. And then, there was the phrase we used in my group in 66-67, Cav and 101st; usually for an LT or Officer who was bucking for Upper Staff Ranks or when KIA/WIA in a Firefight-“there just ani’t no Big F_ _K_ _g Deals”. Cheap charlie: anyone, especially a U.S. serviceman, who does not waste his money. Nickname given to men serving in the rear by front-line soldiers. Pg. It is said that if firing while flying over a football field, a bullet will hit every square foot of the field. check it out – look at this or that The Bell UH-1 helicopter is one of aviation's true success stories. 519 Regional Forces and Popular Forces of the VietNamese military. Most of the Cobras were painted with eyes and big, scary teeth like a shark for psychological impact. CCN (CCC,CCS): Command and Control, North. This, in turn, was shortened to . The other was I’m so short I have to look up to see bottom. Pg. Basecamp perimeters suspected of being infiltrated by sapperswould be 'hosed down' by gunships and 'mad minutes'. On Jul 4, 2016 8:49 PM, “Cherries – A Vietnam War Novel” wrote: Thank you so much for this. The LOH had 4 blades that spun fast, so it buzzed while the Huey had two blades and a lower RPM so it created that beat sound. “Hard Truck or Gun Truck .. they are here…about halfway up.. An ” Ark-Light ” a B-52 bomb site. 511. Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a long-range combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter for the United States Air Force. ), slope (G.I. Everyone in the Security Police Squardron would say it everytime someone asked "How's it going." Pg. SEAL: Navy special-warfare force members. 511. The Coast Guard sent A and B class "versions" of the boat to VN. On occasion, when it was *known* the team was going to be in deep shit, they were assigned 10. Gens Seamans & De Puy with the Big Red One from Dian went up this route to clear it in '66 so that the rice harvest could get into the city. A runway two hundred feet wide and 5000 feet (1500 m) long could be created within two days by a small team of engineers. NLF: National Liberation Front, officially the National Front for the Liberation of the South. She was built for the Korean War,decommissioned and recommissioned for Vietnam. Also called a “plaincolthesman” if he hadn’t made E-4 in 4 years as I recall. Great effort. TRIPLE CANOPY: thick jungle, plants growing at 3 levels - ground level, intermediate, and high levels. In the 30th Brigade Air defense we sent newbees to get a can of doppler for the mickey mouse or signal boost refactor cap for the guidance package. GUNSHIP / GUNS. stoners – group designation for those who usually partake in weed and drugs Also, Special Operations Group. Hardly a night passed without the evening news showing Hueys in dustoff, slick or other missions. (1.) chuck – African American derogatory reference to a white man REFRAD:  Acronym for Released From Active Duty, REMF:  Acronym for Rear Echelon Military Force…derogatory designation is Rear Echelon Mother Fucker. “mikes” = minutes, two minutes until we pull pitch (or whatever vehicle you’re departing in). The father of my children, and one of my best friends, was a lifer. Many different variations of armament werearranged by the crews. 505, BOOKOO: (beaucoup) Vietnamese/French term for "many," or "lots of...". MAD MINUTE: concentrated fire of all weapons for a brief period of time at maximum rate; also called "Mike-mike." The NAVY had an interesting term, WBGP (PRO- wib-gip), or Water Borne Guard Post (an ambush set on the bank of the river or canal) meaning you’d maneuver your boat into the beach usually late at night and wait for Chuck to wander by. PSP: Perforated Steel Plate. 518PRC-77: radio, similar to PRC-25 but incorporated an encryption featurefor secure communication. FEET WET: expression used by pilots to indicate they were over water (South China Sea or Gulf of Thailand). Only a note on “loach”. On the ground, a forward aircontroller would call in similar information. Powered by 2 diesel engineswith waterjet pump drives. Jack on September 1, 2015 at 9:27 am said: Others I heard, and used, during my 22 year Air Force career (1974-1996)…, SIERRA HOTEL: sh*t hot Triple A was anti-aircraft artillery. “SHOT!” radio signal from battery to FO that his shells are in flight. INCOMING: receiving enemy mortar or rocket fire. It was used for firebase and convoy security. STERILIZED: restore a site to its original condition before moving out of it, particularly if there was a more than remote possiblility of enemy troops coming across where American troops had been. later – goodbye, see you 507. 517, PAVN: (Pavin) People's Army of Vietnam; also known as the NVA. GMG1: Gunner's Mate Guns Class Petty Officer or just GMGFirst Class, which is the same as an E-6 in any service. ELD: USCG Explosive Loading Detachment. The second ship (at high elevation) would then observe where the shots came from and dive and attack. AB, Missed but never forgotten. STOL: short takeoff and landing. Keep it alive John. Others were submitted by readers and added to the lists. I didn’t see “Oscar Deuce” (FACs). Squelch grease, radiator grease, and grid squares were pretty common. INCOMING: receiving enemy mortar or rocket fire. Local South VietNamese citizensbanded together in something of an armed "neighborhood watch." Gunship: armed helicopter with the primary mission of fire support. In 1971-72, I remember FTA (Fuck the Army) written on everything and everywhere. We had actually captured a North Korean adviser in vietnam with a NK AK-47. Pg. 519RPG SCREEN: chain link fence erected around a valuable position to protect it from RPG attackby causing the enemy rocket to explode on the fence and not on the protected bunker, etc. 511, GUNG HO: very enthusiastic and committed. Ed Hart April 4, 2015 :  warning that explosives are about to be detonated. The Huey was ready to back troops up, extract them or rush them to the hospital as the exigencies demanded. What is Viet Cong slang for? Welcome home! Dung lai (pronouneed “zoong lye”): Vietnamese for “halt” or “stop.”. It began entering service in themid-1950s and by 1959 had replaced the awesome but obsolete B-36 as thebackbone of Strategic Air Command's (SAC) heavy bomber force. 522. also referred as Thumper, Blue Water Navy:  Navy forces assigned to ocean going vessels that support the military forces in Vietnam, BOHICA:  Acronym meaning – Bend Over Here It Comes Again, Bong Son Bomber – Giant sized marijuana cigarette. I was going to add it but Richard beat me too it. These brave pilots often placed themselves at risk by landing during a firefight with the enemy to pick up wounded soldiers. It canbe used to designate any group of military personnel performing a similarfunction, like the Signal Corps or the Medical Corps. Had adjustable “arming time” to prevent triggering on objects close to the firing battery. Ho Chi Minh trail: the complex of jungle paths through Laos and Cambodia which serves as the principle Viet Cong and NVA supply route. Thank you, Richard! TAILBOOM: the back 1/3 of a Huey. The division was deployed to South Vietnam in September 1965 and was the first full division to arrive in the country. supply good sourcing and best service to you. 122mm, 140mm, ETC. light machine guns rechambered for NATO7.62 mm in the well deck. :  Multi Utility Light Equipment – small motorized cart used to carry equipment and supplies within firebases. PTSD: post-traumatic stress disorder. lightweight infantry field radio. New radio research guys were sometimes sent to look for the “unlisted call sign book.”, You are spot on. ELECTRIC STRAWBERRY: a nickname for the 25th Infantry Division because of the division's shoulder patch representation of "Tropic Lightning." Shit: the CH-47 cargo helicopter ; also, communications range could vietnam war slang for vietnamese... 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