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Vietnam 3 Flashcards

1
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M/D/Y South Vietnam became communist

A

4/30/75

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2
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M/D/Y Saigon fell

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4/30/75

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3
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total number of communists (NVA and VC) that died during the Tet Offensive

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32,000

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4
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year Westy died

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2005

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5
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“the enemy was soundly defeat”

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–Westy

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6
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number of Americans that died during the Tet Offensive

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1,001

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7
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number of allied forces that died during the Tet Offensive

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2,000

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8
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ratio of the deaths of the NVA and VC to the American forces’ deaths during the Tet Offensive

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10:1

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9
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”. . . despite the final failure of the South Vietnamese, the record of the American military forces, of never having lost a war, is still intact”

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–Westy

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10
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term for the position that Westy held after he was fired in 1968

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chief of staff

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11
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year that West was fired and given the position chief of staff

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1968

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12
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term for the program that Westy sued for damaging his reputation with body counts

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60 Minutes

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13
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“We did not lose a single battle against those people”

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–Westy

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14
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number of troops Westy requested that ultimately got him fired

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200,000

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15
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term for the name of Saigon after it fell on 4/30/75

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Ho Chi Minh City

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16
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“We were limited in our ability to pursue the enemy”

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–Westy

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17
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current age of Giap

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101

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18
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M/D/Y Giap was born

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8/25/11

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19
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year the movie “We were Soldiers” came out

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2002

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20
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year the book “We were Soldiers once and Young” was published

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1992

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21
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name of the authors of “We were Soldiers Once and Young”

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Joe Gallaway and Hal Moore

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22
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number of battallions of NVA on the mountain at LZ X-Ray

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3

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23
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term otherwise known as the “lost platoon”

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Herrick’s Platoon

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24
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term for the nickname fore Herrick’s Platoon

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“lost platoon”

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25
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term that means that American forces are in great trouble and are about to be overrun; calls for all artillery and help

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broken arrow

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26
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M/D/Y of the battle at LZ X-Ray began

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11/14/65

27
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term for the first major conventional battle between the US and NVA forces

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LZ X-Ray

28
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number of days LZ X-Ray lasted

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3

29
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number of troops that could be instered into LZ X-Ray at one time/insertation

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80

30
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term for when troops are pulled out

A

extraction

31
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term for when troops are put in

A

insertion

32
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current term for withdrawal

A

draw down

33
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number of US troops at LZ X-Ray when the shooting began

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150

34
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number of NVA troops at LZ X-Ray when the shooting began

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1,600

35
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ratio of the NVA troops that outnumbered US troops at LZ X-Ray

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10:1

36
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term that means “wounded in action”

A

WIA

37
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term that means “killed in action”

A

KIA

38
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term that means “missing in action”

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MIA

39
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term that means “prisoner of war”

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POW

40
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number of US soldiers wounded at LZ X-Ray

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121

41
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number of US soldiers killed at LZ X-Ray

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79

42
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total number of US soliders wounded at killed at LZ X-Ray

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200

43
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term that describes a LZ that is under attack where they will be shot at

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“hot”

44
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number of unarmed NVA soldiers that the US troops came across on their way to Albany

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2

45
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number of US soldier WIA at LZ Albany

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121

46
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number of US soldiers KIA at LZ Albany

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155

47
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number of days that LZ X-Ray lasted

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3

48
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number of days LZ Albany lasted

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1

49
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M/D/Y that marked the first time the US would use air calvary

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11/14/65

50
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term for the use of helicopters to move US troops from point A to point B

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air calvary

51
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person that was US Commander at LZ X-Ray

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Hal Moore

52
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person who was UPI Reporter who covered and shot NVA soldiers

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Joe Gallaway

53
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term for the extended version of UPI

A

United Press International

54
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person who captain at LZ Albany who sprinted 600 yards to his men (company)

A

George Forrest

55
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number of yards George Forrest ran back to his company

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600

56
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number of men usually in a company

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120

57
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person who was a 20 year old soldier taht was injured numerous times at the ambush at Albany

A

Jack Smith

58
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“I almost went insane from fear of the battle”

A

– Jack Smith

59
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term for the conditions many Vietnam soldiers suffered from

A

PTSD and survival guilt

60
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term for the nickname for PTSD

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shell shock

61
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average age of a WWII Soldier

A

24

62
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average age of a Vietnam Soldier

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19

63
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“war attrition”

A

–Hal Moore

64
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term for the idea that you keep killing the enemy until they are all gone or they give up

A

war attritron

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