Vietnam Vocab Amber Mourer

Question 0

Peril

There are extreme amounts of peril in a war zone.

Answer 0

Danger

Question 1

Ambush

While awaiting back up, the soldiers were ambushed.

Answer 1

Sudden attack made from a concealed position

Question 2

Satchel

Many soldiers carry satchels with them to carry necessary supplies.

Answer 2

Small bag

Question 3

Induction

I am going to help host National Junior Honor Society induction.

Answer 3

Ceremony where one is put into office or military service

Question 4

Deferments

If I would’ve been selected for the draft I wouldn’t get a deferment from the doctor.

Answer 4

Official postponements of military service

Question 5

Abstention

Anyone who decides to abstention can’t whine about the outcome of the vote.

Answer 5

Act of not voting

Question 6

Sniper

Snipers have to be able to be steady and sit, stand, or lay in one position for long periods of time.

Answer 6

Skilled military shooter, trained to kill from a concealed positions

Question 7

Incapacitated

Many veterans who returned from Vietnam were incapacitated.

Answer 7

Disabled

Question 8

Catheters

Medical surgeons use catheters to take fluids out of the body.

Answer 8

Medical devices that allow injection or withdrawal of fluids

Question 9

Sundry

There are sundry reasons why I hate school.

Answer 9

Various

Question 10

Triage area

Nurses at the triage areas served many hardships.

Answer 10

Place where wounded soldiers are sorted and treated

Question 11

Ambubags

Whenever the nurses would get tired from giving CPR, they would use ambubags.

Answer 11

Medical equipment used for resuscitation.

Question 12

Decapitated

Whenever witches were killed, they would be decapitated.

Answer 12

Cut off the head

Question 13

Tracheostomy

Many people who have smoked all their lives have a tracheostomy.

Answer 13

Surgical opening made in the neck so one can breathe

Question 14

WAVES

There were a lot of WAVES in the Vietnam war.

Answer 14

Acronym for women in the naval service

Question 15

Detonate

They Vietcong would strap bombs to children and detonate them when the children were near American soldiers.

Answer 15

To explode

Question 16

Reveille

The reveille rang though the military base, warning everyone of the oncoming danger.

Answer 16

Bugle call in a military camp

Question 17

Victor Charlie

The Victor Charlie’s had taken a South Vietcong village under their control.

Answer 17

Vietcong (VC, CHARLIE, CHUCK)

Question 18

Seared

After the bomb hit, bodies were seared.

Answer 18

Scorched or burned

Question 19

Quantico

Those who were drafted would be trained at Quantico.

Answer 19

Military training camp

Question 20

Desolate

Whenever I feel desolate, it takes a really long time to turn my mood around.

Answer 20

Lonely and sad

Question 21

Stronghold

During the war, the enemy had a stronghold west of our camp.

Answer 21

Area dominated by a special group

Question 22

Perpetrated

When it comes to sports I love I am perpetrated.

Answer 22

Committed

Question 23

Court-martialed

After being court-martialed, my friend went to prison in some unknown country.

Answer 23

Prosecuted by a military (or naval) court of law

Question 24

Noncommissioned

The Sergeant was noncommissioned until he made a dishonorable order.

Answer 24

An enlisted member of the military who has leadership over other enlisted personnel

Question 25

Hootch

We took over the hootch to protect the Vietnamese.

Answer 25

Slang for Vietnamese house

Question 26

Gook

Some soldiers blamed gooks for them being in the Vietnam war.

Answer 26

A very negative term referring to Vietnamese people

Question 27

Pandemonium

During the protests, pandemonium is the only word to describe the conference.

Answer 27

Wild uproar