Vietnam Vocab Tanner Davis Flashcards
Peril
The veteran survived the peril of Vietnam
Danger
Ambush
The veteran survived an ambush.
Sudden attack made from a concealed position
Satchel
He brought the book out from his satchel
A small bag
Induction
He was dreading the induction ceremony
Ceremony where one is put into office or military service
Deferments
There where a lot of fake deferments
Official postponements of military service
Absentation
The abstention skewed the results
Act of not voting
Sniper
They couldn’t see the sniper anywhere
Skilled military shooter, trained to kill from a concealed position
Incapacitated
Many Vietnam veterans were incapacitated
Disabled
Catheters
The wounded soldier was hooked up to catheters
Medical devices that allow injection or withdrawal of fluids
Sundry
There were sundry dangers in Vietnam
Various
Triage Area
He was taken to the triage area after battle
Place where wounded soldiers are sorted and treated
Ambubags
The nurse was using an ambubag on the soldier
Medical equipment used for resuscitation
Decapitated
His body had been decapitated
Cut off the head
Tracheostomy
The nurse had to perform a tracheostomy
Surgical opening made in the neck so one can breathe
WAVES
She wanted to be in WAVES when she was old enough
Women In The Naval Service
