Weapons Battles Vietnam War ARVN and

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Weapons & Battles Vietnam War

ARVN and NVA • Army of the Republic of Vietnam • South Vietnam • They are the ally of the US • North Vietnam Army • Enemy for US & ARVN

Vietcong • Also known as Charlie, Chuck, VC, Victor Charlie, or Black Pajamas due to what they wore • Rebels in the South who help the North • Enemy to US and ARVN

Weapons of the Vietcong • Punji Pits Spiked Mud Ball/ Bamboo Whip Side Closing Trap Crossbows Bear Trap

Weapons of the Vietcong Explosives • Daisy Chains • Trip Wire Trap • Bouncing Betty Anti-Aircraft • Claymore Mine on its back

Tunnels

US Tactics • Herbicides: Agent Orange, Blue, Purple -Kill Vegetation • Helicopters

Da. Nang & Ia Drang Valley • Major air strip for US and ARVN • Where we landed Marines during the 1965 escalation of the war • Ia. Drang Valley-1 st battle “search & destroy” -US air strikes “Operation Rolling Thunder” -VC uses close battle -Sets stage strategy of war

Ho Chi Minh Trail • Supply trail that ran through neighboring Laos & Cambodia to get supplies from North to Vietcong in South • Complicated trails, foot &truck paths, river transport and mazes • Ex: October 1967 480 trucks by Dec. 6315 They are preparing for Tet

Tet Offensive • • Lunar New Year Suppose to be a truce for 2 days so ARVN go home to celebrate • Westmoreland knows it is not a good idea since there is build up on Ho Chi Minh Trail • Jan 31, 1968 -Sept. 1968 • Surprise attack by NVA & Vietcong to invade over 100 key cities including Saigon -wanted to take the countryside of the south -have South start uprising against Am. /ARVN • At 1 st Americans winning • *Turning point-60% Americans see Tet as the American defeat

Khe Sanh • • Marine base Part of Tet 77 day standoff Had an airstrip built 1962 • Left the base on 7/5/68 • ~274 killed • Will eventually reopen in 1971 to invade Laos & abandoned again 1972

A Tough Question • You are a 21 yr old Officer with 4 wounded men. The medivac reports they can only take 2 now. Which do you send? 1. 19 yr old bad head wound 2. Married 25 year old bad stomach wound 3. Leg wound 4. Shoulder wound

My Lai Massacre • • Hamlet March 16, 1968 350 -500 killed (unsure) Charlie Company given orders to search for VC who may have retreated during Tet • Unclear if there were orders given to kill anyone • Thompson flies over in helicopter and tells them to stop

My Lai Massacre • Lt Calley convicted March 1970 and serves 3 ½ months until released by Nixon • The Captain Medina & 26 platoon members never convicted • Changed American opinion of the war

Vietnamization 1969 -1973 • • Without telling the public, Nixon ordered the invasion of Laos & Cambodia in 1970… • • • After Tet in 1968 under President Nixon Policy of training and increases supplies to South Vietnam Army while reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam We begin withdrawing 1969 -480, 000 1970 -280, 000 1971 -140, 000 End 1972 -30, 000 January 1973 we sign agreement to fully withdraw

Fall of Saigon • NVA captured capital Saigon April 30, 1975 • Renamed Ho Chi Minh City • “Frequent Winds” begin to evacuate tens of thousands of Americans & South Vietnamese • Largest helicopter evacuation in history • Vietnam unites under communism

Question: • Should women fight in combat? • Should women be drafted? • Should they serve in the Special Forces?

Women Debate: • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=HALZow. Dy. Sa. I

Where? • Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Germany, Norway, Israel, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland, Russia • Limited: Pakistan, Greece, India, UK, Turkey, U. S. (mainly pilots)

Women • Approx. 7500 women served in the military primarily as nurses • Over 30, 000 women would be in Vietnam, through Red Cross, Salvation Army and entertainment through USO

Casualties • 58, 193/ 8 women • 1, 484 NJ • Average of deaths 23 • 25% draftees-2/3 were Volunteer • 86% White/Hispanic (88% those served) • 12. 5% Black (11% those served) • 1. 2% Other (1% those served)

Casualties • 76% lower/middle class • 75% Income above Poverty • 23% Fathers had professional jobs • 79% had high school diplomas or higher

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