They would track for miles through dense foliage and jungle as quietly and quickly as possible to reach their rendevous point. ... On the way back out, they were responsible for the people who couldn't move quite as quickly and efficiently through the jungle as the special forces was trained to do, so they had to sacrifice stealth for speed to get out of there as quickly as possible. ... "You could hear a buzzing through the jungle a few hundred yards out, and you would know there was a village nearby. ...

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The purpose of Agent Orange was to deny covering spots for enemies by defoliating trees and bushes in forest and jungle like environments, where enemies hide. In the book "Vietnam War A History" written by Karnow Stanley was talked about the Agent Orange was first sprayed into the jungle of Vietnam in 1965, and was used broadly at the height of the war (1967-1969). Agent Orange first killed the rainforest, stripping the jungle bare. ... " "It felt cool when it touched your skin after an hour all the trees in the jungle started to droop then there was nothing to eat. ...

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During the first Indochina War, the perspectives of the combatants, both French and Vietminh, differed greatly. Each side faced different obstacles and had to overcome varied setbacks and problems. The Vietminh faced serious issues, such as disease, while the French dealt with the unfriendly terra...

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Hundreds of millions of acres of jungle were destroyed and even more fields and rice paddies were poisoned because of Agent Orange. ... Again going back to World War II, the massive armored assaults that won the war for the allies were useless in the dense jungle. ...

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One problem with Johnson's approach was instead of sending ships and Gatling guns, he sent B-52 bombers that could carpet bomb miles of territory easily, Defoliants that killed jungles and humans alike, and ground fire power that was greater that any in history. ...

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We WON the war? The Vietnam War lasted through six presidents, 50,000 dead American Soldiers and 25 years of battle. In 1945 Vietnamese nationalist declared independence from France. In 1954 France surrenders 10,000. Vietnam splits, North and South. American's thought that Vietnam was thought to ...

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The Tet Offensive 1968 Vietnamese Lunar New Year has been a traditional celebration that brings the Vietnamese a sense of happiness, hope and peace. However, in recent years, it also brings back a bitter memory full of tears. It reminds them of the Tet offensive, which occurred on January 31, 196...

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THE LAND 1. Vietnam, first of all, is an oddly shaped country, stretching like a letter "S- along the coast of mainland Southeast Asia from the Chinese border to the gulf of Thailand. Vietnam measures over 1,000 miles from north to south and often less than 100 miles from east to west. Its we...

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