Tunnel Rat is the worst job in Vietnam.
During the Vietnam war the Vietcong made a tunnel network under Vietnam which they used for communication and supply routes. When the American troops found the entrance to one of these tunnels they would send one soldier down into the tunnel armed only with a gun, a knife, a flashlight and a piece of string. These soldiers were called 'tunnel rats'. They would explore the tunnels and then bring any papers or information back to the rest of his troops at the entrance to the tunnel. Many 'tunnel rats' were killed while down in the tunnels as the Vietcong set booby traps to kill the 'tunnel rats'.
The cast of Tunnel Rat - 1997 includes: Stirling Gardner as Brown Brian Thesing as Brian
poop.
Always (usually) a volunteer...the tunnel rat.
Though at first glance, this might refer to a rodent, the term applies to the individuals who, generally armed with a handgun and flashlight, crawled into tunnels dug by the enemy in the Vietnam conflict. These soldiers braved an armed adversary, booby traps, pitfalls and other nasty things to insure the tunnels were clear.
you stinkbomb...that's what he whispered.
The same as the rest of the GI's. The work was mostly scary; snakes, spiders, darkness, etc.
Andaman Rat: Found only in India Annandale Rat: Found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore Australian Swamp Rat: Found in Australia Black Rat: Found throughout the world but largely confined to warmer areas Bonthain Rat: Found only in Indonesia Brown Rat: Found on all continents except Antarctica Bulldog Rat: Was found on Christmas Island before in became extinct around 1898-1903 Bush Rat: Found in Australia Cape York Rat: Found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea Dusky Rat: Found only in Australia Dusky Field Rat: Found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Eastern Rat: Found only in Papua New Guinea Enggano Rat: Found only in Indonesia Giluwe Rat: Found only in Papua New Guinea Glacier Rat: Found only in Indonesia Hainald's Rat: Found only in Indonesia Himalayan Field Rat: Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Palau, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam Hoffmann's Rat: Found only in Indonesia Hoogerwerf's Rat: Found only in Indonesia Japen Rat: Found only in Indonesia Kerala Rat: Found only in India Koopman's Rat: Found only in Indonesia Korinch's Rat: Found only in Indonesia Lesser Rice-field Rat: Found in China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam Little Soft-furred Rat: Found only in Indonesia Long-haired Rat: Found only in Australia Maclear's Rat: Was found on Christmas Island until it became extinct around 1903. Malayan Field Rat: Found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand Mentawai Rat: Found only in Indonesia Mindoro Black Rat: Found only in Philippines Molaccan Prehensile-tailed Rat: Found only in Indonesia Moss-forest Rat: Found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea New Guinean Rat: Found only in Papua New Guinea Nillu Rat: Found only in Sri Lanka Nonsense Rat: Found in India Opossum Rat: Found only in Indonesia Osgood's Rat: Found only in Vietnam Pale Field Rat: Found in Australia Palm Rat: Found only in India Peleng Rat: Found only in Indonesia Philippine Forest Rat: Found only in the Philippines Polynesian Rat: Found throughout much of Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Rice-field Rat: Found throughout Southeast Asia Sikkim Rat: Found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam Simalur Rat: Found only in Indonesia Slender Rat: Found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Spiny Rat: Found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Spiny Ceram Rat: Found only in Indonesia named after the Indonesian Island of Seram Stein's Rat: Found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Sula Rat: Found only in Indonesia Sunburned Rat: From Enggano Island in Indonesia. Summit Rat: Found only in Malaysia Tanezumi Rat: Found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Cocoas Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam Tawi-Tawi Forest Rat: Found only in the Philippines Timor Rat: Found in Indonesia and Malaysia Turkestan Rat: Found in Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal and Pakistan Van Deusen's Rat: Found only in Papua New Guinea Yellow-tailed Rat: Found only in Indonesia
The cast of Dangerous Missions - 1999 includes: Beau Billingslea as Narrator Tony Cimmarusti Harlan Glenn as Tunnel Rat
Tunnel rats were a common tactic for all branches involved, all that's required is that you're small enough to fit down the hole and can carry a flashlight and pistol.
The word "tunnel" in French is "tunnel".