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Sleeping on the ground, wet, ants, rats, mosquitos, snakes, Spiders, leeches, mud, wet for weeks at a time, performing hygiene with leaves or creek water...day after day after day after day. The army did issue an inflatable mattress, just narrow enough for a man to sleep on it...but they were few and far between...punctured easily...didn't normally last but a day or a week. Men's bottom front teeth began falling out, due to a lack of proper brushing (tooth brushes were issued in SP packages...but not enough, and not often). C rations had a "toothpick" to brush with...was better than nothing.
War is (was) living like an animal; at least the Vietnam War/Korea/WWII/WWI/Civil War/etc. were.
Then people back home wondered why some of the returning men ate like hungry wolves at the dinner table! When you've been eating COLD "C" rations (canned food & but they were actually pretty good...but it'd be nice if they could've been heated up more often) for nearly 365 days...a home COOKED meal with CLEAR water to drink was like being in the most expensive restaurant in the world.
The above was STRESS. Getting into a battle (shoot-out/firefight) actually allowed some of the men to vent a little bit (get it out of their system).
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What is the name of the traps that the Vietnamese made where the soldiers would fall into a pit of stakes?
The name of the traps that the Vietnamese made where the soldiers would fall into a pit of stakes is Booby Traps. The name of the traps that the Vietnamese made where the soldiers would fall into a pit of stakes is Booby Trap.
What kind of soldiers went to the Vietnam war?
vietnamese
Why did American soldiers begin to question us involvement in the war?
american soldiers thought many south vietnamese were indifferent toward their own nation
What was the name US soldiers gave to Vietcong?
they were the south vietnamese irregulars
What occurred at Mei Lai?
American soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians.
What has the nation done to try to help the Vietnamese war soldiers?
To help the North Vietnamese soldiers or the South Viet soldiers?
Is it true that Vietnamese soldiers didn't aim for African Americans during the Vietnamese war?
Not True
What is the name of the traps that the Vietnamese made where the soldiers would fall into a pit of stakes?
The name of the traps that the Vietnamese made where the soldiers would fall into a pit of stakes is Booby Traps. The name of the traps that the Vietnamese made where the soldiers would fall into a pit of stakes is Booby Trap.
What kind of soldiers went to the Vietnam war?
vietnamese
What slang word was used for Vietnamese soldiers?
They were nicknamed Charlie.
Why did American soldiers begin to question us involvement in the war?
american soldiers thought many south vietnamese were indifferent toward their own nation
What was the famous hotel where Vietnamese kept us soldiers?
Hanoi Hilton.
What was the name US soldiers gave to Vietcong?
they were the south vietnamese irregulars
How many different weapons were used by vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam war?
North or South Vietnamese? They used different equipment.
How were the soldiers able to communicate with the Vietnamese people?
The soldiers had translators with them and they learned the language best they could while in Vietnam.
Were the soldiers of the Vietnam war respected after the war?
In America. the American soldiers? No. In Vietnam - the Vietnamese Viet-Cong? Yes.
What occurred at Mei Lai?
American soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians.
