American soldiers were partially trained in the Vietnam language before they left to fight, but most certainly did use a language dictionary while there. It didn't take them long to pick up some of the language fast because it kept them alive.
Many American soldiers (depending on where they were stationed) could speak fluent Vietnamese.
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Promoting understanding between American and the Vietnamese.
German soldiers during World War I were called "Huns" by the American soldiers. The Germans called their soldiers "The Bosch" during World War I.
During a tour to Vietnam. I visited a North Vietnamese cemetery. I noticed that the headstones were about three feet apart . The dead soldiers were buried standing up just as soldiers are in formation . Soldiers standing forever .
More than 58,000 American soldiers lost their lives during the Vietname War.
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North or South Vietnamese? They used different equipment.
About ten percent of the American soldiers were black.
There were approximately 25,000 American soldiers that died in the American Revolution. The British lost around 20,000 soldiers during the war.
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American soldiers were typically referred to as Colonials or Patriots during the Revolution.
North Vietnamese soldiers were referred to as the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) by the GI's in Vietnam, during the war. Southern Communist soldiers living in South Vietnam and fighting in South Vietnam, were called the Viet Cong (VC).
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No, of course. Vietnamese's cause is just.
Promoting understanding between American and the Vietnamese.
German soldiers during World War I were called "Huns" by the American soldiers. The Germans called their soldiers "The Bosch" during World War I.