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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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.