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Uniform and/or weapon. A green pith helmet was NVA; a US issued steel pot (M1 helmet) was an ARVN. If the helmet was missing, then we went by weapon... The US's FIRST introduction to the AK47 & SKS was in the Vietnam War...they didn't exist in the United States, except for special training/military intelligence purposes. In Vietnam ANYONE with an AK was instantly taken under fire. Even the CIA and Special Forces/SEALS men used caution around US troops when carrying those weapons...the AK was a badge of communism. It was as good as an enemy uniform!
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What were the difference between the north and south supply lines?
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What was the name for the South Vietnamese Communists?
South Vietnamese Army personnel were called ARVNs and South Viet civilians were called "Viet Nationals" (short for South Vietnamese citizens).
What city lies closest to the north Vietnamese and south Vietnamese border?
Gio Linh on Highway QL1 lies on the southern edge of what was the DMZ, or demilitarized zone separating North and South Vietnam.
Why were the north Vietnamese and south Vietnamese fighting?
The NVA and ARVN fought in South Vietnam. The only fighting taking place in North Vietnam was between jet aircraft (the air war).
What name was given to the dividing line between North and South Vietnam?
The border is the Sino-Vietnamese border, where fighting broke out in March, 1979 between China and Vietnam, 4 years after the victory over South Vietnam and 4 months after the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia. The Chinese were victorious but withdrew, and failed to stop the Cambodian incursion.* The better known border is the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) along the 38th Parallel separating North Korea from South Korea.
