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The South Vietnamese Army was officially titled, the Army of the Republic of South Vietnam (A.R.V.N.). GI's, in a friendly way, usally referred to him as, "ARVIN the Marvin". Every GI had names for everybody; GI's stationed in the rear, were called, "REMF's", (Rear Echelon Mother------, which could be known to spark a fist fight), or "Base Camp Commando's", career miltary men, were referred to as, "lifers", GI's getting close to their end of tour in Vietnam, were, "Short Timers", and even this was shortened to, "Short!", tank crewmen were called, "Tread-heads", artillerymen were called, "Gun-bunnies" and "Red-Legs" (because artillery's flag/color is red), helicopters were called "birds", Cobra gunship helicopters were called "snakes", the United States was called, "THE WORLD", and the aircraft taking a man home was called the "FREEDOM BIRD", college students were nick-named, "Draft Dodgers". Victor Charley, Whiskey India Alpha, November Victor Alpha, Uniform Sierra, Tango Charlie...were ALL official call sign letters taken from the standard US Military phonetic alphabet, but would be used as normal titles on a daily basis (VC, WIA, NVA, US, TC (Tank Commander/Track Commander), etc.)
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∙ 16y ago"The Nam". "Nam". "The Viet War". The "Second Indo-China War". "The War in Southeast Asia". "The Vietnam War" (spelling), and "The Viet Nam War". "The US War in Indo-China", as opposed to the "French War in Indo-China". "The Helicopter War".
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∙ 10y agoI am not aware of any 'nickname' he had for specifically Vietnam supporters, he did have a nickname for middle America called the 'silent majority' which proved a fantastic concept and gave him a landslide victory in the 1972 election.
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∙ 14y agoThey were called "Hawks" And If your from CAMP, dont type "Stop Trying to cheat on Wiki"
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∙ 14y agoHawks were the pro war and they arguements included the domino theory and containment of communism.
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∙ 18y ago"nam" was what it was called.
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∙ 14y agohawks
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∙ 13y agoHawks
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Nickname for the Unions strategy during Civil War?
Anaconda Plan
General david e twiggs nickname?
During the American Civil War, David E. Twiggs served as a general in Confederate States Army. His nickname was Bengal Tiger.
During World War 2 men in the Air Corps who did not fly bore which nickname?
Ground crews were often referred to as "grease monkeys."
They were South Vietnamese who supported the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War?
There were three names by which South Vietnamese supporters of the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War were known. One was Viet Cong. The phrase was a shortened form of the Vietnamese "Viet Nam Cong San," for Vietnamese Communist. It was first used by Ngo Dinh Diem [January 3, 1901-November 2, 1963], First President of the Republic of [South] Vietnam, to describe the opponents to his government and the supporters of the Democratic Republic of [North] Vietnam. President Diem held office from October 26, 1955, until the overthrow of his government and his assassination. But the South Vietnamese supporters didn't identify themselves as Viet Cong. Instead, they preferred recognition of their membership in, or support for, the pro-North guerrilla army and political group. For pro-Northerners joined, or supported, the People's Liberation Armed Forces aka PLAF. Or they joined, or supported, the National Front for the Liberation of Southern Vietnam aka National Liberation Front and NLF.
Why was she nicknamed Old Ironsides?
The ship USS Constitution got the nickname Old Ironsides because the ship had iron plating in the hull. The ship was used during the Civil War.
Did Vietnamese have a place in the US?
Are you talking about a North Vietnamese or South Vietnamese EMBASSY? There would have been no such thing as a Vietnamese Embassy during the Vietnam War. There was no country called Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Why is John McCain called a hero?
He was a captured and tortured by the Vietnamese during the Vietnamese War.
LifeWhat was the style of vietnamese citizens during the Vietnam war?
They were called "Peasants" during the war.
Is it true that Vietnamese soldiers didn't aim for African Americans during the Vietnamese war?
Not True
What is the name of Vietnamese currency?
During the war, it was the French "P" (Piasters).
How were the experiences of Vietnamese civilians during the war?
North Vietnamese or South Vietnamese? Those would be two completely different experiences.
What was Vietnamization during the Vietnam War?
Turning the war over to the South Vietnamese.
What customs do the vietnamese have?
Observed activities during the war: working.
What was the difference between north Vietnamese and Vietcong?
North Vietnamese are inhabitants of North Vietnam, while Vietcong are Vietnamese warriors during the Viet war.
What is the nationalities of Vietnam?
Montagnard and Vietnamese; The Montagnards (French for Mountaineer/Mountain People) were considered (during the war) to be the original inhabitants of Vietnam. The Vietnamese were considered (during the war) to be immigrants from Ancient China.
What is vietnamese culture?
During the war, their economy seemed to be based on agriculture.
Is south vietnamese your friends or enemies?
During the war, they were allies. As of May 1975, the South Vietnamese didn't exist anymore.
