Glossary

Charlie	Name given to the Viet Cong, VC, Victor Charlie
Chinook	Large, two-bladed cargo helicopter
CP	Command Post
Dustoff	Medical Evacuation Helicopter (HUEY)
Eagle Flight	Lightning fast operations carried out by several troop laid in HUEYS on a VC village or suspected area
G-2	Intelligence
Gunship	Armed helicopter
Grunts	Nickname given to the Infantrymen (GI's)
H & I	Harassing-and-Interdictory fire
H E	High explosives
Hooch	Hut
HU-1D	The workhorse helicopter of the Viet Nam War (the HUEY)
KIA	Killed in action
Klick	1 kilometer
LAW	Light Antitank Weapon
LP	Listening Post
LZ	Landing Zone
M-14	Standard rifle (7.62mm) of the Infantry in Viet Nam, replacing the older M-1
M-16	A special lightweight rifle (5.56mm) designed especially for use in Southeast Asia
M-60	Standard (7.62mm) light machine gun
M-79	Grenade launcher (40mm)
MEDEVAC	Medical Evacuation helicopter
Military Time	A 24-hour time period beginning and ending with midnight. So, any time from midnight until noon would be considered AM hours. Time beginning from noon until midnight is considered PM hours. For example: 0500 hours is 5am; 1500 hours is 1pm; 1800 hours is 6pm.
NVA	North Vietnamese Army or Regulars
Nung	Mercenary troops of Chinese descent paid by the U.S. Government
Piaster	South Vietnamese Currency equating to approximately 85 cents to the U.S. Dollar
PRC-25	Lightweight Infantry Field Radio
Reaction Force	Standby, reserves or reinforcements
RTO	Radio Telephone Operation
S & D	Search-and-destroy
S-2	Staff Intelligence Officer
Slick	Unarmed copter used for transporting troops
WIA	Wounded In Action