The Vietnam War

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Across
  1. 5. Derisive US slang term for Vietnamese.
  2. 6. Female North Vietnamese radio announcer whose broadcasts were designed to erode morale of US troops.
  3. 8. US troops' slang for kilometers, measuring distance in Vietnam
  4. 10. Hidden explosive designed to injure the enemy.
  5. 12. Nickname for female Red Cross workers who served in Vietnam.
  6. 13. Large US helicopter gunship.
  7. 14. US program of counting enemy bodies to measure success or failure of missions.
  8. 15. A period of leave, or "rest and relaxation" for US troops.
Down
  1. 1. US plane capable of circling over a target and firing tens of thousands of shells into a small area
  2. 2. US troops' use of hand grenades to kill their own sergeants or officers for the alleged unnecessary risking of soldiers' lives.
  3. 3. American pickup from Vietnamese, meaning "Let's get out of here!"
  4. 4. The lead and most dangerous position on a patrol into enemy territory.
  5. 7. Your own forces' gunfire or bombing.
  6. 9. Ho Chi Minh, leader of North Vietnam.
  7. 11. Sharpened spear hidden in the ground designed to impale unwary US troops.