'NAM

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Across
  1. 3. LZ a landing zone for US helicopters that are under enemy attack.
  2. 6. as in killing “Indians”, or the US enemy in Vietnam.
  3. 8. armed helicopter used other support ground troops.30. Hamlet- a small Vietnamese village.
  4. 9. zone enemy territory; this was often used as a license to kill in the region.
  5. 11. One”. the best (as Vietnamese would say to US soldiers; “You Number 1.”) the opposite: “Number 10.”
  6. 13. jellied petroleum substance used in flame throwers and bombs that sticks to surfaces, including human flesh.
  7. 14. killed in action.
Down
  1. 1. US infantryman in Vietnam, comparable to GI in WWII.
  2. 2. a hut or simple dwelling for Asian civilians, usually built with flammable thatched roofs.
  3. 4. career soldier (most in ‘Nam were not lifers)
  4. 5. Dollar Wound. a wound serious enough to warrant a return to the US.
  5. 7. Country being in Vietnam.
  6. 8. a member of irregular military unit operation in small bands to undermine the enemy.
  7. 10. Fire. accidentally killed by friendly forces, not by the enemy.
  8. 12. missing in action.