People
Military Terms
Plot Information
Base Life
Vietnam Trivia
100
The first and last name of our main character.
Richard Perry
100
Basic
Refers to Basic Training, or Boot Camp
100
Lobel pretends everything is a______________, and it doesn't help that he is from ________________
Lobel pretends everything is a movie, and it doesn't help that he is from Hollywood
100
On which holiday is Kenny's birthday?
Kenny's birthday is a Thanksgiving.
100
What did the US Army call the Viet Cong other than VCs?
They called them Charlie, or Victor Charlie.
200
The first and last name of the lady nurse we met on the first day.
Judy Duncan
200
Fatigues
The Army's work clothes. Basically Camo
200
What company does Perry join for patrols the day first platoon gets hit?
Perry joined Charlie Company.
200
Who was Perry playing Chess against?
Perry played Chess with Walowick.
200
When did the Vietnam war begin and end?
The war started in 1954 (or 1956) and went until 1975
300
The leader of Alpha Company.
Lieutenant Carroll
300
Hooch
The barracks of a base where people slept
300
Johnson had special training, so he is allowed to carry what weapon?
Johnson can carry the M 60 Machine Gun
300
Why did Johnson and Walowick get into a big fight?
They had called each other names
300
What is "Rolling Thunder" and who was the president responsible?
Rolling Thunder was a series of Air Strikes set again the North Vietnamese by President Johnson
400
The name of the boy who was going to Officer School, like his father, the colonel, before he hit a land mine.
Jenkins.
400
Shrapnel
Debris from an explosion
400
What is the name of the base medic?
Jamal is the base medic
400
What year is it?
The year is 1967
400
How many capsules where there for the draft?
There were 366 capsules, one for every day of the year, including Leap Year.
500
Peewee's real first and last name.
Harry Gates
500
Hamlet
The village
500
We are a democracy, just as South Vietnam was trying to be. What type of dictator style government was North Vietnam?
North Vietnam was communist
500
Soldiers have to take pills once a week to guard against illness. What illness for the pills protect against?
The pills are anti-malaria pills.
500
During the Vietnam War, the untied states also occupied which other country?
The United States also occupied Germany
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