People
the man who helped save children and adults during the My Lai Massacre
Hugh Thompson
The town that was attacked along with My Lai
My Khe
A dangerous herbicide that still leaves its marks in Vietnam
Agent Orange
One of the largest military campaigns by the Viet-Cong and the PNAV angst South Vietnam and the US
the Tet Offensive
the second Iwo Jima-Class ship
USS Okinawa(LPH-3)
A proxy force of Vietnamese people who fought for communism
the Viet-Cong
Islands home to complex prison systems used by the French and the southern Vietnamese
the Con Dao Island
the sister of Agent Orange was considered dangerous due to the amounts of arsenic in it
Agent Blue
The slow increase of American troops
Escalation
One of the three Kitty Hawk class Super carriers, made three deployments to Vietnam. Also served in the Persian Gulf war's
USS America(CV-66)
The man who led the My Lai Massacre
William Laws Calley Jr.
A prison in Hanoi that was originally meant to imprison Vietnamese political prisoners but became a famous American pilot detention center
Hoa Lo Prison
A trick that was often used to trap people or animals
booby traps
The reason the rainbow agents were made
To defoliate and destroy vegetation
A barrack ship known for serving in the Korean and Vietnamese Wars along with WW2
USS Benewah(APB-35)
President(s) during the Vietnamese war
Dwight D. ,Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M.
The Island were Agent Orange was discarded
Johnston Island
Both the Viet- Cong and the Peoples Army of Vietnam(PNAV) heavily relied on this gun due to it cheap manufacturing cost
AK- 47
The Viet-Cong often helped these people with their work in exchange for their protection
Peasants
Haven Class Hospital ship that served in Vietnam
USS Sanctuary (AH-17)
This Navy Seal was taken prisoner during the Vietnam war and kept in the Hoa lo Prison
John McCain
An extensive network of underground tunnels that were important to supplying and hiding Viet-Cong forces
The Chu Chi Tunnels
Was the more used gun by the American soldiers
M16
Systematic bombing campaign that started February 24th 1965 and lasted until the end of October 1968
Operation Rolling Thunder
A ship that was believed to be infected by Agent orange
USS Kitty Hawk(CV-63)