Who was the youngest soldier killed in Vietnam?

Dan Bullock

What were the odds of dying in Vietnam?

One out of every 10 Americans who served in Vietnam was a casualty. 58,148 were killed and 304,000 wounded out of 2.7 million who served. Although the percent that died is similar to other wars, amputations or crippling wounds were 300 percent higher than in World War II.

Why do Marines say Hoorah?

“As far as I had been told, ‘Oorah simply means ‘let’s kill,'” said Staff Sgt. Marines and historians have determined the true origins of “Oorah” lie with recon Marines stationed in Korea in 1953.

What new weapons were used in the Vietnam War?

Nearly all United States-allied forces were armed with U.S. weapons including the M1 Garand, M1 carbine, M14 and M16. The Australian and New Zealand forces employed the 7.62 mm L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle as their service rifle, with the occasional US M16.

Is Pog an insult?

Pogue or POG (Person Other than a Grunt) is American pejorative military slang for non-infantry MOS (military occupational specialty) staff, and other rear-echelon or support units.

What does boocoo Dinky Dau mean?

Boocoo Dinky Dow” is how American GIs heard the French/Vietnamese phrase “beaucoup dien cai dau” for “very crazy.”

What does baby killer mean?

(slang, pejorative) A pregnant woman who receives an abortion. noun.

Why are they called grunts?

Some say the term started in Vietnam when POGs needed their own term to describe the dirty, smelly infantrymen who made fun of the troops who sat in air-conditioned buildings all day instead of getting stuck in the jungle. These troops were categorized as “General Replacement Unit, Not Trained,” or GRUNT.

What did the Vietnamese call American soldiers?

American soldiers referred to the Viet Cong as Victor Charlie or V-C. “Victor” and “Charlie” are both letters in the NATO phonetic alphabet. “Charlie” referred to communist forces in general, both Viet Cong and North Vietnamese.

What were grunts in the Vietnam War?

For the soldiers who served in the Vietnam War, the word grunt was not just a nickname but also a commentary on their status in the hierarchy of war. To be a grunt was to be in the infantry. It meant leaping out of helicopters into landing zones that were sometimes under enemy fire.

Why are Vietnam vets called baby killers?

Because they actually did kill babies. This was because of the My Lai Massacre where American soldiers attacked and killed between 347–504 unarmed Vietnamese civilians, men, women, children and babies. The North Vietnamese were outraged and started calling the American soldiers “Baby Killers.”

What do Marines call each other?

POGs and Grunts – Though every Marine is a trained rifleman, infantry Marines (03XX MOS) lovingly call their non-infantry brothers and sisters POGs (pronounced “pogue,”) which is an acronym that stands for Personnel Other than Grunts. POGs call infantrymen Grunts, of course.

Is grunt a derogatory term?

Evidently, according to my big book of military derogatory term origins, the term “grunt” started in Vietnam with its first appearance in print in 1969 as an acronym to describe the guys who ended up on the front lines. As you might expect, used by Navy personnel frequently in reference to ground based forces.