| A | B |
|---|
| fatigues | soldiers' work clothes |
| Quonset huts | a prefabricated sheltar made of corrugated metal, shaped like a half cylindar |
| hemophilia | a disease characterized by excessive bleeding |
| veneral disease | sexually transmitted disease |
| hooch | hut used in Nam as living quarters |
| insignia | badges,medals and emblems of rank etc |
| flak jacket | strong jacket to protect against injury from bullets, shrapnel |
| shrapnel | metal fragments fired from a shell |
| latrine | a toilet for a large group of people |
| shard | a piece or fragment |
| protrusion | something that sticks out or extends beyond |
| cordite | a smokesess explosive |
| Tet | Vietnamese New Year |
| hamlet | small village |
| salve | healing ointment |
| cache | safe place to store things |
| bunker | a protected area from which to fire a weapon |
| claymore | weapon that sprays shrapnel |
| deploy | to spread out or place military troops |
| reconnaissance | exploritory patrol seeking info about enemy positions |
| interdiction | impeding the enemy by isolating them using fire power |
| vigilance | watchfulness |
| bivouacked | temporarily encamped |
| punji sticks | sharpened stakes |
| chaplain | clergyman serving with armed services |
| barrage | a heavy prolonged attack of words, bullets etc |
| stamina | endurance |
| welcher | someone who does not pay his/her debts |
| nondemoninational | not affiliated with any specific religion |
| adhesion | inflamed tissue that has joined together |
