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Vietnam

Vietnam. 1964 - 1975. Ho Chi Minh Trail. It was a series of roads that went from North to South Vietnam along the border crossing in and out of Cambodia and Laos. It helped to provide support for the NLF or VC. It also assisted the North Vietnamese Army.

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Vietnam

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  1. Vietnam 1964 - 1975

  2. Ho Chi Minh Trail • It was a series of roads that went from North to South Vietnam along the border crossing in and out of Cambodia and Laos. • It helped to provide support for the NLF or VC. It also assisted the North Vietnamese Army. • The trail was named by the American military.

  3. The Trail Supplied the South • Dominated by jungles. • It allowed for the passage of weapons, food, and equipment. • It was 1,000 kilometers in length and consisted of many parts. • The trail had dummy routes set up to confuse the Americans. • It is believed that over 40,000 Vietnamese were used to help keep the trail open and passable.

  4. U.S. Response • U.S. built large bases near it in order to deal with it. • Patrols were sent to intercept the supplies. • U.S. bases were stationary. This made it difficult to deal with the very mobility of the trail. • U.S. would use Agent Orange to defoliate the triple canopy jungle that served as cover for the trail.

  5. Agent Orange Herbicides and Defoliants

  6. Agent Orange Used in Vietnam from 1962-1971. Called Operation Ranch Hand. After WWI America realized the potential agricultural chemicals might have in war. Mixture of Herbicides and Defoliants. Herbicides are weed killing chemicals Defoliants were used to clear the leaves from trees.

  7. Agent Orange • Over 19 million gallons of various herbicide combinations were sprayed. • Called Agent Orange because of the orange identifying strip used on the 55 gallon drums in which it was stored. • The dioxin TCDD was an unwanted byproduct of Agent Orange and has been classified as a human carcinogen by the EPA.

  8. Cu Chi Tunnels A large network of tunnels that underlie much of the country.

  9. Cu Chi Tunnels • This was the Viet Cong’s base of operations for the Tet Offensive in 1968. • Used as hiding spots from combat. • Sickness would run rampant because people were forced to live underground for long periods of time due to American movement above ground.

  10. Cu Chi Tunnels • Malaria was the major sickness in the tunnels. It would end up the second largest killer during the Vietnam War for the Viet Cong. • At any given time 50% of the Viet Cong would have malaria.

  11. Operation Crimp • 1966, B-52 Bombers dropped 30 tons of high explosives onto the region of the Cu Chi Tunnels. 8,000 troops would

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