Viet Nam: 1955-1970, Part III

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1. Regular troops of the Vietnamese People's Liberation Army (VLPA) were professional soldiers called Chu Luc. True False

2. Which American battle group engaged the NVA at the Ia Drang Valley in October of 1965? 3rd Cavalry Division 7th Cavalry Division 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade 1st Cavalry Division

3. Which US carrier suffered a massive fire and numerous explosions off the coast of Viet Nam on 29 July, 1967? USS Defiance USS Constellation USS Forrestal USS Enterprise

4. Major General Bruno Hochmuth was commander of the 3rd Marine Division in Viet Nam in 1967. What happened to him on 14 November, 1967? He was shot by a VC sniper He was captured by the NVA He died in a helicopter accident He lost a leg at Khe Sanh

5. The siege of Khe Sanh lasted how many days ? 59 41 65 77

6. B-52 bombing in support of besieged Khe Sanh was called Operation: Michigan Niagara Victoria Red Harvest

7. When damage to the airstrip at Khe Sanh made landing C-130s impossible, resupply was conducted by using these aircraft. C-141s C-123s UH-1s C-97s

8. Although the Tet Offensive was suppressed in most of the country within 7-10 days, this city endured a battle of nearly one month before it was recaptured. Hue Kontum Da Nang Bien Hoa

9. Military Assistance Command, Viet Nam's headquarters was located where? Camh Ranh Bay Clark Air Base Bien Hoa Air Base Tan Son Nhut Air Base

10. The Tet Offensive began at 1:30 a.m. on: 26 January 1968 30 January 1969 31 January 1968 2 February 1968

11. What river bisects the city of Hue? Yellow Red Perfume Hue

12. Units from the ARVN and 101st Airborne assaulted Hill 937 or Ap Bia Mountain in May 0f 1969. After nine seperate assaults over a six day period the hill was finally captured. What was this hill called by the men who fought for it? Hamburger Hill The Devil's Ridge Pork Chop Hill Hell Mountain

13. Who took over as Commander MACV in March of 1968, replacing Westmoreland? Paul T. Shuey Creighton W. Abrams David C. Jones Earle G. Wheeler

14. In April of 1969 reports began to surface about a crime involving Charley Company, 11th Brigade, America l Division, the previous March. What was that incident? the rape of civilian women at Dalat My Lai Massacre the theft of over 100 M-16s at Nha Trang a drug smuggling ring led by US troops

15. Ho Chi Minh died in Hanoi in: May 1969 September 1969 September 1970 May 1967