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NAG - Naval Advisory Group
Nam - (or, The Nam) Slang for Vietnam among vets of that time.
Napalm - A jelly composed of various fatty acids and gasoline. Dropped for best effectiveness at 100 feet.
Nationalism – The belief by a people that they have the right to control and shape their own destiny free from outside
interference.
NC - Nurse Corps
NCO - Non-Commissioned Officer; pay grades E-5 through E9.
NCOIC - Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge.
NDP - Night defensive position.
Newbie – A replacement, any person with less time in Vietnam than the person speaking.
Ngo Dinh Diem - The South Vietnamese President murdered by one of his military officers in a November 2, 1963 coup.
Ngo Dinh Nhu - Controversial sister-in-law of the early President of Vietnam, Diem.
Ngoc Link - The highest peak in South Vietnam.
Nguyen Ai Quoc - Ho Chi Minh's original name.
Nguyen Cao Key - The vice-president of South Vietnam. He was Air Marshall before assuming the position.
NHC - Naval History Center
Nickel - Number 5, or half ounce.
NILO - Naval Intelligence Liaison Officer
Nine Rules of Conduct - Issued by MACV. Each person entering Vietnam (or SEA country) was given a card with these rules on it.
These rules could be used against you at a military trial.
Nixon, Richard M. - US President when the Vietnam War ended.
NJP – Non-Judicial Punishment
NKP – Nhakon Phanom Air Base, Thailand – a major communications and electronics air base.
NLF - National Liberation Front
NMCB - Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
No hear; No see; No know - The three No-No's of the North Vietnamese Army.
Noncom - Slang for an NCO.
Nook – Vietnamese for water. (Also – NUC or NUOC.)
Nook Dau – Vietnamese for ice.
No Sweat – Slang for “Can do easy, G.I.”
Nouc Mam - Fermented fish, and sauce (it has a strong, distasteful odor to most westerners). Nouc Mam (sauce) and rice
was a food staple for the VC/NVA soldiers.
NSA – Naval Support Activity.
Number One - Good or Best.
Number Ten - Worst.
Number 10-Thou – (You numba…) The very worse.
NVA - North Vietnamese Army. Soldiers were paid $12 (US equivalent) per month no matter what rank.
An "Unofficial" Vietnam
Dictionary
Written by Paul Kasper
Edited by Bob Nelson
Dedicated to all Vietnam Veterans--"Especially those who didn't come home."