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QC – Quan Canh – South Vietnamese Police – nicknamed “White Mice” by GI’s due to their all white uniforms which
included white gloves.
Quad 50 – A WW Two era anti-aircraft weapon. Mounted on an M-48 tank chassis, the armament consisted of four electric,
solenoid-fired, 50 caliber machine guns. It was also mounted in a moveable, separate turret mount
placed in the back of a truck. In Vietnam it was primarily used for ground base defense and to protect
convoys.
Quang Tri - South Vietnamese Province just below the DMZ.
Quantitative Indices - Body counts. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara used body count as a way to judge the success or
failure of individual engagements and also the Vietnam War.
Queen's Cobra's - Elite Thailand forces that served in Vietnam
An "Unofficial" Vietnam
Dictionary
Written by Paul Kasper
Edited by Bob Nelson
Dedicated to all Vietnam Veterans--"Especially those who didn't come home."