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Project Jenny KLIK - 1st Inf Di v Women in Vietnam RELATED-- To AFVN To Saigon To Vietnam Further Afield Index
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U2 - A spy plane used to photograph SAM (surface to air missiles) sites, etc., in North Vietnam during the early part of
the Vietnam War. Francis Gary Powers was shot down in this type of plane over Russia in the 60s. Later
variants were flown out of Yokota AB, Japan as late as 1971. [NB: The original entry stated that they were
located in Saigon. I find that very doubtful. It was too expensive and too secret an aircraft to be located in
such a dangerous location. Neither do I think that they ever flew out of Yokota AB, Japan but I do know
that they flew out of Atsugi NAS, Japan. Webmaster]
UA – Unauthorized Absence; similar to “AWOL” used by the US Army.
UCMJ - Uniform Code of Military Justice
UDT - Underwater Demolition Team
Uncle Ho - Ho Chi Minh, the leader of North Vietnam.
UN - United Nations
USA - US Army
USAF - US Air Force
USAID – US Agency for International Development (see Vann, John Paul).
USARPAC – US Army Pacific – the Army's Headquarters is in Hawaii.
USCG - US Coast Guard
USMC - US Marine Corps
USN - US Navy
USNR - US Naval Reserve
USNS - US Naval Ship
USO – United Service Organization – The USO has a long tradition of providing stateside entertainment to soldiers
serving around the world. This tradition was continued in Vietnam. Bob Hope was probably their
best known entertainer from World War Two through the Gulf War.
An "Unofficial" Vietnam
Dictionary
Written by Paul Kasper
Edited by Bob Nelson
Dedicated to all Vietnam Veterans--"Especially those who didn't come home."