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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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1st Cavalry Division - Activated in 1921, the 1st Cav Div fought in the Pacific during WWII and in Korea in the early 1950’s. In
1965 the Colors of the division were transferred from Korea to the experimental 11th Air Assault Division
at Ft. Benning, Georgia. In the unit reorganization the former horse cavalry became the first division to
move it’s soldiers to the battlefield by helicopter. The Division was deployed to Vietnam in September
1965 and it’s first major battle was in the Ia Drang Valley where it won the Presidential Unit Citation.
1049 - (US Army) Military Personnel Transfer Request Form.
11B - MOS of an Army infantryman, also eleven-bravo, or eleven-bush.
1505s - Lightweight, class-A, tan colored, USAF issue uniform (worn without a tie).
22 - The average age of the U.S. male (GI) in Vietnam.
1965 - Military slogan "They told us if we voted for Goldwater, we'd be at war in a year. I did, and here I am!"
122mm Rocket - A VC/NVA rocket (with booster) capable of flying 22 kilometers. Larger than a US 81mm mortar by 50 percent.
Nicknamed the “Super Chief.”
201 File - US Army personnel file.
2200 hrs - The typical curfew for safe cities in Vietnam.
50 cal. machine gun - Must be cocked twice to have it ready to fire.
51mm - A communist heavy machine gun.
7 and a wake-up - Eight days left in-country, the end of a tour. Could be any number counting down. (See DEROS).
Six By (6X) - 2.5 ton truck (see Deuce and a half)
81mm - US mortar (the metric size of the shell) Nicknamed 81.
82nd Airborne Division – The 3rd Brigade of the Division served in Vietnam from February 18, 1968 to December 11, 1969.
Attached to the 101st Airborne Div, the brigade fought primarily in I Corps. The division was notable
during the battle for Hue during Tet in 1968. Later that same year the 3rd was moved to Saigon to defend
Tan Son Nhut Air Base.
An "Unofficial" Vietnam
Dictionary
Written by Paul Kasper
Edited by Bob Nelson
Dedicated to all Vietnam Veterans--"Especially those who didn't come home."