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335 Index A A Shau Valley, 74, 147, 214 Abrams, General Creighton W., 70, 144, 147–148 African-Americans, (Blacks), 31–32, 153, 203, 253, 277 Agent Orange, 129, 269 Alpha Company: of 1/27, 155–156, 163–164; of 1/4, 24; of 1/9, 26 anti-war movement, 78, 278–279 Arc lights, 36, 77, 302 Armed Forces Radio, 61 attrition, 68, 70, 146 B battalions: for specific battalion, see under United States Marine Corps’ Units Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1954), 95, 98 Beasley, Stanley, 234, 236, 238–239 Ben Hai River, 21, 24 Bravo Company, of 5th Tank Battalion, 178; of 1/9, 25–26, 195, 198, 205, 242 Bru tribesmen, 93 Buddhist monks, 158–159 C C-2, artillery base, 71, 59 C-47, “Puff the Magic Dragon,” 112, 130–131, 174 C-123, cargo plane, 129 C-130 cargo plane, 101, 151, 194 Cambodia, 66, 68, 95, 144, 214 Cam Le Bridge, 170, 175, 177, 263 Cam Lo, 22, 28, 71 Cam Nam, 176–177 Camp Carroll, 22, 28, 52, 121 Camp Pendleton, California, 1, 191, 224 336 Index Central Highlands, 66, 217, 272 Charlie Company (of 1/9), 26 Charlie Med, 100, 132 Chicom grenades, 190 Co Roc, 97 Cold War, 187 Con Thien, 13, 19, 21–28, 45, 51–52, 55, 57, 59, 62, 71, 85, 88–89, 97, 99, 150, 164, 197 Corregidor (Philippines), 97 counter-insurgency wars, 145–146 Cua Viet, 22, 148 D Da Krong Valley, 264 Da Nang,11,67,94,100,120,132, 138,144,149–150,166,168,173, 175,185,229,231,264,270–271, 282–286,313,316,320,321;author stationednear,152–192;302–322 Delta Company: of 1/27, 175, 183; of 1/4 Depuy, Lt. General William E., 68 Dien Bien Phu (1954 battle), 95, 98 divisions: for specific division, see under United States Marine Corps’ Units DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), 11, 13, 21–25, 27, 29, 54, 74, 89, 93, 148, 152, 154, 162–163, 192, 197, 214, 229, 270, 320 Dong Ap Bia. See Hamburger Hill Dong Ha, 26–28, 37, 52, 59, 71, 150–151, 270 E Echo Company: of 2/27, 182; of 2/1, 28, 85, 87 “Eighth” and “I,” Washington D.C., 307 F Foxtrot Company (of 2/1), 28, 121, 123–128, 132 friendly fire, 82 Freedom Hill, 152–153, 271, 282, 286, 300–301 G Gio Linh, 22, 28, 52 Golf Company (of 2/1), 28, 126–127 Green Berets. See Special Forces Guadalcanal, 73, 295 guerrilla warfare, 65, 68, 74, 145–146 H Hamburger Hill (Dong Ap Bia), 74 Hanoi Hanna, 61 Helicopters: CH-46 Sea Knights, 11, 89, 100, 265, 269 CH-53s, 73, 137 Cobras, 73, 109 Chinooks, 73 Hueys, 73 UH-34s, 187 Hill Fights, 24, 95 Hills in I Corps: Hill 64, 98 Hill 174, 25 Hill 327, 152 Hill 471, 99 Hill 552, 99 Hill 558, 99 Hill 689, 99, 128 [18.217.144.32] Project MUSE (2024-04-24 16:19 GMT) Index 337 Hill 861, 95, 97, 99 Hill 861A, 99 Hill 881 North, 95, 128 Hill 881 South, 95, 97, 99, 242 Hill 950, 99 Hill 1015, 99 Ho Chi Minh, 120, 127, 308–309 Ho Chi Minh Trail, 22, 66, 74, 97, 148, 186, 214, 243 Hong Kong, 222, 225, 228–229, 231–233, 235–236, 238–239, 242 Hotel Company (of 2/1), 49, 51, 55, 86, 89, 104, 149 Hue City, 12–13, 16, 19, 68, 154, 158, 194, 231, 263, 290 I I Corps, 22–23, 69, 74, 93, 144, 151–152, 194, 208, 286, 301 India Company (of the 3/26), 97 J Johnson, Lyndon, B., 70, 78, 96 K Kennedy, Robert F., 143 Khe Sanh, 22–24. 27, 62, 69, 71, 73, 84, 89–90, 93–98, 101–104, 108–109, 112, 118, 122, 125, 127–128, 132, 147–148, 164, 169, 195, 197, 203, 214, 220, 289, 305 King, Martin Luther King, Jr., 143 Korean War, 66, 68, 97, 146, 155, 175, 275 L L-19-01 (bird dog) aircraft, 136 LST (Landing Ship Tank), 270 Lang Vei, 94 Laos, 22, 68, 71, 93, 95–96, 113, 128, 144, 148, 197, 217, 243, 250 Lee, Gypsy Rose, 151 Lima Company (of 3/4), 25 Luffman, Chaplain E. H., 118–119 LZ Stud (Vandegrift), 71, 73, 79, 102, 196–197, 206, 253–254 M M3-A1 submachine (grease gun) 12 M-16 rifle, 11, 95,186, 229, 245 M...
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