Also, an amphibious landing platform used by infantry for storming beaches from the sea. A two- or three-man position set up at night outside the perimeter away from the main body of troopers, which acted as an early warning system against attack. Log Bird logistical (resupply) helicopter The RPD fires the same cartridge as the AK-47 and the SKS carbine. The Soviet made RPD, a bi-pod mounted, belt fed weapon similar to the American M-60 machine gun. Lit-up fired upon shot and killed or wounded Litters stretchers to carry dead and wounded Refers to telephone communications between two points on the ground. LIMA military phonetic for the letter 'L' The term is often used in a derogatory manner. A Vietnamese military unit consisting of three militia infantry companies Leg slightly contemptuous term used by airborne-qualified troops when they are talking about regular infantry LCM a mechanized landing craft used in harbors and inland waterways LBJ Long Binh Stockade, a military stockade on Long Binh post LAAW a shoulder-fired, 66-millimeter rocket, similar in effect to a 3.5-inch rocket, except that the launcher is made of Fiberglass, and is disposable after one shot L L a type of ambush set-up, shaped like the letter 'L' Also called the Sereika by Cambodians, the KPNLF joined the resistance coalition government (CGOK) in 1982 and shared Cambodia's seat at the United Nations. Formed in 1979 by former prime minister Son Sann, the KPNFL is responsible for caring for and protecting nearly two-thirds of the 250,000 Cambodian refugees on the Thailand border from attacks by both the Khmer Rouge and the Vietnamese. The major non-Communist Cambodian political and resistance organization fighting against the Vietnamese occupation force.
KPNFL Khmer People's National Liberation Front. Khong xau Vietnamese slang for "don't worry about it," literally, "not bad" Kit Carson scout former Viet Cong who act as guides for U.S. KILO military phonetic for the letter 'K' Kill zone the radius of a circle around an explosive device within which it is predicted that 95 percent of all occupants will be killed should the device explode Killing zone the area within an ambush where everyone is either killed or wounded Go to: Numbers, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z K k kilometer and the Institute of Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, is a collective of humanities scholars working together on the Internet to use electronic resources to provide routes of collaboration and make available primary and secondary sources for researchers, students, teachers, writers and librarians interested in the 1960s. The Sixties Project, sponsored by Viet Nam Generation Inc. This notice must accompany any redistribution of the text. This text may not be archived, printed, or redistributed in any form for a fee, without the consent of the copyright holder. This text may be used, printed, and archived in accordance with the Fair Use provisions of U.S. This text, made available by the Sixties Project, is copyright (c) 1996 by Viet Nam Generation, Inc., or the author, all rights reserved.
Glossary of Military Terms & Slang from the Vietnam War K-P
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