Chasing+Charlie

Chasing Charlie Notes. - Charlie is the Enemy. - The experience of a Vietnam soldier is much different than one of WW2 or WW1. - Grunts were experienced good soldiers. - Newbies or Cherries are inexperienced; rookies. - Although only 10-12 percent of the army was made of African Americans they still made up 20 percent of the deaths in the war. - Vietnam had horrible smells, weather, atmosphere, sounds, and sights. It was hard for the new soldiers to adapt. - Platoons carried soldiers and officers. - RTO is a radiotelephone operator. It was the way of communicating in the war. - Backpacks of soldiers weighed 35-75 pounds. Full of food, water, EXTRA SOCKS, and other clothes. - M16 was the main weapon used by the U.S. in Vietnam. - Claymores were extremely explosive mines - Gungi's were not afraid of anything and were pretty much crazy. - VC's are nicknamed Charlie, Chuck, or Mr. Charles -