Tag: Viet Cong

  • Why did the U.S. Army Call The Vietnamese “Charlie” During The War?

    Why did the U.S. Army Call The Vietnamese “Charlie” During The War?

    I have lived in Vietnam long and wondered why the U.S. Army called the Vietnamese soldiers “Charlie” during the war. The term Charlie was used a lot by the U.S. Army to refer to the Vietnamese soldiers. The U.S. Army called the Viet Cong or Vietnamese soldiers “Charlie” for the letter “C” in the NATO…

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