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Question	Answer
males 18-26 had to do military service; Selective Service System.	Draft
man who left the US to avoid military service.	Draft dodger
Area of operations, the area a unit or company is assigned to.	AO
The boundary of the AO, where the AO stops, on the other side of the perimeter is enemy territory.	Perimeter
The enemy	North Vietnam
Citizens of South Vietnam that supported the North Vietnamese Army	Viet Cong or VC
American soldiers referred to communist forces, including Viet Cong and North Vietnamese.	Charlie
A helicopter	Chopper
Landing Zone, area where a chopper lands	LZ
A chopper comes in to receive wounded soldiers	Dust off
A type of bomb set in a minefield. (triangular shape looking)	Claymore
A bomb, buried, steps on a pressure switch and it explodes when you lift your foot.	Bouncing Betties
Small pressure-detonated mine with the power to blow off a hand or part of a foot, used for booby traps.	Toe poppers
Absent w/o leave, a soldier has left w/o permission. A crime.	AWOL
Killed in Action	KIA
Missing in Action - a soldier is missing and it’s unknown what has happened. Killed? Injured? Lost? Captured?	MIA
Prisoner of War/ Hostages	POW
flags and bracelets represent those still missing.	POW-MIA
Standard operating procedures. Everything is done according to the rules.	SOP
Serving in the jungles and mountains of Vietnam.	In Country
F'ing new guy, a soldier right out of basic training w/ no war experience.	FNG
Infantryman in the US Army or US Marine Corps.	Grunt
To march and carry constantly.	Hump
An officer	Lietunant
Private First Class; the lowest Army rank.	PFC
Radio Communications Operator; Mitchell Sanders is the RCO for Alpha Company.	RCO
Responsible for treating and evacuating wounded or injured troops; Rat Keiley is the medic of Alpha Company.	Medic
A hole soldiers dug to sleep in and hide from the enemy.	Foxhole
A small shovel carried by soldiers for digging.	Entrenching tool
A military backpack with many pockets, waist belts, and chest belts to carry gear.	Rucksack
Time period of the novel	1969
First person landing on the Moon	Neil Armstrong
NY Iconic music festival in 1969	Woodstock
37th President of the United States	Richard Nixon
Tim O’Brien's rank and company	Sergeant in Alpha Company