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The District Mobile Company was assigned to carry out various assignments from direct offensive operations to sabotage and terrorism.ĭMZ demilitarized zone. The day all American soldiers in Vietnam were waiting for.ĭet-cord detonating cord used with explosivesĭeuce-and-a-half two-and-a-half ton truckĭicks derogatory expression referring to both male genitalia and the enemyĭidi slang from the Vietnamese word di, meaning 'to leave' or 'to go'ĭidi mau slang Vietnamese for 'go quickly'ĭistrict team American personnel assigned to act as advisors to Vietnamese military and civilian officials at the district level.ĭistrict Mobile Company the major Viet Cong fighting unit organized within each district in Vietnam.

Used by black soldiers, highly ritualized and unit specific.ĭe-Americanization early term for VietnamizationĭELTA military phonetic for the letter 'D'ĭEROS date of expected return from overseas. Since 1975, there has been severe repression against Dai Viet members, some of whom still carry on resistance to the Communist government.ĭap handshake and greeting which may last up to ten minutes and is characterized by the use of both hands and often comprised of slaps and snaps of the fingers. By the mid-1960s the Dai Viets had evolved into two major parties that both played key roles in opposing or supporting the various South Vietnamese governments. The assassination of Truong Tu Anh, the Dai Viet leader, in 1946 by Ho's agents further fragmented the Dai Viets. Though more widespread and with a larger membership than Ho Chi Minh's Viet Minh or Lao Dong Party, the Dai Viets were fragmented into regional factions. Headed by Diem's brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, this was the forerunner of the Can Lao.ĭai Viet formed in 1930 as a non-Communist revolutionary and political organization throughout Vietnam.

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Organized in 1954 to unify the non-Communist nationalist organizations in South Vietnam in the period before Ngo Dinh Diem came to full power. 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 D DA Department of the Armyĭai Doan Ket Party of Great Solidarity. 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 D-J

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