- a variation of Vietcong.
Viet Cong
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In the 1968 Tet Offensive, U.S. forces crushed the Viet Cong, dealing a near-fatal blow to the communist insurgency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Over three years, from 1965 to 1968, the U.S. conducted Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign with the objective of putting the Viet Cong in their place — and it was remarkably unsuccessful.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026
Medina told his dispirited troops that the next morning they’d be storming My Lai, where intelligence officials had located several hundred members of the crack Viet Cong 48th Local Force Battalion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
Mr. Sasser was stationed in the Mekong Delta, a riverine agricultural hub in South Vietnam that the Viet Cong could easily reach by crossing the nearby Cambodian border.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2024
They tried again the next two nights, but had no luck as the NVA and the Viet Cong tightened their grip on the city.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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