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The 9 Deadliest Viet Cong Booby Traps That Took the U.S. by Surprise in Vietnam

By Rosemary Giles, Guest Author,

19 days ago

By Rosemary Giles, Guest Author,

19 days ago

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Deborah Degenhart

7d ago

US troops were accustomed to fighting "conventional" warfare style. The guerrilla methods used by the Viet Cong as well as harsh, unfamiliar territory were very detrimental on many levels.

Daniel Cotton

8d ago

these are the things the Maga crowd will have to contend with when they decide to jump when trump loses this time.already have like 100 of these created and ready to use

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