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Why River Patrol Was One Of The Toughest Jobs Of The Vietnam War | Battlezone (2023x53)

Yayınlanma tarihi: May 17, 2023

During the Vietnam War, US forces were fighting in terrain very different to what they're used to at home. One of these key differences in the lack of purpose built roads across the country. The Vietnamese instead use the rivers and waterways that run through their country. As these routes were so vital to the Viet Cong, US forces had to patrol them extremely carefully.