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Browse this partial list of terms and acronyms used in Vietnam.
AIRBURST - explosion of a munition in the air
AIR CAV - air cavalry, referring to helicopter-borne infantry
AIT - Advanced Individual Training; the period following Basic Training, specialized training given each soldier based on his MOS (Military Occupational Specialty)
ALPHA-ALPHA - automatic ambush, a combination of claymore mines configured to detonate simultaneously when triggered by a trip-wire/battery mechanism
ARC LIGHT OPERATIONS - code name for the devastating aerial raids of B-52 Stratofortresses against enemy positions in Southeast Asia. The first B-52 Arc Light raid took place on June 18, 1965, on a suspected Vietcong base north of Saigon. In November 1965, B-52s directly supported American ground forces for the first time, and were used regularly for that purpose thereafter.
ARCOMS - Army Commendation Medals
ARTICLE 15 - summary disciplinary judgment of a soldier by his commander, could result in fines or confinement in the stockade
ARTY - artillery
A.R.V.N. - Army of the Republic of Vietnam (Army of South Vietnam)
BAC SI - Vietnamese term for medical corpsman; doctor
BANANA CLIP - banana shaped magazine, standard on the AK-47 assault rifle
BASE CAMP - semi-permanent field headquarters and center for a given unit, usually within that unit's tactical areas responsibility. A unit could operate in or away from its base camp. Base camps usually contained all or part of a given unit's support elements.
BATTALION - organizational institution in the Army and Marine Corps. Commanded by a lieutenant colonel, an infantry battalion usually has around 900 people, and an artillery battalion of about 500 people. During the Vietnam War, American battalions were usually much smaller than that.
BEEHIVE - a direct-fire artillery round which incorporated steel darts (fleshettes), used as a primary base defense munition against ground attack
BIRD - any aircraft, usually helicopters
BLUELEG - infantryman, a.k.a. "grunt"
BOUNCING BETTY - explosive that propels upward about four feet into the air and then detonates
BRIGADE - basic military organizational institution. During the Vietnam War, a division was organized into three brigades, with each brigade commanded by a colonel. A division consists of approximately 20,000 people.
BRING SMOKE - to direct intense artillery fire on an enemy position
CAV - nickname for air cavalry
C & C - command and control
CHARLIE, CHARLES, CHUCK - Vietcong -- short for the phonetic representation of "VC": Victor Charlie"
CHERRY - a new troop replacement
CHICKEN PLATE - chest protector (body armor) worn by helicopter gunners
CHURCH KEY - bottle opener
CLACKER - firing device ("exploder") for triggering claymore mines and other electrically initiated demolitions
CLAYMORE - popular fan-shaped antipersonnel land mine; designed to produce a directionalized, fan-shaped pattern of fragments
COMIC BOOKS (FUNNY BOOKS) - military maps
COMPANY - organizational institution commanded by a captain and consisting of two or more platoons; in Vietnam, varied widely in size according to mission
CRACKER BOX - field ambulance
C's - "C-rations", "C-rats", "Charlie rats", or combat rations -- canned meals used in military operations
DAP - stylized, ritualized manner of shaking hands, started by African-American troops
DAPSONE - small pill taken periodically by U.S. troops, ostensibly to prevent malaria but actually meant to prevent leprosy
D.M.Z. - demilitarized zone
DONUT DOLLY - a female American Red Cross volunteer
DOPE - Marine term for the adjustments made to weapon sights; also, a term for marijuana and other illicit drugs
DOUBTFULS - Vietnamese individuals who could not be categorized as either Vietcong or civil offenders; suspect personnel spotted from ground or aircraft
DUSTOFF - nickname for a medical evacuation helicopter or mission
E & E - escape and evasion
ECM - electronic countermeasures, such as jamming, deception, and detection
ELEPHANT GRASS - tall, sharp-edged grass found in the highlands of Vietnam
EM - enlisted man
FIGHTING HOLE - foxhole with sandbag protection and sometimes an elevated roof of sheet metal, reinforced with sand bags. Sized for one or two troops, fighting holes might be dispersed around a company or battery area for defensive use during a ground attack.
FIRECRACKER - artillery round incorporating many small bomblets which are ejected over a target area and explode in "bouncing-betty" fashion -- almost simultaneously; name comes from the fast popping sound (best heard at a distance)
FIREFIGHT - exchange of small arms fire between opposing units
FRAG - common term for any grenade
FRAGGING - assassination of an officer by his own troops, usually by means of a grenade
FREEDOM BIRD - any aircraft carrying soldiers back to the "world" (the U.S.A.)
FRIENDLIES - U.S. troops, allies, or anyone not on the other side
FRIENDLY FIRE - euphemism used during the war in Vietnam to describe air, artillery, or small-arms fire from American forces mistakenly directed at American positions
GREEN-EYE - starlight scope; light amplifying telescope, used to see at night
GRUNT - popular nickname for an infantryman in Vietnam; supposedly derived from the sound a soldier made from lifting up his rucksack
HANOI HILTON - nickname American prisoners of war used to describe the Hoa Loa Prison in Hanoi
HOOTCH - house, living quarters or a native hut
HUMP - to slog around on foot
IN COUNTRY - Vietnam
IRREGULARS - armed individuals and groups not members of the regular armed forces, police, or other internal security forces
K.I.A. - Killed In Action
KLICK, K - short for kilometer (0.62 miles)
LAY CHILLY - lie motionless
LEATHERNECK - term for a Marine (Marines wore leather neckbands from 1798-1880 for protection of the neck during sword combat)
LIFER - career soldier
LIGHT UP - to fire on the enemy
LZ - landing zone
MAD MINUTE - concentrated fire of all weapons for a brief period of time at maximum rate
M.I.A. - Missing In Action
NEWBIE - any person with less time in Vietnam than the speaker
NUMBER ONE - good
NUMBER TEN - bad
NUMBER TEN-THOUSAND - very bad
OUT-COUNTRY - the Southeast Asian conflict outside South Vietnam (i.e., Laos and North Vietnam, sometimes Thailand, Cambodia, and China)
PLATOON - approximately 45 men belonging to a company. Commanded by a lieutenant, a platoon is an organizational unit composed of two or more squads.
P.O.W. - Prisoner of War
P.T.S.D. - post-traumatic stress disorder
PUCKER FACTOR - assessment of the "fear factor", the difficulty or risk involved in an upcoming mission
RECON - reconnaissance
RED LZ - landing zone under hostile fire
ROCK 'N' ROLL - to put an M16-A1 rifle on full automatic fire
R & R - rest-and-recreation vacation taken during a one-year duty tour in Vietnam. Out-of-country R & R might be in Bangkok, Hawaii, Tokyo, Australia, Hong Kong, Manila, Penang, Taipei, Kuala Lampur, or Singapore. In-country R & R locations were at Vung Tau or China Beach.
R.V.N. - Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
SAPPERS - North Vietnamese Army or Vietcong demolition commandos
SAR - search and rescue
SEARCH AND CLEAR - offensive military operations to sweep through areas to locate and attack the enemy
SEARCH AND DESTROY - offensive operations designed to find and destroy enemy forces rather than establish permanent government control; also, called "Zippo missions"
SHAKE 'N' BAKE - officer straight out of OCS (Officer Candidate School) without any combat experience
SHORT, SHORT-TIME, SHORT-TIMER - individual with little time remaining in Vietnam
SKATE - goof off
SLEEPER - an undercover agent or a mole
SORTIE - one aircraft making one takeoff and landing to conduct the mission for which it was scheduled
STAND-DOWN - period of rest and refitting in which all operational activity, except for security, is stopped
VC, CONG - Vietcong
VIETCONG - Communist forces fighting the South Vietnamese government
VIETMINH - Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi, the Vietnamese Independence League
WHITE MICE - South Vietnamese police; the nickname came from their uniform white helmets and gloves
W.I.A. - Wounded In Action
(THE) WORLD - United States
ZIPPO - flamethrower; also the brand name of a popular cigarette lighter
ZIPPO MISSION - search and destroy mission
ZULU - casualty report, also the phonetic pronunciation of the letter "Z"
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Open Championship winner Mark Calcavecchia looks back on a frustrating Ryder Cup loss for the U.S. side in 2002 at the Belfry, "FORE the Good of the Game."
Calcavecchia, Mark
Mark Calcavecchia is a professional golfer and former PGA Tour member. Born in 1960, he currently resides in Florida and has left quite a mark on the golf course over the course of the years so far. Childhood friend of professional golfer Jack William Nickalus' son, Calvecchia got his foot in the door early on by learning from the legend himself. In high school, he played for the North Shore golf team and won the Florida high school golf championship in 1977. Calcavecchia then took his talents to the University of Florida in Gainesville on an athletic scholarship. Turning professional in 1981, he then joined the PGA Tour in 1982. Calcavecchia has since had 30 professional career wins, the majority of them in the PGA Tour, with one in the Asian Tour, one in the PGA Tour of Australasia, and two in the Champions Tour. His career highlight was winning the Open Championship in 1989. Although he no longer competes in the PGA Tour, Calcavecchia still competes in the Champions Tour and is also a recipient of the Byron Nelson Award, which he received in 2011 for having the lowest scoring average in the Champions Tour.


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One month support to a mentally ill woman, who is undergoing psychosocial rehabilitation. quantity
Paripurnata's Halfway-Home is rehabilitation home for mentally ill destitute women. The project aims for rehabilitation of mentally ill women who were abandoned by their families or have left their homes and couldnt trace back. The women undergo residential rehabilitation programme for a duration spanning from eight to twelve months. On successful completion of the programme, the rehabilitated women are sent home or provided some employment .
The rehabilitation process includes pharmaco-therapy, counselling, socio-cultural therapies and occupational therapies including visits to the homes of the beneficiaries, conducting awareness programme, and sensitizing activities and also to follow up on the rehabilitated persons (ex-residents) about their wellness, in the form of house visits, free of cost medicine and counselling, for at least three years.
Your donation of Rs 1900 will be used to provide one month of support to a woman at the Halfway-home.
Food Rs. 1,650/-
Clothes Rs. 150/-
Bed linens Rs. 50/-
Toilet items Rs. 50/-
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Paripurnata Halfway Home
Paripurnata Halfway Home was established in Kolkata in the year 1992 by a group of philanthropically minded people, spearheaded by Dr. Joyce Siromoni. Parpurnata is the first Halfway Home in Eastern India for mentally ill women, who have been incarcerated in the jails and mental hospitals for long periods. It is a psycho-social rehabilitation centre which prepares them for their natural home and to help them re-integrate with the society in general, so that they can once again lead a productive and meaningful life. Motivation The mentally ill women from the poor and lower-middle class sections of society, because of their afflictions, mostly have neglected, despised and often tortured existence as unwanted beings in the society. The need to bring about a change in their woeful existence to a socially productive life, motivates this project. Intervention The change may be achieved by intervention through psychosocial rehabilitation process. The process comprises medico therapy and socio-cultural therapies, structured to assist the beneficiaries to pick up the lost pieces of their lives and to strive to live as socially responsible human beings with dignity. Major Activities Paripurnata attempts to achieve its goal through its residential programme in a setting known internationally as a Halfway-Home, so named because it is perceived as the mid-point in a person's journey from her place of confinement to her home. Here in a humane ambience, the beneficiaries are bought in, to undergo residential rehabilitation programme for a duration spanning from eight to twelve months. On successful completion of the programme, the beneficiaries are rehabilitated in the society. The process calls for personal attention to individual beneficiaries and dovetailing of various activities like pharmaco-therapy, counselling, socio-cultural therapies and occupational therapies including visits to the homes of the beneficiaries, conducting awareness programme, and sensitizing activities and also to follow up on the rehabilitated persons (ex-residents) about their wellness, in the form of house visits, free of cost medicine and counselling, for at least three years. During Paripurnata's existence spanning two decades, more than 200 women mostly from rural areas of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, UP, Bihar, Orissa, Assam and Tripura have been repartiated with an overall success rate of over 90%.
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Smt. KBC (Name Abbreviated to conceal identity) was found loitering on the streets of Andul, near Howrah station and was admitted to Calcutta Pavlov Hospital by the W.B. Police on 19th May 2010. She was brought to Paripurnata Halfway Home on 24th February 2011 for psychosocial rehabilitation. She was about 38 years old and was married. Apart from Gujarati, she had a smattering of Hindi and a nodding acquaintance with English words. She was quite reluctant to open up—this somewhat acted as an obstacle to ascertain her life story, initially. Gradually she opened up and started speaking to her counsellor. Her condition started improving at (Image : Smt KBC wecolmed to Paripurnata home) a satisfactory pace. It came to light that she is the daughter of Shri RSC, a teacher from Palanpur, Gujarat. She had two children and was very anxious about their welfare, as she thought that, she had left her two children in the train. She was fond of stitching sessions and use to sing bhajans in the music classes. The staff contacted Palanpur PS on 15th June 2011. The officer on duty made a few phone calls to her hometown and it was found that her husband divorced her earlier and their two sons are being brought up by him. Her father agreed to take her back home Finally, after a long interval of another seven months and many a phone calls, her father, came to Paripurnata in February 2012 and took custody of his daughter. He expressed his gratitude to Paripurnata for looking after her daughter during her time of distress. As of now Smt. KBC is assisting her father and her two sons,are staying with their father and are allowed freely to visit her occasionally. She remains in touch with many staff of Paripurnata since then.
Smt. SS (Name Abbreviated to conceal identity), aged about 26 years, is a resident of Bihut village of Barauni junction in Bihar. Her family members got her married to a farm labourer in a nearby village, when she was in her late teens. Soon after her marriage, she was being tortured by her in-laws, who were demanding more dowry. As she couldn't take the daily beatings and abuses, she left the in-laws' home and went to her brother's place. After a while, she was married again. In the meantime her mental problems manifested. She left the home of her second husband and somehow reached Kolkata. In December 2012, Kolkata Police apprehended her and was brought to Paripurnata for psychosocial rehabilitation on 27th May 2013. (Image : Smt SS being welcomed to Paripurnata with clothes) She was a good natured and active woman and responded well to the treatment and therapies. She was fond of 'block printing' sessions and was adept at gardening. In March 2014, she was found to be mentally stable and fit for discharge. During the intervening period, the local police contacted her home town but nobody from the family came to take her back. They informed Paripurnata that the family is very poor and they are afraid to travel outside their village. Finally two of Paripurnata's staff members went to Bihut to place her with the family. On 28the June 2014, she was handed over to her family. After nearly one and half year, a tearful Smt. SS was reunited with her much relieved parents, brother and the near and dear ones.
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1 Dr. Prasanta Basu President Medical Practitioner
2 Shri. Sailen Kumar Ray Vice-President Retd.Chief Manager, SBI
3 Shri. Prabir Basu Hon.Secretary & Chief Functionary Retd. Wing Commander, IAF
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11 Smt. Moumita Sil (Ray) Co-opted Member Asst. Professor in Political Sc in a govt. college
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By Greg Cwik
Twenty-six years ago, Spike Lee's iconic film Do the Right Thing encapsulated the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn circa 1989. Now Jimmy Kimmel introduces us to the sequel, Do the Right Thing 2: Do the White Thing, which encapsulates Brooklyn in 2015. Also, a lot of famous people are in the video. Watch Jimmy Kimmel make fun of hipsters below:
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