Healer, you are being such a sweetie. Thank you so much. I am British and my knowledge of the Vietnam war is limited to several movies and a number of books (13th Valley, Chickenhawk, If I Die In A Combat Zone, and a few others). My husband used to be a miniatures wargamer and he's a history buff so I have a few political books of his to draw on as well, but to be honest I am out of my depth mostly with the American politics of the time beyond what was broadcast on TV (which seemed to be mainly student protests).<br/><br/>I might be better off avoiding the USA altogether and going for an Australian character as I know the UK involved the Aussies a bit in the conflict.<br/><br/>Perhaps a diplomatic attache to the Australian embassy? I am good at playing high-class ladies ;)