Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa) is a hardy cactus native to the United States east of the Rockies and grows wild in dry, sandy soils in open pine woods, prairies, pastures, and dry rocky glades.
<br /><br /> In South Vietnam, the Premier leaders of the First Republic of South Vietnam were: Ngo Dinh Diem, President, Nguyen Ngoc Tho, Vice President. In the Second Republic of South Vietnam were: Nguyen Van Thieu, President, Nguyen Cao Ky, vice President, Ngo Quang Truong, General of the first Division. The Last president of South Vietnam was Duong Van Minh.
Strategy of Attrition in Vietnam. In contrast to the air attacks on North Vietnam, the U.S.-South Vietnamese war effort in the south was fought on the ground, largely under the command of General Westmoreland, in coordination with the government of General Nguyen Van Thieu in Saigon.