Viet Cong

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In the 1968 Tet Offensive, U.S. forces crushed the Viet Cong, dealing a near-fatal blow to the communist insurgency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Dang Xuan Teo, one of several former North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong interviewed in the docuseries, recalls how he disguised himself as a shoeshine boy to scout details for an attack on the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

Mr. Sasser was stationed in the Mekong Delta, a riverine agricultural hub in South Vietnam that the Viet Cong could easily reach by crossing the nearby Cambodian border.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

During a tortuous series of negotiations with the Viet Cong in Paris, Kissinger - by now secretary of state - negotiated American military withdrawal from South Vietnam.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

They also made sure the villagers couldn’t supply the Viet Cong with food.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge