Viet Cong
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During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong used miles-long tunnel networks to hide from U.S. air power and ambush the U.S. military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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 the Vietnam War, Kissinger and then-President Richard Nixon ordered clandestine bombing raids on neutral Cambodia, in an effort to flush out Viet Cong forces in the east of country.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
A small group of Viet Cong had come through the night before, a villager explained.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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