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Handout: Glossary For The Vietnam War (Vietcong)

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More indirect resistance on behalf of the soldiers was seen through search and evade missions as US troops still followed orders to search for the Vietcong but when they found them instead of engaging in warfare tactics they would give them an informal greeting and not notify their commanding offices (Handout: Glossary for the American War). This gave the Vietcong an advantage during negotiations because it became apparent that the troops were no longer obeying the combat orders given to them by their superiors. The atrocities experienced by our soldiers allowed them to finally see the Vietnamese as humans and not the enemies the U.S. portrayed them as. Additionally in response to the resistance movement within Vietnam a more passive strategy
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