We Were Soldiers

What did the NVA use to try to defeat the American soldiers. (Choose all that apply)

• Tunnels & Caves

• Machine guns

• Booby Traps

• All of them were used

Why were the journalists flown into the battlefield after it was over?

• They wanted to report on the atrocities of war

• The government wanted an official record of the battle.

• The government wanted them to tell about the success of the army to the American public

• They wanted to tell the stories of the soldiers

What historical event provided the reason for the United States to go to Vietnam?

• Diem's assassination

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Vietnamese Declaration of War

• Vietnamese Declaration of Independence

What disadvantage did the US have in fighting in Vietnam?

• Didn't know the land

• Relied on helicopters for transportation

• Used bombers for aerial support

• Had radios for communication

What does LZ stand for?

• Lateral Zone

• Lost Zone

• Landing Zone

• Lethal Zone

Ho Chi Minh was the leader of what group of communists in Vietnam?

• Viet Cong

• Viet Minh & Viet Cong

• South Vietnam Liberation Front

• Viet Minh

What military advantage did the Vietnamese have?

• Knew the territory

• Had 20 years experience fighting this type of war

• Used Guerilla warfare tactics

• All of the above

Which country was fighting the Vietnamese before the US became involved.

• Soviets

• French

• Indian

• British

What was the one promise Colonel Moore made to his troops?

• He would protect all of them

• He would be the last off the helicopter & first to leave

• He would bring all of them home

• That there were going to win

Who was assigned the responsibility of delivering telegrams to the wives of fallen soldiers?

• taxi cab service

• a priest

• an army counselor

• no one, the telegrams were just mailed through regular postal service.