M-16 - US caliber 5.56mm, the basic rifle of the ingfantryman
M-60 - US caliber 7.62mm, platoon and company machine gun.
M-67 - The 90mm recoiless rifle that was the basic weapon for the anti-tank platoon of the combat support company of each battalion. It generally was left in base camp and the platoon organized as infantry.
M-72 - Light anti-tank weapon, called a LAW. Fired a 66mm projectile from a disposable launcher. Used as a bunker buster in Vietnam.
M-79 - The 40mm grenade launcher that looked like a stubby, sawed-off shotgun.
MACV - Military Assistance Command Vietnam; the highest US command authority in the Republic of Vietnam.
Medevac - Term used in the 1st Calvary for aerial medical evaluation (also dustoff)
Medic - Medical aid man
MOH - Medal of Honor, the highest award for valor in the US Army.
MR - Military Region. Both North and South used MRs to denote geographicsal areas.
M-102 - The 105mm howitzer used by 1st Calvary artillery units. It had a slightly longer range than the older model, the M-101A1, and was substantially lighter, permitting airlifting by a Huey.
Bibliography
Pleiku: The Dawn of Helicopter Warfare in Vietnam, by J. D. Coleman
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