Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Vietnam War Glossary - Bs

Battery - the basic building blog unit in the artillery. Also the smallest unit in the artillery in which the commissioned leader is considered a commander.

Birddog - O-1 aircraft, used by both the Air Force and Army as spotters.

Blivet - Rubberized, air-transportable fuel container

Blues - Rifle platoon of the 1st Squadron, 9th Calvary

Bravo - The letter B in the Army phonetic alphabet.

Bibliography
Pleiku: The Dawn of Helicopter Warfare in Vietnam, by J. D. Coleman

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