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Daily Life of an American Solider in the Vietnam War
- Search and destroy missions every day from 30-45 days out
- Soldiers very bored
- Soldiers got to rest on the beach after the period they went out and before they went out again

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Daily Life For A Soldier In The Vietnam War

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War is often recounted as one dramatic battle after another. The daily reality for soldiers on the ground is very different, as they perform daily patrols or occupy themselves while awaiting orders.

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LRP (long range patrol rations) or canned C-rations

Relied on these dehydrated rations when away from base

Ak-47’s and M16 were the most common weapons used by the United States

Both of these weapons are both commonly used today

Helicopters played a large role in the American War effort

Served as gunships and for transportation

UH-1 “Huey” most commonly used helicopter

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- Amphetamines
- specifically Dexedrine
- doses were issued "like candies"
- "Pep pills" used for long-range missions
- Supplied by the U.S. government
- allowed soldiers to be aggressive, bold, intimidating, and awake
- "Some remembered that when the effect of speed faded away, they were so irritated that they felt like shooting “children in the streets""

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- 3.2% of soldiers used 1st year - after 1 year of deployment 5.2% used
- from 1966 to 1969, 225 million tablets of stimulants were used
- recommended amount was only 20 milligrams of Dexedrine per 48 hours of combat

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For a 4-day mission in Laos one might receive a medical kit containing:
- 12 tablets of Darvon (painkiller)
- 24 tablets of codeine
- 6 pills of Dexedrine
- sometimes even steroid injections

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- Food was at the mobile kitchen trailers
- Some common foods were grilled corned beef and stewed potatoes
- The soldiers would rely on LRP (long range patrol rations)

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Vietnam War AMerican Soldiers meals - Google Search

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- issued when fresh food was not available
- fear of nothing having enough to eat for soldiers
- wanted to keep food in containers forver
- MCI's replaced C-rations in 1958