1. Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong

2. Green Berets U.S. Army – “special forces”
highly trained, selected group of soldiers
To become part of the Army's Green Berets, you need to be mentally and physically tough, endure difficult training and face all challenges head-on.

3. Qualifications
The basic eligibility requirements to be considered for entry into the US Army Special Forces are:
Be a male, age 20–30.
Be a U.S. citizen.
Have a high school diploma.
Score a General Technical score of 107 or higher and a combat operation score of 98 on the “Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.”
Qualify for a top secret security clearance.
Qualify and volunteer for Airborne training.
Achieve a minimum of 60 points on each event and overall minimum score of 240 on the” Army Physical Test.”
.Must have 20/20 or corrected to 20/20 in both near and distant vision in both eyes.
One year of college is preferred, but it is not a mandatory for enlistment.

4. Specialists weapons Engineering demolitions medicine communications
Operations

5. Unconventional Warfare (UW) – a major role for the GBs
guerrilla warfare
subversion
sabotage/ ambushes
Foreign internal defense
Did not necessarily follow protocol due to the nature of their special missions
Organize resistance behind enemy lines

8. Terms Alpha Company – Rat Kiley and Tim O’Brien’s company/ platoon
ARVN - Army of the Republic of Vietnam; the South Vietnamese Regular Army
NCO - Noncommissioned officer…Usually a squad leader or platoon sergeant
Culottes – Capri pants
Greenies – Green Berets
VC – Vietcong
MP – Military police