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Vietnam War Operation Rolling Thunder Gulf of Tonkin  Tonkin Gulf Resolution Operation Rolling Thunder 1965 begins Strategic bombing of North Vietnamese war industries Expectations for war – 8 weeks 1968 Operation Rolling Thunder ends 4.6 million tons of bombs dropped 2 million dead Search and Destroy Missions Body Count vs. Territory

Vietnam Climate Average Temperature is 82 degrees Mountainous in the Northwest Rainy Season during the summer/fall months Dry Season during the winter months

Vietnam Terrain: Jungle conditions: Thick heavy brush Visibility as low as 1 foot Elephant grass 15-20ft. Tall with razor sharp edges

Napalm (Jellied Gasoline)

Vietnam War Agent Orange Herbicide used to kill dense vegetation Used from 1961 – 1972 19 million gallons used on 4.5 million acres Caused health issues Tumors, birth defects, rashes, psychological symptoms, cancer, and more Also Agents White, Purple, Pink, Green and Blue

Agent Orange

Agent Orange

Affects of Agent Orange

Vietnam War Ho Chi Minh Trail Guerilla Warfare Hit and run tactics Hidden tunnels Booby traps Ho Chi Minh Trail Vital Supply Route for the North Vietnamese that ran into South Vietnam.

The tunnel system

“Death Bed” an iron or wood board with handcuffs and shackles to lock the victims four limbs in a stretched position. A victim is usually confined to a death board for a minimum of seven days. As movement is completely restricted, the confinement of a victim on the death bed leads to painful muscular atrophy. In severe cases, the victim even loses control of bladder and bowel movements. The excretion of stool and urine is directly on the iron bed, resulting in an unsanitary condition.

Bamboo Torture 1. Tips of living bamboo are cut sharp to create a spear. 2. The victim was suspended horizontally above such a patch of bamboo. 3. The bamboo pierced through the victim’s skin and continued to grow through his abdomen, ultimately causing one of the most painful deaths ever inflicted.

“The Rat” The victim was completely restrained and tied to the ground or any horizontal surface. A rat was then placed on his stomach covered by a metallic container. As the container was gradually heated, the rat began to look for a way out - through the victim's body. Digging a hole usually took a few hours of agonizing pain for the victim. This almost invariantly resulted in death.

“The Head Crusher” With the chin placed over the bottom bar and the head under the upper cap, the torturer slowly turned the screw pressing the bar against the cap. This resulted in the head being slowly compressed. First the teeth are shattered into the jaw; then the victim slowly died with agonizing pain, but not before his eyes were squeezed from his sockets.

“Water Boarding” water is poured over the face of an immobilized captive, causing the individual to experience the sensation of drowning. the captive's face is usually covered with cloth or some other thin material, and the subject is immobilized on his/her back with the head inclined downwards.

“The Ropes” A form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope.