Timmes, MajGen Charles J., 47, 57 Tonkin, 3, 8–9, 11–12, 16 Tonkin Gulf Resolution, 128 Tourane, 71. _See Also_ Da Nang Tracy, TSgt Jackson E., 19–20 Training Relations Instruction Mission, 16, 19, 22 Tra My, 103, 105, 116 Trong, Maj Le Quang, 16, 19 Tropic of Cancer, 6 Truman, President Harry S., 12, 15 TULUNGAN, 59–60 Tunny, Lt Michael J., 83 Turner, Capt James S. G., 37 Typhoon Kate, 162 Typhoon Tilda, 159–160 Typhoon Violet, 159 Udorn, Thailand, 88–90, 92–93, 113, 158 U Minh Forest, 36, 40 United Front of National Forces, 18 United States, 13, 15, 19, 42, 71, 93, 99, 136, 166 U.S. Air Force. _See_ Air Force U.S. Army. _See_ Army U.S. Congress, 12 U.S. Embassy, Saigon, 32, 45, 138 U.S. Interagency Committee for Province Rehabilitation, 45 U.S. Marine Corps. _See_ Marine Corps U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group, 15–16, 19, 22–24, 26, 29, 31–32, 35–36, 42, 44, 46–48, 53, 57, 86, 131, 146 U.S. Military Assistance Command, Thailand, 88, 90 U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, 46–48, 53, 57–63, 67, 73, 76, 80, 88, 99–100, 117, 127, 131, 139, 141–144, 147, 154–155, 158, 165, 167 U.S. Military Assistance Program, 16 U.S. Navy. _See_ Navy U.S. Operations Mission, 27 Valentin, LCpl Miguel A., 83 _Valley Forge_ (LPH-8), 93, 156 Vichy Government, 9 Vientiane, Laos, 88, 93 Viet Cong, 19, 27–32, 34–37, 40, 43, 45–46, 49, 51, 53, 62–63, 65, 67, 69–74, 80, 82–83, 99, 101–103, 105, 107, 109–111, 113–116, 120–123, 127, 129, 136, 138, 141–144, 148–149, 151–153, 155, 157–159, 161–162, 164–167 Units 9th Viet Cong Division, 138 4th Viet Cong Battalion, 80 Viet Minh, 8, 11–13, 16, 27, 32. _See Also_ Viet Cong Village Self Defense Corps, 27–28 Vinh Binh Province, 31 Vinh Long, 9, 65 Vinson, Lt Richard P., 85 Vung Tau, 36, 40, 100, 136 Walker, Maj John W., 142 Washington, D.C., 22, 29–30, 42, 46, 121, 128, 141, 143, 167 Watson, Cpl Billy S., 74 Weapons Types AR-15 automatic rifles, 65 Browning automatic rifles, 22 81mm mortars, 32, 164 82mm mortars, 137 57mm recoilless rifles, 32, 109, 137 .50 caliber machine guns, 107, 109, 137, 152–154 4.2-inch mortars, 22, 32, 60 Hawk missiles, 167 Light antiaircraft missiles, 167 M-14 rifles, 65 M-1 carbines, 22, 32 M-1 rifles, 32 M-16 rifles, 65 M-60 machine guns, 73, 114–115, 147–149, 162 M3A1 submachine guns, 65 105mm howitzers, 49, 118, 136 75mm pack howitzers, 36, 49, 136 60mm mortars, 32, 109 .30 caliber machine guns, 107, 152 TK-1, 162, 164 2.75-inch rockets, 115, 162 Webster, Capt David N., 114 Weede, MajGen Richard G., 47, 76, 131 Weller, MajGen Donald M., 40–41, 86, 90 Westmoreland, Gen William C., 127–128, 131, 155, 158, 166 Wilder, Capt Gary, 31