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Land Line - Ground wire communication.
Lao Dung - The party founded by Ho Chi Minh in 1951. It had been called the "Viet Minh" previously.
LARC - Lighter, Amphibious Resupply Cargo
LAW - M-72 (66mm), Light Antitank Weapon – 66mm rocket, shoulder fired from a fiberglass disposable launcher.
La Vay – Vietnamese for beer.
Lay Chilly – Lie motionless.
LBJ - Long Binh Jail. Initially called the Long Binh Stockade – the name was changed to reflex the initials of
President Johnson.
LCA - Landing Craft Assault
LCCA - Amphibious Command Ship
LCDR - Lieutenant Commander (O-4)
LCM - Landing Craft Medium
LCPL - Landing Craft Personnel (Large)
LCS - Landing Craft Support
LCU - Landing Craft Utility
LCVP - Landing Craft Vehicles and Personnel
LDNN - South Vietnamese Naval Commandos (from the Vietnamese Lien Doi Nguoi Nhia)
Leary, Dr. Timothy - Counter culture guru who said, "...turn-on, tune-in, and drop-out." He advocated the use of LSD to expand
the mind.
Leatherneck – A term for a US Marine that originated from the leather neckband worn with their dress uniform from 1798 to
1880 for protection of their neck during sword combat.
Leech - Found on land and in the water. They often dropped from trees, and only need to eat once a year.
Leg - Non-airborne military personnel. Short for straight leg. Parachute trained personnel land with their legs
slightly bent, not “straight.”
Lifer - A derogatory term used to refer to career soldiers.
Light Up – To open fire on the enemy.
Lima Charlie - Loud and Clear; term used during radio communications.
Linebacker I - See: Operations.
Linebacker II - See: Operations.
Lister Bag - Waterproof (plastic or canvas) drinking water container.
Literacy rate - Among the Vietnamese is 65%.
Little People - The enemy.
Lit-up - Fired upon. (“Light up” – to shoot at).
LKA - Amphibious Cargo Ship
LLDB - Luc Luong Dac Biet - Vietnamese Special Forces.
Loach - Light Observation Helicopter (OH-6A Cayuse).
Lock 'n' Load - Place a weapon on safety, and prepare (ready) it for firing by placing a round in the chamber. The correct
sequence is to “lock” a magazine into the weapon – “load” a round into the chamber.
LOH - Light Observation Helicopter (OH-13).
Lon Nol - The man who ousted Prince Sihanouk (a Communist supporter).
Long Binh - A large US support center outside Saigon on the route to Bien Hoa Air Base on Highway One. Also home to the
LBJ – the Long Binh Jail, the stockade for US forces.
Long Bow - A typical weapon on a PBR in the Mekong Delta. Flaming arrows were shot with this.
Long Nose - The Vietnamese slang name for the Americans.
Low Riders - A sub-culture gang of the late sixties.
LP – Listening post – a three-man position outside the base. Placed far enough away from the perimeter to give
soldiers in the base sufficient time to react to an attack.
LPD - Amphibious Transport Dock
LPH - Amphibious Assault Ship
LPS - Amphibious Transport Submarine
LRRP - (lurp) Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol.
LSD - Landing Ship, Dock
LSD - A synthetic compound ingested to supposedly expand consciousness.
LSIL - Landing Ship, Infantry, Large
LSM - Landing Ship, Medium
LSMR - Landing Ship, Medium, Rocket
LSSC - Light Seal Support Craft
LST - Landing Ship, Tank
LTJG - Lieutenant, Junior Grade (O-2)
LT - Lieutenant (Navy O-3, other services O-1 or O-2)
LURPS – Experimental dehydrated lightweight meal food packets. Named for the soldiers – LRRP’s to whom they were
issued.
LVT - Landing Vehicle, Tracked
LZ – Landing Zone.
An "Unofficial" Vietnam
Dictionary
Written by Paul Kasper
Edited by Bob Nelson
Dedicated to all Vietnam Veterans--"Especially those who didn't come home."