Bizarre Operations of the US Military and Intelligence in the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was marked by unconventional tactics and covert operations, many of which have since come to light, revealing the extent of the U.S. military and intelligence agencies' efforts to gain an edge in the conflict. This article explores some of the most bizarre and unusual operations carried out by the U.S. during the Vietnam War, showcasing the lengths to which they went to achieve their objectives.
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[@astridscitadel9931]

As I sat here listening to this, one of my cats was sleeping on my lap. I couldn't imagine someone cutting into these little guys and implanting foreign objects. Thanks for putting this info out there, shows us that even the "good guys" can operate in inhumane capacities.

[@irregularmagazine]

That whole period of the Cold War both sides were doing some quite bonkers stuff by today's standards. I just touched the tip of the iceberg on the subject.

[@keithbarron3654]

Men I knew that had served in Vietnam told me about Mike Wallace of CBS news flew into Da Nang, he brought a pallet of playing cards with logo on back, the recon, LRRP and counter Intel guys shipped them, they would place them in place to disrupt NBA, Viet Cong, the all seeing eye, in Apocalypse Now they referred to as death cards. Friends father would camp out on Ho chi men trail and report movement and materials for targeting. These guys would live in hooch with MoMA, papason feeding them Vietnamese food to prevent BO giving them away in jungle.

[@imbetterthanyouis]

one story i was told by a bloke from c coy 6RAR was this one time ( at band camp lol ) they were doing rout protection for an american convoy , in the convoy were civilian shell oil tankers with the bright yellow and red livery , the vietnamese were only attacking the us escort vehicles because apparently shell or the us government bribed the vc to leave the shell tankers alone

[@ClancyWoodard-yw6tg]

The cat operation sounds like some stuff, out of 1945 with the OSS

[@irregularmagazine]

Lol... You'd think that but it was in the 60's... it's absolutely bonkers to think cats would make a good surveillance animal

[@rudolfyakich6653]

This is one old tired story

[@edt8535]

Why are UK people so preoccupied with the US, what happening there and what they’ve done? You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting dozens and dozens of UK narrators on you tube.

[@imbetterthanyouis]

because unlike america the rest of the world learns history

[@edt8535]

@@imbetterthanyouis …That’s why you’re preoccupied with the US? That’s the dumbest answer I’ve ever heard! Hahahaha! And here all this time I thought it was because you lost your empire, almost lost two world wars (which you would have without our help), and because you want to be part of our pop culture.

[@imbetterthanyouis]

@@edt8535 case in point im australian , the map of australia in my thumbnail should have been an indicator of that , we are still part of a commonwealth , the " empire " still exists , you would know that had you paid attention to history buddy , thanks for proving my point

[@edt8535]

@@imbetterthanyouis …oh even less relevant than I thought!

[@imbetterthanyouis]

@@edt8535 just like you aye