What are the well-known rumors about the Vietnam War?

Perhaps the most speechless rumor is: During the Vietnam War, Vietnamese female soldiers did not wear clothes!

We all know that during the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese people were all soldiers, and those seemingly harmless women and children might give you a shot at any time.

Many people who participated in the Vietnam War recalled these episodes and only used two words to describe them: terrible!

During the war, two American soldiers discovered a cave. When they entered, they saw three Vietnamese women.

I saw them in ragged clothes and with fear in their eyes. When they saw the American soldiers coming in, they began to unbutton their shirts and assumed a submissive and provocative posture.

When the two American soldiers saw their reaction, they were stunned and at a loss!

While they were stunned, one of the women suddenly took out a pistol from her clothes, raised her hand and shot the nearest American soldier.

Fortunately, the American soldier reacted quickly enough and not only escaped, but also immediately shot and killed the three Vietnamese women.

It is said that at that time, this matter also attracted the attention of then US President Kennedy, and he issued an order to pay attention to Vietnamese female soldiers.

Later, as the Vietnam War continued, these American soldiers often encountered Vietnamese female soldiers with half-undressed clothes, hiding in the woods or in rice fields and firing cold shots at them.

It was at this time that a rumor began to circulate in the U.S. military: Vietnamese female soldiers fought without clothes!

Did Vietnamese female soldiers wear clothes during the war?

The answer is: They are wearing clothes, but they are wearing less!

So, this is actually half right.

We all know that Vietnam has a tropical monsoon climate with a lot of rain and is hot and humid all year round. In addition, there are many jungles and rivers there, so there are not so many mosquitoes there in summer.

In order to better adapt to jungle warfare, Vietnamese people often do two things: first, apply various anti-mosquito lotions; second, wear less clothing, which can not only avoid the heat but also scratch itches at any time. Deworm.

This is especially true for female soldiers in Vietnam, because they have a third advantage: wearing less clothes makes it easier for the enemy to relax their vigilance!

It is said that this kind of operation by Vietnamese female soldiers was approved by Ho Chi Minh.

As for what considerations Ho Chi Minh gave his nod to, I don’t care, but this rumor is indeed true!

However, there is another theory about this rumor, which Kissinger mentioned in his memoirs.

He said: During the Vietnam War, the United States fell into the quagmire of the war. In order to save some face for itself and for the needs of the Cold War, the then U.S. President Richard Nixon ordered war reporters on the Vietnam battlefield to spread the This rumor.