Its a great, detailed reference for all us army units there are sections on the usmc and allied units, too, down to battalion level. Vietnam war during the vietnam war tunnel rat became a more or less official specialty for volunteer. What was it like to be an american tunnel rat in vietnam. James gillams most terrifying moments in vietnam came in the pitchblack darkness of an enemy tunnel, vietnam, 2011. Login vietnam airlines reach further official website. Yes, reservations must be made at least 36 hour prior to flight departure. Chris masters, a great tv journalist, did this story for page 1 channel 10 more than 20 years ago in 1988. About us with the experienced team in travel industry for years, vietnam mice travel brings you the most memorable moments in vietnam and other indochina countries. For the most part, the job of tunnel rat was a catchall name for the work that we did as combat engineers. Tunnel rats motto the firearms forum the buying, selling. Some have said that this is all a bit elitist, but the vietnam tunnel rats association is simply an association of men who served in the field troops. Flying with vietnam airlines, passengers enjoy premier inflight services and extra space for working and relaxation.
They came to be known simply as tunnel rats with the unofficial motto non gratum anus rodentum not worth a rat s ass. See more ideas about vietnam war, vietnam and vietnam war photos. During the vietnam war, if a us tunnel rat got injured. Buy tunnel rat in vietnam warrior by gordon l rottman isbn. Their motto was the tongueincheek latin phrase non gratus anus rodentum not worth a rat s arse in the early stages of the war against the french colonial forces, the viet minh created an. South vietnam and their allies looked to tunnel rats to combat the effectiveness of the cu chi tunnels. They were infantrymen who volunteered to go down the tunnels of south vi. This is a 3 inch iron on patch that is made of the highest quality. Rottman in his latest book, tunnel rat in vietnam osprey, 64 pp.
Eightyfive percent rural, the few large cities and towns. Im very fortunate enough to have visited a section of the tunnels in cu chi, even crawled through one, so having that as a base i imagine really helped me fully understand the extent of. Economy flex and economy classic passengers can book the upgrade on vietnam airlines website ticket offices at any time from 24 hours to 6 hours before the. This patch is shipped within 14 business days and like all of our products, carries a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee. A few would carry stubby shotguns, to be used in shtf situations. Even today, the united states marine corps faces similar issues in fighting the taliban in the cavelike kyareses, or irrigation tunnels of afghanistan. Aug 06, 2017 vietnams littleknown underground war and the men and women who fought it. Tunnel rat in vietnam osprey publishing in 1965, soon after the first us combat troops had arrived in vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the viet cong had developed vast tunnel complexes in which to hide from the enemy. Pete rejoruiz, a cubanborn tunnel rat, is shown popping out of a north vietnamese tunnel. Id been in vietnam more than a year, first at tan son nhut for about nine months and then at long binh for four months. Vietnam a321 at ho chi minh city on mar 18th 2020, rejected takeoff due to uncontained engine failure sets grass alight published on 09. We will use this occasion to honour our 36 comrades who lost their lives while serving as tunnel rats with 1 troop, 2 troop and 3 troop of 1 field squadron 35 kia and with 3 field troop 1 kia.
This vietnam war book records the operations of sappers in the 3 field troop royal australian engineers 1rar. The tunnels were frequently incredibly hot and humid, cramped, sometimes as small as 2. The job was time consuming, difficult the tunnels were a tight squeeze for a typical vietname. The 50th anniversary tunnel rats tour back to vietnam. Tunnel rats vietnam war veteran lifestyle podcast duration. Rottman has added to the body of tunnel rat knowledge with this concise, heavily illustrated volume, number 161 in the british publisher ospreys warrior series of books. An article penned by a stanford university professor that alleges vietnams aggressive tendencies are tied to its penchant for eating meat particularly rats, birds and dogs has. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration.
It was a very stressful, nerve racking job, pushing the rat s mental state to its limits. The airline is going to operate boeing 7879 aircraft, with the most advanced service quality standards and seats available on 03 cabin classes to meet passengers needs. Later, similar teams were used by the soviet army during the sovietafghan war and by the israel defense forces in campaigns in the middle east. Since the 1940s, during the war against the french colonial forces, the viet cong had created an extensive underground system of. Jun 20, 2015 men who hid in tunnels during wars viet nam. In a documentary for the film, boll revealed the film did not have a. I know there were soldiers who had to go through these tunnels. The film is based on the factual duties of tunnel rats during the vietnam war. Vietnam has a rat king and this is what he does to catch. Rats would have their families send them revolvers from home. Vietnam airlines is also the only one in vietnam with a frequent flyer program the golden lotus plus though this program does not allow airmiles count from other purchase like aeroplan or asiamiles.
Airlines accept bookings on international credit and debit cards. Years ago i read a great book about the tunnel rats who served in vietnam. Sappers war aussie tunnel rats vietnam war books on war. Loosely translated, it was supposed to mean not worth a rats ass. A political, social, and military history, 2011, s. This patch would be a great gift idea and a wonderful addition to your patch collection. Over 95% of these men were in the field troops, and thus tunnel rats. Id already extended one month and thirteen days and was being heavily encouraged to reup and extend for another one year tour of duty. Gordon l rottman entered the us army in 1967, volunteered for special forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. Vietnams littleknown underground war and the men and women who fought it. This video starts with a couple of minutes from the documentary page 1 chris masters and then some questions put to the political commissar, tran. It was long known that such complexes existed, but it was. In 1965, soon after the first us combat troops had arrived in vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the viet cong had developed.
The bravery of these five tunnel rats in vietnam was suitably recognised with the awarding of the prestigious military medal more through the photographs taken by the men who served there, take a walk back in time to see australian tunnel rats at war and play in vietnam in the 60s and early 70s. Depending on the fare rules, the refund may not be allowed or a refund fee may be. The tunnel rats were not spies or saboteur sent to north vietnam or neutral cambodia. There were numerous underground guerilla bases in south vietnam that had been built and supplied by forced labor from the surrounding villages. First of all, those ops were certainly not off the book. The vietcong used elaborate tunnel systems to store food and ammunition as well as housing medical and combat facilities. During the vietnam war, if a us tunnel rat got injured or. Jan 28, 2018 documentary on tunnel rats in vietnam. Rats tunnel in the war of vietnam learning history. Book directly flight tickets tofrom vietnam vietnam airlines. It was established in january 1956 by the government and marked the birth of aviation industry in vietnam, and served only domestic flights vietnam airline, 2008. They were the 1st to find the secret viet cong tunnels. During the vietnam war tunnel rat became a more or less official specialty for volunteer infantrymen, primarily from australia, new zealand, and the united states. He served in the 5th special forces group in vietnam in 196970 and subsequently in airborne infantry, longrange patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years.
Opinion my life as a tunnel rat the new york times. Their motto was the latin phrase nongradus rodentumnot worth a rat. Im sure there were some soldiers chasing that adrenaline rush. It was long known that such complexes existed, but it was not real. Is there anyone out there who knows the correct latin phrase. Vietnam airlines is the flag carrier of vietnam, the country with population of 85 million and 330 000 square meter. During the vietnam war, tunnel rat became an unofficial specialty for volunteer combat engineers and infantrymen from australia and the united states who cleared and destroyed enemy tunnel complexes. Grinning widely, mr tran quang thieu brandishes the days haul. But his search places him in grave danger with a killer determined to protect the secrets of the tunnels. During the vietnam war our government never anticipated that tunnel warfare would be so prominent or important in waging ground combat. A turning point presentation to introduce the cu chi tunnel rats of vietnam. A menace to vietnams rice crop, the vermin are regularly trapped. Vietnam has excellent domestic flight connections, with new routes opening up all the time, and very affordable prices if you book early.
The airline was first founded in 1956, when it was known as vietnam civil. Tunnel rats and dogs soldiers, and a tunnel rat preparing to detonate an explosion in the tunnel. Feb 09, 2018 for the most part, the job of tunnel rat was a catchall name for the work that we did as combat engineers. Tunnel rats, also known as 1968 tunnel rats, is a 2008 germancanadian war suspense film written and directed by uwe boll. The armys limited war laboratory made several attempts at developing a special revolver for the rats, first with a very ineffective silenced. I watched this movie the other day called tunnel rats somewhat bizarre but anyways, are there any real tunnel rat patches or are they just made up post war.
Small villages dot this land, worked by peasants, who have lived there for centuries. Click here to see a list of casualties from 1 field squadron rae and 3 field troop rae in vietnam. His hunt for a motive takes him to the vietnam, where the american tunnel rats fought the dirtiest battle of the war against the viet cong. In 1965, soon after the first us combat troops had arrived in vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the viet cong had developed vast tunnel complexes in which to hide from the enemy. No dead tunnel rats were left in a tunnel, dead or wounded they were all dragged out with commo wire, ropes, or by a comrade using a firemans crawl. The largest tunnel systems in south vietnam some under us bases could be as vast as 200 kilometers 125 miles long and were built to withst. Note, however, that cancellations are quite common. Vietnam airlines will officially open direct flights linking hanoi with sydney from march 28, 2017, with 03 flights per week on tuesdays, fridays and sundays. Full service network vietnam rx member for 20 years of development at an average annual growth rate consistently in doubledigit number, the national flag carrier has marked an obvious advance to become a major competitor in the asian aviation market, owning a. The vietcong had been using tunnel systems for many years against the chinese, japanese and french invaders.
War underground, chu chi district, operation crimp, the guerillas of the viet cong, the tunnels, survival underground, born in a tunnel, the tunnel rats, not worth a rats ass, stop the americans. Later, similar teams were used by the soviet army during the soviet war in afghanistan, and the israel defense forces. Army combat and support forces in vietnam 19611973 book. This title will be based on the personal accounts of those who served in this unique role and will describe the specialist training and equipment, not to mention the. Vietnam mice travel ideal choice for vietnam tours and. In june 2010, vietnam airlines join sky team, a renowned airline alliance, together with delta airlines, aeroflot, airfrance and korean air. We were trained at the australian armys school of military engineering, located 20. I must apologize, as it isnt about tunnel rats, but since you seemed to accept recommendations on interesting books with unique perspectives on the vietnam war, i highly recommend. Does vietnam airlines limit the number of pets allowed in the cabin per flight. The tunnel rats were american, south vietnamese, new zealand, and australian soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the vietnam war. Those were the guys who wriggled their way through the ridiculously narrow tunnels the viet cong used to transport personnel and weapons, set boobytraps, and all that. Conditions of online booking booking online has now been made easier with vietnam airlines.
Here is another good book by osprey publishing, tunnel rat in vietnam. This is the same patch that is supplied to the military and sold in military base exchanges. Tunnel rats were all volunteers as they soon realized that if a person really didnt want to do the job, he would just report the tunnel as a dead end. Focussed on tunnel rats, our tour will visit key battle and operational areas, including the infamous barrier minefield and the caves and tunnels of the enemys base in the long hai mountains. The author was a graduate of the royal military college, duntroon, as a young captain sandy macgregor commanded 3 field troop in vietnam, where he won the military cross. It was long known that such complexes existed, but it was not realized just how extensive they were in some areas, how important they were to the viet cong, and how difficult it was to detect and neutralize. The vietnam tunnel rats association has reserved the australian war memorial last post ceremony for 18 february next year. Make a vietnam airlines booking and find some amazing deals. What was the mortality rate of the vietnam era tunnel rats. Please enjoy this officially licensed vietnam tunnel rat patch. Vietnam airlines is the national carrier of vietnam and is headquartered in long bien district, hanoi in vietnam. Vietnam tunnel rats association 43 heyington place toorak vic 3142 tel. All of the atr 72 in the fleet feature only economy seating for passengers. Those are the words of the prolific military historian and vietnam veteran gordon l.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Vietnamese eat rats and are aggressive, stanford professor. Special us soldiers called tunnel rats would crawl through the systems to find the enemy. Feb 20, 2012 buy tunnel rat in vietnam warrior by gordon l rottman isbn. Tunnel rats ofvietnam vietnams littleknown underground war and the men and women who fought it sgt. Who are the tunnels rats of vietnami wanted to know more about these soldiers and came across this pretty cool site to read with stories and pics. This isnt something that every soldier could do and i wanted to know more about the soldiers who volunteered to do this.
Army s 1st engineer battalion, whose exploits are featured in mangold and penycates book, later claimed a special place for tunnel rats in american military history during their rotation through the cu chi district of vietnam in 1969. Our tunnel rat vietnam patch is a full color, embroidered military patch. They had an amusing latin motto which i am trying to remember. In a documentary for the film, boll revealed the film did not have a script, and instead the actors improvised their lines. The tunnel rats were american, australian and new zealand soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the vietnam war. Yes, animals that do not meet the cabin requirements may travel as checked baggage. Vietnam tours, vietnam visa on arrival, mice services in vietnam, airport. This video starts with a couple of minutes from the documentary page 1 chris masters and then some questions put to the political commissar, tran bach dang who escaped from the tunnels cleared. Jul 22, 2008 years ago i read a great book about the tunnel rats who served in vietnam. Sep 05, 2011 there are two more videos tunnel rats 2, vietnam and tunnel rats 3, vietnam.
Vietnam airlines uses its atr 72 aircraft on service within vietnam and the mekong sub regions. Search and buy vietnam airlines flights with alternative airlines. If you are going to do a lot of vietnam war reading, i also recommend shelby stantons vietnam order of battle. Full service network vietnam rx member for 20 years of development at an average annual growth rate consistently in doubledigit number, the national flag carrier has marked an obvious advance to become a major competitor in the asian aviation market, owning a modern fleet of airbus.
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