usmc4669
02-15-04, 01:02 PM
Anyone know what this is"
Gunny
david43844
02-15-04, 01:31 PM
Hey Guns, Chieu Hoi means give up if memory serves correct
SheWolf
02-15-04, 01:35 PM
Originally posted by usmc4669
Anyone know what this is"
Gunny
I'll try to get a hold of my nephew he was a Vietnamese linguist in the Army...
radio relay
02-15-04, 01:38 PM
Looks like it's a "chew hoy chit", surrender pass, or chieu hoi leaflet. There were a lot of different types. That one is pretty simple. Most had pictures of gooks living the good life (after they surrendered, of course), and had a bunch of vietnamese gibberish printed on them.
They were dropped from planes, and scattered around the countryside. In the hope that NVA and VC troops would pick them up and use them to surrender. Most were used a toilet paper. However, every now and then a "chew hoy" would come up to the gate of a firebase, or or a patrol, etc, and give himself up.
SF :marine:
usmc4669
02-15-04, 01:40 PM
david43844;
Sorry, open arms.
Gunny