Yeah, and as luck would have it I draw the VC. Here's a little taste of things to come...
The Platoon Commander (along with the Political Officer looking smug to the left-rear), and a runner. The MainForce VC didn't have radio communications for echelons below Battalion level. Shoe leather (or in this case old tires) was the mode and method.
Lurking through (what will be brush) are three of Hanoi's finest... as part of an B40 equipped cell. Much to my surprise, PAVN forces made up a majority of MainForce VC units as early as 1966-67.
The "black pajamas" uniform was mainly reserved for LocalForce VC and militia units... the "farmers by day and fighters by night". The MainForce VC were the dedicated anti-government force in South Vietnam, just as dedicated and professional (if not as well manned, trained, or equipped) as the NVA.
Lastly we have 4 LocalForce VC assistant heavy machine gunners / ammo bearers. I was saddened to learn that when Saigon fell, and the Communists had their victory, those VC who did sacrifice so much for what they thought they wanted were in the end betrayed by the Hanoi government. In the end the Vietnam War WAS an aggressive war of the North.
Stay tuned for more...
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