M-16 The standard American rifle used in Vietnam after 1966.
M-60 American-made machine gun.
Mary Hopkins Folk singer from the mid-1960s whose hit single was "Those Were the Days" from the album Postcards.
medic A medical noncommissioned officer who gives first aid in combat; aidman; corpsman.
MIA Missing in action. A person in the armed forces who is lost during combat and who cannot be accounted for as a known casualty.
mind trip Refers to a state of drug-altered reality.
MP Military Police.
My Khe A huge beach nestled between a forest and the Kinh River.
Nam Shorthand for the Vietnam War, used by soldiers and veterans.
napalm Sodium palmitate or an aluminum soap added to gasoline or oil to form a jellylike substance; used in flame throwers and bombs.
National Guard In the U.S., the organized militia forces of the individual states, a component of the Army of the U.S. when called into active federal service.
NCO Noncommissioned officer.
No Doz Caffeine pills used to keep one awake.
