The term “fragging” comes from the Vietnam War. Soldiers would throw live frag grenades into the quarters of officers they thought were incompetent. There were over 800 confirmed “fragging” attempts in the Army and Marines during the Vietnam War. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Ghost Tapes For War
During the Vietnam War, as part of operation “Wandering Soul”, the US Navy and Army made terrifying recordings of voices that were supposedly Viet Cong ghosts, then played those tapes from helicopters in the jungle at night. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Pentagon’s Top Gun
The movie Top Gun was a collaboration with the Pentagon to both enhance the US military’s image after the Vietnam war and attract new Navy recruits. It was the first full collaboration between Hollywood and the US military. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bruckheimer#High-profit_productions
WTF Fun Fact – Mickey Mouse in Vietnam
In 1969, a short animated film was made in protest of the Vietnam War called “Mickey Mouse in Vietnam.” It consists of Mickey enlisting, going to Vietnam on a cruise ship, and then promptly being shot and dying. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse_in_Vietnam
WTF Fun Fact – Original American Sniper
Carlos “White Feather” Hathcock was a legendary Vietnam War sniper who crawled for 3 days across 2000m of open field, killed a general with one shot, and then crawled back. He had over 93 confirmed kills, one from over 2500 yards away. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.military.com/marine-corps-birthday/carlos-hathcock-famous-marine-corps-sniper.html
during the vietnam war each soldier took roughly
During the Vietnam War, each soldier took roughly 40 amphetamine tablets a year in order to improve their endurance on long missions. Nearly 225 million tablets were prescribed to soldiers during the wartime period of 1966 and 1969 alone.