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The People’s Army of Vietnam, also known as the Northern Vietnamese Army (NVA) was the army which supported the communist government of North Vietnam after Vietnam gained independence from France. Although the NVA and the Vietcong were distinct entities, they both aimed to overthrow the Southern Vietnamese government and they worked together closely during the Vietnam War.
NVA Quotes in Fallen Angels
The Fallen Angels quotes below are all either spoken by NVA or refer to NVA. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4 Quotes
“You call that a sport?” Monaco asked. “I mean, there you are, you gotta weigh two hundred pounds, and you got a rifle, and you’re against a squirrel that weighs maybe two or three pounds, and he ain’t got nothing.”
“Man, it’s a damn sport!” Simpson protested […]
“The way I figure it,” Monaco went on, “if you hunt a squirrel with a rifle, what do you hunt a bear with? Artillery?”
“Call in some white phosphorous on him,” Brew said. “That’ll get his attention until the jets zero in.”
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“You don’t know nothing about no hunting!” Simpson was getting pissed. “You don’t know what hunting is!”
“What he’s trying to say […] is that the white phosphorous is enough. After it burns the bear’s ass off, then the good sergeant will finish him off with a couple of frag grenades,” [said Lobel].
[…] Sergeant Simpson got up and left the hooch.
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One morning, a debate breaks out between Sergeant Simpson and Monaco about whether squirrel hunting is or is not a sport. As the soldiers argue, they soon find themselves imagining using the weapons and techniques of war for hunting. As the group begins to envision the squirrel hunt as a patrol, it becomes impossible not to consider how this scenario provides an extended metaphor for the Vietnam War. In this metaphor, it at first seems like the soldiers align the NVA and Vietcong with the squirrels. Casting their foes, even imaginatively, as animals suggests a diminishing ability to see or Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam qua
Chapter 19 Quotes
The mortar shells landed behind us. They were long again. Long but walking. They had spotters who saw where the shells were landing, and who were directing the fire. They kept shortening up the range to get closer and closer to us. And the shells were coming fast.
The noise was terrible. Every time a mortar went off, I jumped. I couldn’t help myself. The noise went into you. It touched parts of you that were small and frightened and wanting your mommy. Being away from the fighting had weakened my stamina. It did even more to my nerves. I was shaking. I had to force myself to keep my eyes open.
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Out on a mission to help ARVN forces capture a strategic hill, Perry and his squad mates advance across open territory with Vietcong artillery landing on their heels, cutting off their escape routes. Although Perry initially thinks that the Northern Vietnamese forces lack the training and expertise of their American adversaries, he realizes with growing dismay that they have just as much technical prowess as the Americans; their artillery misses the troops for the moment but draws ever closer and will soon find its target. Continual underestimation of their adversaries contributes to the tactical errors and loss of life on Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dic
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NVA Term Timeline in Fallen Angels
The timeline below shows where the term NVA appears in Fallen Angels. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 11
...die alone in the jungle. He says he belongs to the Second Division of the North Vietnamese Army . The idea that army units, not just guerrilla bands, are active so far south...
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Before Perry leaves HQ, an orderly casually comments that the NVA soldier probably thinks that the Americans plan to torture him the same way the VC...
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Chapter 19
...grenade launchers and human screams. Suddenly, Alpha and Charlie companies stumble onto a platoon of NVA soldiers in a clearing. As the Americans open fire, Perry disassociates again.
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