Word: cannonism
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...jumped by two MIG jets over North Viet Nam. The American pilots went down to the deck, dodged around hills and through valleys. When one pursuing MIG fired two rockets that went wide, two of the Skyraiders got a bead on the Red jet, nailed it with 20-mm. cannon fire, and sent it down in flames...
...fell back on a wall and wire-bound compound as the Viet Cong slaughtered women and children hiding in nearby dugouts. Though U.S. and North Vietnamese planes arrived with the dawn, rolling great red gouts of napalm through the Communist positions and lacing the underbrush with white phosphorus and cannon fire, the Viet Cong hung on. A relief force fluttered in by helicopter, but was quickly pinned down and wiped out by the attackers. Other chopper-borne rescuers were driven off by ground fire. Dongxoai seemed ready to fall...
...checkered Mekong Delta, waterways have been the main routes of travel for centuries. The 9,000 officers and men of South Viet Nam's navy keep these arteries open with 600 curious vessels, ranging from sampans and junks to converted landing craft. Armed with 20-and 40-mm. cannon, heavy machine guns, even 81-mm. mortars, the squat boats are practically floating tanks, and the Viet Cong have a healthy fear of them...
...ceremony introduced at the exercises, Mrs. Gilbert presented "Founders Awards" to three alumnae "who have made distinguished contributions in their fields of activity." The awards were given to Mrs. Walter B. Cannon, a civic leader; Dr. Martha M. Eliot, a leader in child welfare, and Miss Mabel Wheeler Daniels, a composer...
...clouds hung wet and heavy over Quangngai, but there was just enough room for a flight of C-123 "flareships" to sweep in under the ceiling and illuminate the area. They were followed by F-100 Super Sabres, Skyraiders and helicopters, which lashed the perimeter with rockets, napalm, and cannon fire. Nonetheless, 500 government troops were killed at Bagia...