Word: stems
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Ford's public rationale for the military aid was that it "might enable the South Vietnamese to stem the onrushing aggression, to stabilize the military situation, permit the chance of a negotiated political settlement between the North and South Vietnamese, and, if the very worst were to happen, at least allow the orderly evacuation of Americans and endangered South Vietnamese to places of safety." Prudently, he did not promise that any of those things would happen if the funds were provided...
Meanwhile, more bad news began to arrive. North of the city, ARVN had been making its first real effort since Ban Me Thuot to stem the North Vietnamese. For almost two weeks, the ARVN 22nd Division had held the Binh Khe pass, gateway from the highlands down to the coastal plain, against two North Vietnamese divisions. The price had been high: nearly two-thirds of its men had been killed or injured. Early in the week the outgunned and outnumbered division gave way, leaving open the route to Qui Nhon, third largest city in South Viet...
Virtually everything in Viet Nam now hinges on ARVN's ability to stem the Communist advance. Most military analysts feel that the decisive battle will be fought in Military Region III. Though three or four full divisions fell apart during the retreat from the north, South Viet Nam still has three divisions, plus five groups of rangers and three airborne brigades deployed around the capital. Many of these troops are highly regarded by Pentagon analysts and apparently have not been badly demoralized by the military reverses suffered in the north. Moreover, the capital area's supply dumps remain...
Reports now filtering to the West talk of "communists" slaughtering innocent refugees from the central highlands abandoned by Thieu last week. But these reports are still incomplete; this latest bloodshed may well stem from the traditionally vicious rivalry between the Montangard highland tribes and the Vietnamese people rather than from deliberate policies...
...larger than life, with few leaves and a single white bud low on the stem. In that unnaturally large flower he saw Otoko's pride and nobility...