VN019 Lying Prone Viet Cong Sniper W. Britain's Clash of Empires By 1963 most ‘Dusters’ had

By 1963 most ‘Dusters’ had been transferred to National Guard units

They often had the advantage of knowing the local countryside and area well compared to both the U

Another horseman of the Gonzales Ranging Company armed only with a pistol

highly-polished shovel in front you can see the distinctive RAD headgear as well as their brown-shaded uniform

VN019 Lying Prone Viet Cong Sniper W. Britain's Clash of Empires By 1963 most ‘Dusters’ hadThe National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, commonly known as the Viet Cong were locally recruited South Vietnamese peasants and workers that fought against its own government and the United States during the conflict. The Viet Cong or VC was made up of both part time militia and regular full time army units. Many of those militia were farmers by day guerrillas by night They often had the advantage of knowing the local countryside and area well