Talk:Civilian Irregular Defense Group program

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Operation Switchback[edit]

Changed "Operation Switchblack" to "Operation Switchback. Here are my sources on the correct name:

--DOHC Holiday (talk) 23:25, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Buon Enao project[edit]

The list of SF team members on the Buon Enao project were Cpt. Ron Shackleton, Msg John M. Slover as Team Sgt, Sfc Manfried Baier as Med Specialist, Sgt Lester Walkley as Communications Chief, Sgt William Betch as Communications Specialist, Sgt John Clark as Heavy Weapons Specialist, Charles Lindewald as light Weapons Specialist and Sp5 Alfred Warok as the Engineer Specialist.

Photo of MSG John M. Slover [1]

Ref: Village Defense –Initial Special Forces Operations in Vietnam. SBN: 0915222027

```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.242.2.240 (talk) 00:36, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Close paraphrase of single source[edit]

This stub is a close paraphrase of the single source: http://www.history.army.mil/books/vietnam/90-23/90-231.htm. That alone obscures the fact that this account is from a vary well-defined and singular point of view.

That does not discount the chronologies, but the more political content, ex, the rendering of the 'success' of the operation and the reaction of the locals, enters the encyclopedia as propaganda.

For a different account of the initial program of the CIDG, the campaign at Buon Ea Nao. see Wilfred G. Burchett, "Vietnam. Inside Story of the Guerilla War." International Publishers Co, 1965. p156.

Actions recommended: I) Rewrite the paraphrase to show that it is such and directly site the source; or II) Remove evaluations of the operation to quoted and referenced material; and III) Add references to accounts of the operation from Burchett. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrtweedles (talk • contribs) 11:55, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Switchback[edit]

I added a link for Operation Switchback. Not a military buff at all but following the wiki links to OS mentions, it seems it may deserve its own page. KRTKC (talk) 03:26, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"sid-gee"?[edit]

What is the source for CIDG being spoken as "sid-gee"? In interviews with Vietnam veterans I've watched, they've spelled it out as C-I-D-G. 24.187.44.167 (talk) 20:53, 13 June 2023 (UTC)corpho[reply]