CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1-1. PURPOSE. This policy defines specific guidance for approved allowances during official government travel and requirements needed to process authorizations and vouchers within the Defense Travel System (DTS). It also provides guidance on the Government Credit Charge Card (GTCC) usage to ensure personal accountability when obligating the government funds for travel. The proponent for this guidance is the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC)‚ Comptroller
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Context response: Write Fowler’s news article reporting on events at Phat Diem. Vietnamese Massacre Death is something we all fear and scared by. I was reminded of this on my recent travels to Phat Diem‚ “[I] didn’t want to be reminded of how little we counted‚ how quickly‚ simply and anonymously death came”. I bore witness to the death of many innocent souls; the death of civilians caught in the crossfire. My thoughts ran wild with questions‚ as everywhere I looked there was bloodshed and
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GUIDE FOR INTERPRETING LITERATURE THE SCHEME OF STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF A LITERARY TEXT I. Speak of the author in brief. - the facts of his biography relevant for his creative activities; - the epoch (historical and social background); - the literary trend he belongs to; - the main literary pieces (works); II. Give a summary of the extract (or the story) under consideration (the gist‚ the content of the story in a nutshell). III. State the problem raised (tackled) by the author
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York Times Washington bureau in 1960. In the fall of 1962‚ Halberstam was assigned to the Vietnam conflict. David Halberstam’s book is an attempt to put into retrospect the portrait of the American experience in Vietnam‚ to capture the details of the Diem period‚ and the errors made that shaped American foreign policy until the collapse of South Vietnam. Vietnam had been a troubled land generations before the conflict between North and South Vietnam escalated. The French occupied and colonized
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United States Counterinsurgency Operations in Vietnam from 1961 to 1968 The United States policies of counterinsurgency throughout the Vietnam War have largely been criticized by historians‚ government officials‚ and the U.S. population ever since the escalation of occupation the U.S. had in South Vietnam starting in 1961. The Geneva Accords of 1954 stated that there was to be no foreign military presence in North and South Vietnam‚ however the U.S. ignored
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full scale war. The USA shared a view with France that the Minh was a plot by the communists. The USA prevented elections taking place in Vietnam because they thought the communists would win in 1954. The USA began to support Diem; Diem set up South Vietnam. They backed Diem because he was fiercely anti-communist. The USA supported Diem’s regime with around $1.6 billion in the early 1950s‚ this was a sign of political and financial involvement from the USA. After fighting a war to gain independence
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and an anti-communist south‚ pending a national election to unify them. The United Stated‚ fearing a communist victory in national elections and a communist takeover of South Vietnam‚ supported the South Vietnamese government to elect Ngo Dinh Diem‚ a staunch anti-communist‚ as Prime Minister. (Karnow‚ Stanley‚ Vietnam: A History‚ 1983‚ Penguin Group‚ NY‚ NY) The United States feared if South Vietnam were to fall to communism; the rest of Indochina would follow. They believed a “domino effect”
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Vietnam became a Communist dictatorship under the command of Ho Chi Minh.South Vietnam became a Liberal government led by Ngo Dinh Diem and was supported by the United States. Unfortunately‚ Ngo Dinh Diem was quickly a disappointing leader of South Vietnam. As the 1956 reunification elections were held‚ more and more South Vietnamese citizens supported Ho and the Vietminh. Diem arrested anyone who supported Ho. In 1960‚ the North Vietnamese government formed the National Liberation Front (NLF) which recruited
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War II and against French colonial rule in the 1940s. In 1954‚ the north won control of North Vietnam when the French agreed to a partition in the Geneva Accords. The South was led by a non-Communist regime and after 1956‚ it was headed by Ngo Dinh Diem who governed with economic assistance and a trained military assistance from America. Because most of the people was Buddhist but he was
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Policy and Procedures for CASH DISBURSEMENTS Cash Disbursements‚ via the University of Maryland College Park Foundation‚ are requested by the specific account holder in various schools and departments at College Park. Please use the Disbursement Request Form in Appendix H. Control Objectives: To ensure that cash is disbursed only upon proper authorization supported by the appropriate documentation‚ is for valid business purposes‚ and is properly recorded‚ all disbursements must: •
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