Kit Carson Scouts
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The Kit Carson Scouts (also known as Tiger Scouts or Lực Lượng 66) belonged to a special program initially created by the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War involving the use of former Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) personnel as intelligence scouts for American infantry units. VC and PAVN combatants who defected and became aligned with the South Vietnamese government were known as Hồi Chánh, a term loosely translated as "members who have returned to the righteous side". Only a very small number of these Hồi Chánh were selected, trained, and deployed with the U.S. Marines and later also other American and Allied (non-Vietnamese) infantry units between 1966 and 1972.
Kit Carson Scouts | |
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Lực Lượng 66 | |
Active | 1966–1972 |
Country | South Vietnam |
Allegiance | United States, Australia, South Korea, Thailand |
Type | Defector |
Role | Scout |
Size | ~2,300 (peak strength) |
Engagements | Vietnam War |