Nguyen Thi Dinh (1920-1992)
Was deputy commander of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. From a peasant family in South Vietnam, she fought with the Viet Minh forces against the French in her teens, was in jail 1940-43, and helped lead an insurrection in Ben Tre in 1945 and again in 1960. As deputy commander of the Viet Cong, Dinh held the highest combat position by a woman during the war. While in this position she helped to design and deploy recruitment and offensive tactics, including the attack of South Vietnamese and American soldiers during the night while they were still sleeping in order to catch them off guard. After the war, Dinh became the first female major general in the Vietnam People's Army. Dinh was also a Deputy Chairman of the COuncil of State and remained very active in the women's movement until her death in 1992. In her memoir No Other Road to Take [1976], she writes that many involved in the revolution were women, the "long-haired army," which she helped organize.
In traditional Confucian culture, which was imported from China to Vietnam, women were considered both weak and potentially treacherous - not appropriate soldier material at all. But older Vietnamese traditions honor women warriors such as the Trung Sisters [c. 12-43 CE], who led a mostly-female army in rebellion against the Chinese. "When war comes, even women have to fight" is an ancient saying in Vietnam. Gender equality among communist soldiers was an important step toward women's rights in Vietnam. For the Americans and more conservative South Vietnamese, the presence of female combatants further blurred the line between civilians and fighters, perhaps contributing to atrocities against female non-combatants.
The Drink:
Sake Martini:
2 oz vodka
1/2 oz dry sake
1 tsp plum wine (float on top)
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4 (only with good sake)
Comments: BB had a *very* nice sake, so she tweaked the proportions to have a little more sake and a little less vodka - was nice.
From Women of Vietnam hosted by BallBuster
Was deputy commander of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. From a peasant family in South Vietnam, she fought with the Viet Minh forces against the French in her teens, was in jail 1940-43, and helped lead an insurrection in Ben Tre in 1945 and again in 1960. As deputy commander of the Viet Cong, Dinh held the highest combat position by a woman during the war. While in this position she helped to design and deploy recruitment and offensive tactics, including the attack of South Vietnamese and American soldiers during the night while they were still sleeping in order to catch them off guard. After the war, Dinh became the first female major general in the Vietnam People's Army. Dinh was also a Deputy Chairman of the COuncil of State and remained very active in the women's movement until her death in 1992. In her memoir No Other Road to Take [1976], she writes that many involved in the revolution were women, the "long-haired army," which she helped organize.
In traditional Confucian culture, which was imported from China to Vietnam, women were considered both weak and potentially treacherous - not appropriate soldier material at all. But older Vietnamese traditions honor women warriors such as the Trung Sisters [c. 12-43 CE], who led a mostly-female army in rebellion against the Chinese. "When war comes, even women have to fight" is an ancient saying in Vietnam. Gender equality among communist soldiers was an important step toward women's rights in Vietnam. For the Americans and more conservative South Vietnamese, the presence of female combatants further blurred the line between civilians and fighters, perhaps contributing to atrocities against female non-combatants.
The Drink:
Sake Martini:
2 oz vodka
1/2 oz dry sake
1 tsp plum wine (float on top)
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4 (only with good sake)
Comments: BB had a *very* nice sake, so she tweaked the proportions to have a little more sake and a little less vodka - was nice.
From Women of Vietnam hosted by BallBuster
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