ARVN
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ARVN
1965–70; A(rmy of the) R(epublic of ) V(iet) N(am)
Example Sentences
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It took two years for South Vietnam’s military, known by the American acronym ARVN, to collapse after the United States withdrew troops and financial support.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2021
Primary responsibility for securing the Republic of Vietnam thereby fell to ARVN.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2019
They had badly battered ARVN, shown up glaring weaknesses in South Vietnamese military leadership and managed to launch several important if small-scale attacks along the central coast and in the Mekong Delta.
From Time Magazine Archive
What can be argued is that the reductions were large enough to rule out a one-to-one replacement of equipment lost in battle by ARVN.
From Time Magazine Archive
These Viet Cong prisoners are ready to be transported by the ARVN, 1964.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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