A free-fire zone in U.S. military parlance is a fire control measure, used for coordination between adjacent combat units. The definition used in the Vietnam war by US troops may be found in field manual FM 6-20:
- A specific designated area into which any weapon system may fire without additional coordination with the establishing headquarters.
Read more about Free-fire Zone: Free-fire Zones in The Vietnam War, Wilkerson, WWII, Yeager, Soviets in Afghanistan, Other Uses of The Term
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“He who, from zone to zone,
Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight,
In the long way that I must tread alone,
Will lead my steps aright.”
—William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)