Rear Admiral - Vietnam

Vietnam

In Vietnam, the equivalent to rear admiral is the chuẩn đô đốc or đề đốc, literally "master of the rowboat".

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Famous quotes containing the word vietnam:

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    —Richard M. Nixon (1913–1992)

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    —Myra MacPherson, U.S. author. Long Time Passing: Vietnam and the Haunted Generation, epilogue (1984)

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