"Break on Through" in The Pugilist at Rest

G.I. Joe's enemy, aka, Vietcong, aka Victor Charles, aka, Charlie. By all accounts, NVA soldiers were extraordinarily tough, resilient, and dedicated to repulsing foreign invaders. --fg

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