Republic of Viet-Nam Air Force (VNAF) - Conclusion Collecting Republic of Viet Nam military mail is a challenging but rewarding endeavor, with many opportunities for research and discovery. It's worth noting that Vietnamese military mail and related ephemera is not for the collector who insists on "XF" or "Gem" condition. As the reader can see from the examples shown with this article, most Vietnamese military material is ratty, torn and/or stained. When one considers the tropical climate, war conditions, the fact that the Vietnamese are great recyclers, and that much of the surviving mail and documents were intentionally destroyed at the end of the war to hide association with the armed forces, it's surprising that there's much of anything left at all. Fortunately, with some persistence, it is possible form an interesting collection of this historically valuable material. The Imnaha Stamps web site includes a comprehensive glossary of Vietnamese military mail terms and a list of all known KBC numbers, their locations, the units they served, and dates of use. Feel free to write to me at . I would like to thank Toan Nguyen and Minh K. Luong for their invaluable assistance and help with the Vietnamese translations. This is an undergoing research project and may contain errors. Any mistakes are certainly my own.   Article Sources: VNAF South Vietnamese Air Force 1951-1975 web site Flying Dragons - The South Vietnamese Air Force, Robert K. Mikesh, Osprey Publishing Limited / Motorbooks International (US),©1988 VNAF South Vietnamese Air Force 1945-1975, Jim Mesko, Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., ©1987 Insignia of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces - Part IV Air Force by Cecil B. Smyth, Jr. ©1986. This book is available from Brooks Militaria. Reeducation in Postwar Vietnam, Edward P. Metzner, Huynh Van Chinh, Tran Van Phuc and Le Nguyen Binh, Texas A&M University Military History Series ©2001 Vietnamese Phrase Book, Department of the Army Pamphlet No. 20-611 ©1962 Viet-Anh / Anh Viet Tu Dien (VN-English / English-VN Dictionary), Nguyen Van Khon - Khai Tri ©1967 Introduction & Training | Recruiting Slogans | Identification | Related Military Documents | Conclusion < Imnaha Stamps Home Original content ©2008 Andrew Crenshaw - All Rights Reserved.