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 == Unidentified Vietnamese Camouflage Patterns ==
-The following are taken from original samples but their use is undocumented. It is as yet undetermined what branches of service or specific units have worn these patterns, but all can be dated to the 1990s.
+The following are taken from original uniform samples sourced in Hanoi, but thus far their specific use is undocumented. It is as yet undetermined what branches of service or specific units have worn these patterns, but all can be dated to the 1990s.
 * This pattern bears some resemblance to other designs worn by the Mobile Police Command, and may also be connected to that unit.

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 == Unidentified Vietnamese Camouflage Patterns ==
-* The following are taken from original samples but their use is undocumented. It is as yet undetermined what branches of service or specific units have worn these patterns, but all can be dated to the 1990s.
+The following are taken from original samples but their use is undocumented. It is as yet undetermined what branches of service or specific units have worn these patterns, but all can be dated to the 1990s.
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-* Use of surplus ARVN [[Tiger stripe]] pattern camouflage fabric was also known to occur following the end of the Vietnam War, either by ''Binh chủng Đặc công'' (Special Forces) or Mobile Police Command units. As late as 1992 at least one unit wore such uniforms for a parade and martial arts demonstration near the military museum in Hanoi.<ref>Ken Conboy, personal anecdote April 2017</ref>
+* Use of surplus ARVN [[Tiger stripe]] pattern camouflage fabric was also known to occur following the end of the Vietnam War, often by ''Binh chủng Đặc công'' (Special Forces) or Mobile Police Command units, but in some cases by regular ground forces. As late as 1992 at least one unit wore such uniforms for a parade and martial arts demonstration near the military museum in Hanoi.<ref>Ken Conboy, personal anecdote April 2017</ref>
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 * The Vietnamese Special Forces or ''đặc công'' and airborne forces were issued spot camouflage patterns produced in [[China]] in the late 1980s. Although a wider variety of camouflage was available from the 1990s onwards, use of this pattern by ''đặc công'' units continues. The green-based pattern seen here is believed to be the oldest version of this camouflage.

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 == Socialist Republic of Vietnam ==
-The country that is today officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (''Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam'') was once a part of [[France|French]] Indochina. After the Japanese occupation of the Second World War ended, the Việt Minh (who had fought the Japanese during the war) strongly opposed [[France|French]] re-occupation of the country, which rapidly brought about the First Indochina War (1946 to 1954). Ten years later, the Geneva Accords of 1954 effectively ended the war by establishing Indochina's independence from France, and established two nations out of the territory traditionally considered Vietnamese, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the north, and the State of Vietnam in the south. Within a year, the [[Republic of Vietnam|South Vietnam]] was established after Ngô Đình Diệm deposed Emperor Bảo Đại. His refusal to enter negotiations with North Vietnam over holding nationwide elections led to gradual disintegration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the start of the Second Indochina War (1959 to 1975). Vietnam was reunited in 1975 when the [[USA|US]] and its allies withdrew all forces from South Vietnam, which was rapidly overrun when North Vietnamese troops shortly thereafter. The unified country was officially re-named the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which it has remained to this day.
+Today the country is officially known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (''Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam''), although it was once considered a part of [[France|French Indochina]]. When the Japanese occupation during the Second World War ended, the ''Việt Minh'' (who had fought the Japanese during the war) strongly opposed [[France|French]] re-occupation of Vietnam, which rapidly brought about the First Indochina War (1946 to 1954). Ten years later, the Geneva Accords of 1954 effectively ended the war by establishing Indochina's independence from France, and established two nations out of the territory traditionally considered Vietnamese, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the north, and the State of Vietnam in the south. Within a year, the [[Republic of Vietnam|South Vietnam]] was established after Ngô Đình Diệm deposed Emperor Bảo Đại. His refusal to enter negotiations with North Vietnam over holding nationwide elections led to gradual disintegration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and instigated the Second Indochina War (1959 to 1975). Vietnam was reunited in 1975 when the [[USA|US]] and its allies withdrew all forces from South Vietnam, which was rapidly overrun by North Vietnamese troops shortly thereafter. The unified country was officially re-named the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which it has remained to this day.
 Vietnam overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime of [[Cambodia]] in 1978, leading to tense relations with [[China]] and ultimately sparking the brief Sino-Vietnamese war between February and March 1979. Vietnamese troops remained in Cambodia until 1989.
-The Vietnamese armed forces have their roots in the ''Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam,'' the armed wing of the ''Việt Minh'' that was formalized by President Ho Chi Minh in 1954. During the Vietnam War, the armed forces were often referred to as the ''Quân đội Bắc Việt'' (North Vietnamese Army), primarily by the US government and the [[Republic of Vietnam]], although internally they were still the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN).
+The Vietnamese armed forces have their roots in the ''Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam,'' (Vietnam People's Army) the armed wing of the ''Việt Minh'' that was formalized by President Ho Chi Minh in 1954. During the Vietnam War, the armed forces were often referred to as the ''Quân đội Bắc Việt'' (North Vietnamese Army), primarily by the US government and the [[Republic of Vietnam]], although internally they were still the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN).
 In the modern era, the armed forces of Vietnam are still officially ''Quân Đội Nhân Dân Việt Nam,'' although in English this is now usually translated as "Vietnam People's Army" (VPA). The VPA consists of various Ground Defense Forces, Border Defense Forces, the Vietnam People's Navy, Vietnam Coast Guard, the Vietnam People's Air Force and Air Defense Force, the Artillery & Missile Command, and the Cyberspace Operations Command. The principal domestic police force is called People's Public Security of Vietnam ''(Công an Nhân dân Việt Nam)'' (CAND), or the People's Public Security Forces ''(Lực lượng Công an Nhân dân)'' which maintains public security and law enforcement. Within the CAND, the ''Cảnh sát Cơ động'' (CSCĐ) or Mobile Police Command are gendarmerie-type, direct-action personnel with a paramilitary role.

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 Vietnam overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime of [[Cambodia]] in 1978, leading to tense relations with [[China]] and ultimately sparking the brief Sino-Vietnamese war between February and March 1979. Vietnamese troops remained in Cambodia until 1989.
-The current armed forces of Vietnam are called the Vietnam People's Army (''Quân Đội Nhân Dân Việt Nam'',) or VPA, and includes Ground Defense Forces, Border Defense Forces, the People's Navy, Marine Police (Coast Guard) and the People's Air Defense and Air Force. The principal domestic police force is called People's Public Security of Vietnam ''(Công an Nhân dân Việt Nam)'' (CAND), or the People's Public Security Forces ''(Lực lượng Công an Nhân dân)'' which maintains public security and law enforcement. Within
+The Vietnamese armed forces have their roots in the ''Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam,'' the armed wing of the ''Việt Minh'' that was formalized by President Ho Chi Minh in 1954. During the Vietnam War, the armed forces were often referred to as the ''Quân đội Bắc Việt'' (North Vietnamese Army), primarily by the US government and the [[Republic of Vietnam]], although internally they were still the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN).
 Since the days of the Second Indochina War, Vietnamese forces have used a large number of camouflage patterns, most of which are produced locally. Some units have even worn VPA style uniforms made from surplus fabric leftover from the Republic of Vietnam era.

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 == Vietnamese People's Armed Forces Camouflage Patterns ==
-* Following the end of the Vietnam War, some original camouflage fabric leftover from Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) stocks was put to use by both the Vietnamese People's Army (VPA) and the Mobile Police Command units (CSCĐ) of the People's Public Security Forces. In particular, surplus [[Leaf|ERDL]] fabric originally worn by the ARVN Ranger (BDQ) units is known to have been worn by members of the ''đặc công'' Special Forces, and some CSCĐ personnel during the Cambodian-Vietnamese War (1978-89). While the uniforms were tailored in typical VPA style, surviving examples show the fabric weight and colors perfectly match that produced during the war.
+* Following the end of the Vietnam War, some original camouflage fabric leftover from Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) stocks was put to use by both the Vietnamese People's Army (VPA) and the Mobile Police Command units (CSCĐ) of the People's Public Security Forces. In particular, surplus [[Leaf|ERDL]] fabric originally worn by the ARVN Ranger (BDQ) units is known to have been worn by members of the ''đặc công'' Special Forces, and some CSCĐ personnel during the Cambodian-Vietnamese War (1978-89). While the uniforms were tailored in typical VPA style, surviving examples show the fabric weight and colors perfectly match that produced during the war. Some of these uniforms were still being sold or worn into the 1990s.
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 * The Vietnamese Special Forces or ''đặc công'' and airborne forces were issued spot camouflage patterns produced in [[China]] in the late 1980s. Although a wider variety of camouflage was available from the 1990s onwards, use of this pattern by ''đặc công'' units continues. The green-based pattern seen here is believed to be the oldest version of this camouflage.