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OCR: THE VIETNAM WAR COURSE OF THE WAR OVERVIEW SCENE OF CONFLICT COURSE OF THE WAR U. S. PRESENCE 1 GUERRILLA WARFARE HUMAN COST TURNING POINT KEY PLAYERS 1: VILLAGES DESTROYED The Viet Cong came from the peasant areas of Vietnam and, in Mao's words, could live among civilians "like TROOPS WITHDRAW fish in the sea." To eliminate these guerrillas, the U.S. resorted to destroying villages, defoliating vast areas of jungle, and clearing populations from "free fire zones." FALL OF SAIGON CHRONOLOGY . NEWSFLASH ..