Vietnam &%$# You Lizard In The Central Highland Jungles

During The Vietnam War, there was a unique sound that could be heard deep in the jungles of The Central Highlands of South Vietnam. This sound was normally heard at night as paratroopers of The 173rd Airborne Brigade manned their respective foxhole positions. Most nights the jungles were so dark the US Army paratroopers of The 173rd Airborne Brigade could not even see their hands in front of them. The Paratroopers were dug in around the perimeter on foxhole positions in the thick humid thickly vegetated jungle and mountainous terrain of The Central Highlands, II Corp of South Vietnam.

They could only rely on "sound" as the enemy North Vietnamese Army (NVA) or Viet Cong (VC) soldiers would attempt to enter or accidently enter the American night defensive perimeter in the jungles. Sometimes out in the darkness of the thick jungle and mountainous terrain, there was only one unique distinctive sound.

American paratroopers, infantrymen, and other Vietnam military personnel, over a period of time, gave a name to the lizard that was making this distinct sound. He was called "The #uck You Lizard".




Video provided by The Headhunter Platoon of Contact Charlie Company, 1st Battalion 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, Headhunter Platoon, Class of '68-'69.

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[eddiehair1]

@ warlance69: It could have been "Charlie" talking to you. This sound byte was as close to the real deal I could find for our AO, which sounds about as close as I can recall, as we operated in The Central Highlands of Binh Dinh and Kontum provinces. C/1/503rd, 173rd Airborne Brigade (SEP).

[jjink69]

These lizards were in East Timor as well but the "fuck you" part was slower and a bit more drawn out. It took us weeks to work out what was making this noise. At first we found it comical but this soon wore out, especially if working in a semi urban area. They loved sheltering under the eaves of buildings as well and when they started it sounded twice as loud. I'm pretty sure these lizards timed their barrage of "fuck yous" for just after you laid down for a bit of a sleep.

[warlance69]

In August 1966 to October 1967, the lizard definitely said "Fuck you!". The sound in this film clip is not the same lizard voice we heard. We heard this lizard and would perk up. The sound was clearer and pronounced in a higher voice. Charles Turner D Co. 1/8 1st Cav Div