worked on some vietnam stuff

other_subjects/vietnam_war/TODO

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+here's all the stuff that still has to be done
+ - get the dates and locations for battles in the war
+ - get some sources for verification of those battles
+
+the battles.txt file is where im storing all the info for each battle,

other_subjects/vietnam_war/battles.txt

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+NAME				DATE					LOCATION
+"Battle of Ap Bac"		January 2, 1963				10*26'18"N 106*11'43"E
+"Battle of Kein Long"		April 12-20, 1964			Kien long, Choung Thein Province, South Vietnam
+"Battle of Binh Gia"		December 28,1964 - January 1,1965 	Binh Gia, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam 10*39'N 107*17'E
+"Battle of Dong Xoai"		June 9-13, 1965				Dong Xoai, Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam
+"Battle of Ia Drang"		November 14-18,1965			Chu Pong Massif, South Vietnam
+"Battle of A Shau"		March 9-10 ,1966			A Shau Valley, South Vietnam UTM Grid YC 499-837
+"Battle of Xa Cam My"		April 11-12, 1966			Xa Cam My, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
+"Battle of Duc Co"		August 9, 1966				Duc Co, South Vietnam
+"Battle of Long Tan"		August 18, 1966				Long Tan, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
+"Battle of Tra Binh"		February 14-15, 1967			Tra Binh village, Tra Bong District, Quang Ngai, South Vietnam
+"Operation Bribie"		February 17-18, 1967			Ap My An, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
+"The Hill Fights"		April 24 - May 11, 1967			Near Khe Sanh, South Vietnam
+"Battle of Ong Thanh"		October 17, 1967			Ong Thanh Stream, Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
+"First Battle of Loc Ninh"	October 29 - December 10, 1967		Loc Ninh, South Vietnamese-Cambodian border
+"Battle of Dak To"		November 3-22, 1967			Dak To, Kon Tum Province, Republic of Vietnam
+"Battle of Khe Sanh"		January 21 - July 9, 1968		16*39'19.6"N 106*43'42.9"E
+"Tet offensive "		various phases, 1968			South Vietnam
+"Operation Coburg"		January 24 - March 1, 1968		Trang Bom, Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam
+"Battle of Saigon"		January 30 - March 7, 1968		Saigon, South Vietnam
+"Battle of Hue"			January 30 - March 3, 1968		Hue, South Vietnam 16*28'30.9"N 107*34'33.6"E
+"Battle of Kham Duc"		May 10-12, 1968				Kham Duc, Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam
+"Battle of Coral-Balmoral"	May 12-June 6, 1968			East of Lai Khe, Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
+"Battle of Hamburger Hill"	May 12-20, 1969				Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam 16*15'11"N 107*10'29"E
+"Battle of Binh Ba"		June 6-8, 1969				Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
+"Firebase Ripcord"		July 1-23, 1970				A Shau Valley, Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam 16*26'45.5"N 107*11'28"E
+"Cambodian Incursion"		April 29 - July 22, 1970		Eastern Cambodia
+"Battle of Snuol"		January 5 - May 30, 1971		12*3'53.6"N 106*25'17.8"E
+"Battle of Long Khanh"		June 6-7, 1971				Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam
+"Easter Offensive "		March 30 - October 22, 1972		South Vietnam
+"First Battle of Quang Tri"	March 30 - May 1, 1972			Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam 16*44'N 106*58'E
+"Battle of Loc Ninh"		April 4-7, 1972				Loc Ninh, Binh Long Province, South Vietnam 
+"Battle of An Loc"		April 13 - July 20, 1972		An Loc, Binh Long Province, South Vietnam 
+"Second Battle of Quang Tri"	June 28 - September 16, 1972		Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam 16*44'N 106*58'E
+"Battle of Phuoc Long "		December 12, 1974 January 6,1975	Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam 11*51'3"N 106*59'48"E
+"Battle of Ban Me Thout "	March 3-18, 1975 			Ban Me Thuot, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam
+"Battle of Xuan Loc "		April 9-21 , 1975 			Xuan Loc, Dong Nai Province, South Vietnam