{"id":10868,"date":"2026-03-20T15:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/firesupportbasehill4-11\/?page_id=10868"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:31:04","slug":"viet-cong-chit-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/firesupportbasehill4-11\/viet-cong-chit-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Viet Cong Chit Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10868\" class=\"elementor elementor-10868\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cefca3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cefca3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9140640 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9140640\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03e2c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d03e2c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8328b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8328b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Viet Cong Chit Collection<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7209e43 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7209e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the NVA or VC went through a populated area, they used VC Chits to pay for the supplies and food requisitioned from the local inhabitants and farmers. The chits were worthless at the time but supposedly would be paid off if or when the NVA and VC won the war. These particular VC Chits were captured from the NVA in the area of Ha Thanh, about 8 miles west of FSB Hill 4-11, along the Song Tra Khuc River.<\/p><p>This collection of VC Chit memorabilia was provided by Dave Eckberg:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3e559 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"5d3e559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10868 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5d3e559\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"vcchit-1-f\" 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The chits were worthless at the time but supposedly would be paid off if or when the NVA and VC won the war. 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