Vietnam War iceberg

Vietnam War iceberg is an iceberg chart topic. On r/IcebergCharts, the highest-scoring available chart on it, "My Ultimate Vietnam War Iceberg", was posted by u/Parlax76 on 22 July 2024 and had about 176 upvotes when it was collected. The subreddit has 1 other chart on the same or closely related topics; see Other versions. A text version, "The COMPLETE Vietnam War Iceberg" by ExceptionalBadger, is hosted on IcebergThreads, where it had 660 views as of 29 October 2026.

The IcebergThreads author describes it as: "This is the Definitive iceberg of The Vietnam War. This iceberg is NOT of my complete creation, is a compilation of four diferent icebergs (2 americans, a brazilian and a vietnamese) i made some additions and changes but it wouldnt be the same without them, special thanks for the sugestions too! I made this in order to expand and make easier to find some obscure entries on these iceberg, from…"

Entries reflect the chart authors' choices and are not verified fact.

"My Ultimate Vietnam War Iceberg" by u/Parlax76 (22 July 2024)

Tiers

Tiers and entries from the IcebergThreads version. Notes after a dash are shortened from the author's explanations.

Tier 1

• The Cold War
• The Tokin Gulf Incident
• AK-47 vs. M16
• 2nd Longest US War
• Ho Chi Mihn
• The Vietcongs
• North & South Vietnam
• Fortunate Son
• VC Traps
• Apocalipse Now
• Ngô Đình Diệm
• Bell UH-1
• Soviet and Chinese Suport
• Napalm
• Drug Abuse in the War

Tier 2

• The Tet Ofensive
• The Ho Chi Mihn Trail
• Carlos Hathcok, The White Feather
• Khe Sahn Battle
• Full Metal Jacket
• The Service Lottery
• The Draft Dodgers
• Paris Peace Accords
• The Huế Battle
• Captain John McCain
• Born in The USA
• M2 Flametrower
• The Fall of Saigon
• Mistreatment of American Veterans

Tier 3

• Operation Rolling Thunder
• La Drang Battle
• Protests in the US Against the War
• Thích Quảng Ðức
• My Lai Massacre
• Tunnel Rats
• Gimme Shelter
• Jeremiah Denton, The Human Morse Code
• Fragging
• Doug Hegdahl, The Incredibly Stupid One
• Reeducation Camps
• The Most Bombed County in History
• Platoon
• Nguyễn Ngọc Loan
• & The Saigon Execution – This photograph, taken by Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams in 1968 during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War, depicts South Vietnamese Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan shooting Viet Cong…

Tier 4

• Hanoi Hilton (Hòa lò)
• USS Forestal Fire
• Kent State Massacre
• Operation Menu
• Hannoi Hannah
• Operation Homecoming
• William Robinson
• John "Chickie" Donohue
• The Easter Ofensive
• Operation Popeye
• George Bush Service
• Xuân Lộc Battle
• Australian and New Zealand Involvement
• Huế Massacre
• The Christimas Bombings

Tier 5

• Ace of Spades
• Operation Babylift
• Chiêu Hồi Program
• Condom Drops
• Charles Shelton
• USNS Card Attack
• Chinese Invasion of Vietnam
• The Trung Sisters Statue Affair
• Operation Wandering Soul
• Priest Nguyễn Thuận
• The Catonsville Nine
• The Man in Black
• Campaign 275
• The Hanoi March/Parade
• Cable 234 and The Death of the Ngô Brothers

Tier 6

• Oyster 1 Bravo
• Phan Thị Kim Phúc
• C-130 Hercules Shotdown in Khan Duc
• Dan Bullock
• The South Korean Involvement
• Mickey in Vietnam
• Ba Chúc Massacre
• Culture Drama Teams
• Major Buang-Ly
• Operation Cedar Falls
• Binh Xuyên
• The Sect Crisis
• Nguyễn Văn Bảy
• Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất Massacre
• Girl Tron
• Air America
• Down South, Up North

Tier 7

• Ho Chi Mihn's Letters to the US
• Huan Nguyen
• Strategic Hamlet Program
• Operation Marygold
• The Tree Crusher
• Nixon's Sabotage
• FULRO
• Missing American Civilians
• Dasy Cutter Bomb
• Apache, The Torturer
• Cam Ne Incident
• The Deception of General Tran Do
• Dak Son Massacre
• Hanoi Twelve Days and Nights
• President Building

Tier 8

• Hamburger Hill Battle
• Flying Tiger Line 739
• Project Phoenix
• Project 100k
• The 100ft Snake
• Nixon Wanted Brazilian Troops on the War
• Richard Fitzgibbon Jr.
• Project Eldest Son
• The Symbolisms of Nguyễn Trãi
• Tiger Cages
• Lazy Dog Bomb
• No Sleep for me in Hanoi

Tier 9

• Phantom (Фантом) – Soviet/russian song about American pilot in Vietnam war
• Thinker's vs Des Moines
• Operation Fracture Jaw
• The US Fabricated the Tonkin Incident
• Tan Son Nut Tragedy
• Rock Apes
• The People Sniffer
• Phan Thi Mao
• Sighting of Giant Spiders
• The US Goverment Sabotaged the M16

Tier 10

• Veteran Serial Killers
• JFK Was Killed for his Decisions on the War
• Robert Borton
• The Glowing Sea Creature
• Mayaguez Incident
• 1972 Sea Mine Detonations

Tier 11

• The Bird Woman
• The Soviets Stole an AH-1 Cobra
• SSPL
• Robert Daniel Corriveau
• Baron 52
• PCF 19 Alien Incident
• Heaven's Gate Detention Center (Cổng Trời)
• Red Night Vision Demons

Other versions

Other charts from r/IcebergCharts grouped under this topic, ordered by score:

• Vietnam war iceberg by u/CEOofemojiman, 22 November 2020 (62 upvotes)

See also

• Iceberg chart
• R/IcebergCharts
• Conflicts related to the Cold War iceberg
• Wars and conflicts iceberg

Sources

• Featured Reddit chart: u/Parlax76. My Ultimate Vietnam War Iceberg. Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
• IcebergThreads version: ExceptionalBadger. The COMPLETE Vietnam War Iceberg. IcebergThreads. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.