Rung Sat Special Zone

Rung Sat Special Zone (Vietnamese: Đặc khu Rừng Sác) was the name given during the Vietnam War by the South Vietnam Government and American forces to a large area of the Sác Forest (Vietnamese Rừng Sác), which is today known as the Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest. It was also known as the "Forest of Assassins."^[1] The name was derived from a misinterpretation of the Vietnamese word Sát to mean "assassin". The actual name, Rừng Sác, is a Sino-Vietnamese word that roughly translated to "salty forest," a reference to its proximity to the saltwater marshes of the delta.

^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2011). The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. p. 407. The Saigon River, which meandered through the Rung Sat Special Zone, a VC-dominated area also known as the "Forest of Assassins," provided allied seaborne logistics a direct route to the South Vietnamese capital.

[1] Tucker, Spencer C. (2011). The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. p. 407. The Saigon River, which meandered through the Rung Sat Special Zone, a VC-dominated area also known as the "Forest of Assassins," provided allied seaborne logistics a direct route to the South Vietnamese capital.

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