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• REMF
  Rear -echelon motherfucker ; a soldier far from the front line, especially during the Vietnam War . 2005: Back at the PXs, the REMFs (rear- ...
  512 B (67 words) - 15:42, 12 November 2009
• 'nam
  The Vietnam War : We've been buddies since 'nam. Anagrams : AMN man , Man , man., Man., MAN MNA
  318 B (19 words) - 18:17, 14 November 2009
• PBR
  Patrol Boat, Rigid, a type of river patrol boat used by the US Navy during the Vietnam War. Plastic baton round, a type of non-lethal ...
  482 B (59 words) - 15:04, 29 April 2009
• Vietnam
  The Vietnam War . ... Seen in phrases like another Vietnam or the Soviet Union's Vietnam (referring to the 1979–89 occupation of Afghanistan). ...
  4 KB (367 words) - 21:25, 12 November 2009
• short-timer
  edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Resources/Glossary/Sixties_Term_Gloss_Q_T.html#Letter%20'S'Glossary of Military Terms & Slang from the Vietnam War ...
  691 B (91 words) - 12:16, 20 November 2009
• Vietraq
  The Iraq War , suggesting it is similar to the Vietnam War . Usage notes: in blogs, by those opposed to American involvement in the Iraq War . ...
  770 B (109 words) - 15:20, 26 September 2009
• Nam
  Proper noun : Vietnam , especially the Vietnam War Anagrams : AMN man , Man , man., Man., MAN MNA
  396 B (23 words) - 12:27, 15 November 2009
• di di mau
  Borrowed into English by American military personnel returning from the Vietnam War, as well as by Vietnamese immigrants; popularized by ...
  1 KB (156 words) - 12:14, 9 October 2009
• caltrop
  Pronunciation : jpg | Caltrop used in the Vietnam war Noun : A small, metal object with spike s arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, ...
  2 KB (209 words) - 13:47, 11 October 2009
• gook
  In the US, gook refers particularly to a Vietnamese person in the context of the Vietnam War, and particularly to the Viet Cong. ...
  2 KB (327 words) - 20:45, 24 September 2009
• Nuremberg defense
  Even during the Vietnam War, in the Pentagon Papers case, a standing objection would not have barred the assertion of a Nuremberg defense ...
  2 KB (241 words) - 22:36, 14 October 2009
• swift boat
  A small, shallow draft water vessel used by the United States Navy for counterinsurgency (COIN) operations during the Vietnam War; Fast ...
  531 B (60 words) - 16:45, 28 May 2008
• B-52
  Named for Boeing 's B-52 Stratofortress , a bomber aircraft used in the Vietnam War. Noun : A cocktail shooter consisting of 3 distinct ...
  347 B (38 words) - 12:19, 21 September 2008
• fugazi
  A slang term coined in the Vietnam War by American troops meaning "fucked up or screwed up", standing for F ucked U p, G ot A mbushed, Z ...
  737 B (95 words) - 03:57, 14 March 2009
• Trudeaumania
  During the 1968-69 school year, remembered for its anti-Vietnam War demonstrations and Trudeaumania, Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae shared ...
  2 KB (199 words) - 23:49, 16 May 2009
• chickenhawk
  A draft-dodger , especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements. ...
  583 B (70 words) - 07:59, 6 June 2009
• Mickey Mouse operation
  The term "Mickey Mouse" has been used in the U.S. military at least since the early days of the Vietnam War, perhaps evoking the image of a ...
  975 B (130 words) - 08:04, 3 July 2009
• ridden hard and put away wet
  The Oriskany had been ridden hard and put away wet at the end of the Vietnam War, without an overhaul or proper preservation. ...
  1 KB (188 words) - 17:17, 3 August 2009
• zipperhead
  Derogatory ethnic slur used in the Vietnam war to refer to people of Asian descent. Synonyms : zipperlid gook , slopehead
  1 KB (125 words) - 15:43, 7 August 2009
• reverberation
  Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day . References :
  1 KB (96 words) - 16:37, 14 August 2009