Posted on Jun 24, 2020

Military Slang during the Vietnam War

CPT Jack Durish

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Most of these come from wars other than Vietnam and some are simply Vietnamese. I wrote my own blog posting on this subject in 2012 noting that few slang terms from the Vietnam War found their way into civilian language, probably due to the fact that the war was unpopular.

Military Slang during the Vietnam War

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Thanks for the post and memories.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Thank you for the great share sir

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SSG Robert Mark Odom

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Outstanding reference article sir. Thanks for sharing.

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