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re-con:
recreation




Roger that!:
I understand




Read Ya Lima-Charlie:
Hear you loud and clear




comshaw:
borrow from other military troops




SUICIDE TEN CAN :
GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER




Gun Plumber:
Air Force weapons mechanic




500-mph-tape:
silver-duct-tape used by ordinance men for arming-wires




gedunk machine:
vending machine




Gas passers:
Refueling boom operators




Clancey:
Refueling boom operator




LURP:
Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols




Puff the magic dragon:
the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship, an American military plane used during the Vietnam War




overhead:
ceiling




fly boy:
air force member




Oxymoron:
Military Intelligence




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