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Dress Right Dress:
Keeping everything lined up and in order.




John Wayne - Used by Marines:
C-ration can opener




back on the block:
back to civilian life




Blade Runner:
Being one no go away from failing the EIB.




Water Buffalo:
Tough Roast Beef




KIA:
Killed in action




MIA:
Missing in action.




salt and peppers:
Standard navy uniform. (white shirt, black pants)




O.K:
0 kills in action




Wheels Up, Heels Up:
What Aircrewmen do after takeoff.




Anchor Clanker:
Boatswains Mate




Sneaky Pete:
LLERPS, on patrol,and whispering on the radio,FM, for extraction cause the Bad guys were close




Willy Pete:
White phosphourus grenades-Thrown from Loaches or rockets from C Models or Cobra Heli Gunships




Peter P:
An Army helicopter Co-Pilot-Viet Nam




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