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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




Retread:
Army Warrant accepting a commision




Bullet Catcher:
Cobra Gunship front seater(tandem seating)




WOPA:
Warrant Officer Protection Agency-used when a Warrant was being chastised by an RLO(Real live Officer)




Black Smoke:
Low bird, OH6,(Loach) rolling frags into doorways




The whole 9 yards:
All of the 27 feet of ammo fighter pilots carry on board




In the rear with the gear:
Back in a relative safe area like a base camp or depot but still in hostile area




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