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Wing nut:
A man with one stripe




Freedom Bird:
The airplane that took you home from Viet Nam




Bed Check:
lights our and in your bunk




Biffer:
Term used for local girls in the Canal Zone (50's & 60's)




link trainers:
hotdogs in the mess hall




jeep:
new, low ranking troop in outfit




Fart Sack:
Mattress cover




you lock my jaws:
You made me mad




I.D 10 T Form :
made up form . Person doesn't know it till they spell it out




BooCoo Dinky Dao:
Vietnamese way of saying "Really Crazy"




Remington Raider:
What we called Office Pogues or Non-Combatants




BFFI:
Brute Force & F-in Ignorance




spicer :
SAS p38 can opener




BCG:
Birth Control Glasses (military issue)




Speed Tape:
Aluminum Tape used on Air Force aircraft exterior for quick repairs




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