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| This Marine Was The '€˜American Sniper'€™ Of The Vietnam War |
| 2015-01-24 |
| A little somethin' for you "Jar-Heads" out there. |
| Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp7492 |
| #8 @#7: Been awhile since I heard that one! I believe it was popularized, at least locally at Offutt, by "The Offul Times" (of which I still have original copies.) But, sadly, SAC is no longer - usurped by STRATCOM. |
| Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp7492 2015-01-24 20:15 |
| #7 The USAF SAC motto "Peace is our Profession, War is just a Hobby". |
| Posted by: Harry Angomoth4592 2015-01-24 19:58 |
| #6 "jarhead" is a mild perjorative, used in reference to the Marine high-and-tight haircut. The proper, familiar, in-tribe term is "devil dog." Being a "squid" myself, I generally prefer using the honorific "Marine." |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-01-24 19:54 |
| #5 Hyphenating it emphasizes that jarness of the thing. I've never been sure what that actually means, but clearly it does... especially to the Air Force and Shipman's father. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-01-24 18:23 |
| #4 Sorry Pappy. We USAF's (Motto: "Somebody has to make sure the A/C is working.")split it in 2 to make it easier to spell. ; > |
| Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp7492 2015-01-24 16:57 |
| #3 My Dad did not like the "J word". I only use it in footnotes. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-01-24 14:38 |
| #2 Today's feel good story for anybody. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2015-01-24 14:02 |
| #1 It's "jarhead." All one word. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-01-24 12:05 |