VIETNAM UNCENSORED: SURVIVING VIETNAM AND THE BRUTAL REALITY OF COMBAT AND SURVIVAL

VIETNAM UNCENSORED: SURVIVING VIETNAM AND THE BRUTAL REALITY OF COMBAT AND SURVIVAL

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There’s a language in the Army. It’s not like civilian life. It’s its own thing — acronyms, slang, sayings. You’d see it all over. Graffiti on walls. TAS — The Army Sucks. FTA — F The Army. SNAFU — Situation Normal All F-d Up.

Then there’s DILLIGAF — Does It Look Like I Give A F? That was a standard answer to almost any order or directive. And Cherry? That’s the recruit, the FNG, the F-ing New Guy.

Butter Bar? That’s the 1st Lieutenant with shiny gold bars on his uniform.

Full-Bird? That’s the Colonel. “Having your six”? That’s having your back. Dust Offs? Those are the choppers coming in to get the wounded.

And “being short”? That’s the countdown to the end of the tour. A week. A day. You’ve got nothing left but time. And “We might take the Nathan Hale on this one” meant we might not return. If we were lucky, we’d meet again in Heaven’s Café.