Slang terms/Acronyms

GROUP 6 4A Ryan G., Bobby, SanMartin, Ramon, Bobby,

Mark

Cherry/FNG (B.P.)

• New guy that enters the war• Fucking New Guy

LZ (B.P.)

• A place where an aircraft can land• Landing Zone

Hot Zone (B.P.)

• When a landing zone is under fire

Grunt (B.P.)

• Infantrymen, before was used for Marines, now is for all soldiers

Wasted (R.G.)

• Killed

Don’t Mean Nothin’ (R.G.)

• When someone died in action and it didn’t mean anything when they averaged the deaths, it was just a number

A click (R.G.)

• A distance of 100 meters/1 kilometer

In Country (R.G.)

• Vietnam

Getting Short (S.G.)

• An expression that means your tour of duty is almost over

Digit Midget (S.G.)

• Someone who has had an extended deployment and has 10 days left

Zippo Raid (S.G.)

• Ops which Vietnamese villages are burned, often with Zippo cigarette lighters

AWOL (S.G.)

• Absent WithOut Leave• Deserting your men

Court Martial (R.Q.)

• Judicial court for trying members of the armed services accused of offenses against military law

Cluster Fuck (R.Q.)

• Chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, fuck something up

DEROS/DERUS (R.Q.)

• Date Eligible From OverSeas• Based on which type of overseas they

will complete and the location of the tour

Fragging (R.Q.)

• Killing someone using a fragmentation grenade as a weapon

FUBAR (S.G.)

• Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition

Hump the Boonies (S.G.)

• To march with a heavy pack through jungle or countryside or the “boonies”

John Wayne (B.P.)

• Movie star in the 60s• Whenever a soldier gets into a

dangerous situation, he was called John Wayne• Can opener (P-38)• Toughness & Durability

Mama San/Papa San (B.P.)

• Mama San- Older Vietnamese Woman• Papa San- Older Vietnamese Man

Million Dollar Wound (R.Q)

• Wound serious enough to sent a soldier away from the fight, but not fatal

Didi/Didi Mau (R.Q.)

• “Go Quickly” Vietnamese slang

Bro/Bloods/Boonierats (M.A.)

• Bro was slang for a Black soldier• Bloods were Black veterans• Boonierats were combat infantrymen