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Vietnam Combat Warrior Slang Language

American soldiers in Vietnam communicated using so much slang and shorthand that it almost seems like its own English dialect. Their language, often both flippant and matter-of-fact, sheds light on how they coped with the horrors of war. Here are 15 memorable terms, from ball game to unbloused. Ball game Any military operation. Band-Aid A medic tending to a wounded soldier in 1965. | Historical/GettyImages© Historical/GettyImages A medic. Butter…