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Grunt Slang in Vietnam: Words of the War

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A compilation of the slang unique to the Vietnam War, how it was used by the soldiers and Marines and its relation to the war.

Finalist, 2020 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards

The slang, the unique vocabulary of the soldiers and Marines serving in Vietnam was a mishmash of words and phrases reaching back to the Korean War, World War II, and even earlier. At the same time it used words and phrases reflecting the country's changing protest culture at home, ideological and ...