Speaking of military jargon ...
Wilson Gray
hwgray at GMAIL.COM
Tue Nov 25 19:56:27 UTC 2008
Army Security Agency
http://members.tripod.com/~Ron_Steele/ron.html
Quote:
"I served with the Army Security Agency ... as a 05H 'diddy bopper.'"
Definition:
"Diddy Bopper: Morse-code intercept specialist."
https://www.vetfriends.com/lingo/index.cfm?i=5&startNum=81&sort=newest
vetfriends.com/lingo: a veritable <har! har!> treasure trove of
military jargon, old and new!
-Wilson
All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"---a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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-Mark Twain
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