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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