The Language of the Vietnam War
The baffling world of slang, colloquialism & acronyms used by military Match a word on the left with a definition on the right, and write the correct letter-number sequence in the answer column. Word 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Airburst Arty Bird Blueleg Bring smoke Charlie Cherry Comic books Dolly or Donut Lay chilly Shake n’ bake Zippo A B C D E F G H I J K l Definition Direct artillery fire on an enemy position. Explosion of artillery in the air New troop replacement Any aircraft, usually helicopters Maps Female Red Cross volunteer Artillery fire Lie motionless Flamethrower Officer fresh from officer cadet school Infantryman, also known as a ‘grunt’ Vietcong, from the radio spelling ‘V C, Victor Charlie’ Answer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
The Language of the Vietnam War
The baffling world of slang, colloquialism & acronyms used by military Match a word on the left with a definition on the right, and write the correct letternumber sequence in the answer column. Word 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Airburst Arty Bird Blueleg Bring smoke Charlie Cherry Comic books Dolly or Donut Lay chilly Shake n’ bake Zippo A B C D E F G H I J K l Definition Direct artillery fire on an enemy position. Explosion of artillery in the air New troop replacement Any aircraft, usually helicopters Maps Female Red Cross volunteer Artillery fire Lie motionless Flamethrower Officer fresh from officer cadet school Infantryman, also known as a ‘grunt’ Vietcong, from the radio spelling ‘V C, Victor Charlie’ Answer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12