2006-11-19 15:56:14 · 5 answers · asked by michinoku2001 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
As a recent former Marine, I can tell you that 'boucoup' (sp?) is used sometimes in the Corps, but mostly by the older Marines. Its a French word used by Vietnamese and picked up by the leathernecks who went to Vietnam and came back alive. Vietnam was formerly French IndoChina in the colonial era, which is why the Vietnamese were fighting them in the 1st place. Through typical Washington brilliance, 'they' (the French) became 'us' (the Americans) after 'they' got their collective *** handed to them by those Hard-As-Nails NVA Soldiers at Dien-ben-fo (sp?).
2006-11-19 16:57:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jimie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marines never started using french in a lot of terms.One of the more common french terms they use is the French Fouragere,a military decoration worn by Fifth and Sixth Marine regiments,received while fighting in the Battle of Belleau wood in 1917 in the first world war.The decoration is still worn today.
2006-11-19 19:52:11 · answer #2 · answered by Vtmtnman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What in bloody blazes are you talking about? Nobody speaks French.
2006-11-19 16:12:14 · answer #3 · answered by lana_sands 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What are you talking about?
2006-11-19 16:04:25 · answer #4 · answered by ANDREA 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they never did.
2006-11-19 16:00:19 · answer #5 · answered by cork 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋