2007-07-02 16:36:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Do you mean diseases or slang terms of disrespect? Vietnam was an angry place. Three common terms, or phrases, from in-country, that were meant to be disrespectful that one never hears were: (1) "same-same water buffalo;" (2) "number huckin' ten;" or my personal favorite, which I use everyday to this day and no one ever understands except other Vietnam Vets, (3) REMF, an acronym in which the first three letters stand for "Rear Echelon Mother....." If you are talking about diseases, then that, dude, would be the Black Syph.
2007-07-04 08:38:17 · answer #1 · answered by dsp 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What theses came from the Vietnam War?
I am sure there are many. It makes good sense to learn from your errors, and put the past into proper historcial context.
2007-07-03 00:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm gonna go with 'diseases(?)' here ...
PTSD comes to the fore in a big way,
Agent Orange and it's affects on the next generation in Vietnam and abroad,
Tropical Ulcers and those various itches and rashes tho 'trench foot' had been around as long as trenches,
can anyone else list anything?
2007-07-03 03:17:44 · answer #3 · answered by Tjilpi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Disses? Huh?
2007-07-02 23:38:57 · answer #4 · answered by Ken C 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
We got Hanoi Jane Fonda disease,you got John Kerry purple heart disease,Bill Clinton protestitis, plus post war syndrome.
2007-07-02 23:49:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Disses? Your question is unintelligible. Do you mean diseases? Your question still would not make any sense, but at least it would be composed of real words.
2007-07-02 23:40:23 · answer #6 · answered by Munesous 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I can only guess you mean ' disadvantages'.
If this is so then I would say it displayed to the world and to the US people that their army wasn't just as invincable as what they thought it was.
2007-07-06 19:44:35 · answer #7 · answered by SA_Mann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am dissing you for asking this question.
2007-07-02 23:39:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Are you talking about civilians spitting on our combat veterans and maliciously calling them baby killers and rapists?
2007-07-02 23:39:51 · answer #9 · answered by John T 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
disses, like yo yo momma so fat? what? i'm confused.
2007-07-02 23:41:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋