A few from the Gulf War (People Magazine had a couple of pages of GW I Lingo back in '91):
Bolo Badge: Purple Heart, especially one awarded for foolhardy behavior.
BMO: Black Moving Object; Saudi women covered head to toe in black abayya robes and veil.
BAM: Big Assed Marine; female marine.
Green Bag: Flight suit.
Gone Elvis: Missing in Action (i.e. She's Gone Elvis).
Saudi Champagine: Mixture of Lemon Juice, 7-Up, and Perrier.
EPW: Enemy Prisoner of War: their guys captured by our guys. POWs are ours caught by theirs. Got that? Good.
Zoomie: Fast-jet pilot (Usually USAF, but also applied to Navy and USMC)
Scudnavia: Area in Western Iraq where Scuds were launched at Israel
Scud Stud: NBC News correspondent Arthur Kent (so named for his cool behavior during Scud attacks on Dhahran).
Silver Bullet: 120-mm DU Sabot Round.
Love Boat: Destroyer Tender U.S.S. Arcadia (for having 38 female sailors get pregnant during the cruise).
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Treat everyone you meet with kindness and respect, but always have a plan to kill them.
Old USMC Adage
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