Glossary extracted starting with manual seeds, with PTM for the domain war and language EN
| increments | removable charges attached to mortar fins |
| f-4 | Phantom jet fighter-bombers |
| iii corps | the densely populated, fertile military region between Saigon and the Highlands |
| horn | radio microphone |
| eagle flights | large air assault of helicopters |
| five | radio call sign for the executive officer of a unit |
| dicks | derogatory expression referring to both male genitalia and the enemy |
| evac'd | evacuated |
| in-country | Vietnam |
| ets | date of departure for overseas duty station; estimated time of separation from military service. |
| india | military phonetic for the letter 'I' |
| jungle boots | footwear that looks like a combination of combat boot and canvas sneaker used by the U.S |
| heart | a Purple Heart award for a wound; the wound itself |
| grids | map broken into numbered thousand-meter squares |
| h&i | harassment and interdiction |
| dung lai! | stop! |
| double veteran | Having sex with a woman and then killing her made one a double veteran. |
| deros | date of expected return from overseas |
| ho chi minh slippers | sandals made from tires |
| melee weapon | Melee Weapons are physical attack weapons |
| green berets | U.S |
| di | go |
| didi | slang from the Vietnamese word di, meaning "to leave" or "to go" |
| dac cong | Viet Cong special forces |
| h&e | high explosive |
| fatigues | standard combat uniform, green in color |
| d-ring | a D-shaped metal snap link used to hold gear together |
| ghosting | goldbricking or sandbagging; fucking off |
| hand frag | a fragmentation grenade thrown by a soldier |
| fuck | along with fucked and fuckin', the most commonly used word in the GI vocabulary other than the article 'a' |
| hard-stripe sergeant | rank indicated by chevron insignia, equivalent to an E5 or E6, but denoting some limited authority as well |
| dci | the Director of the CIA |
| g-3 | division level tactical advisor; a staff officer. |
| jet jockey | Air Force fighter pilot |
| greens | Army Class A uniform |
| hq | headquarters |
| heat tabs | flammable tablet used to heat C-rations |
| echo | military phonetic for the letter 'E' |
| flaky | to be in a state of mental disarray, characterized by spaciness and various forms of unreasoning fear |
| dts | defensive targets |
| agriculture | The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming. |
| det-cord | detonating cord used with explosives |
| immersion foot | condition resulting from feet being submerged in water for a prolonged period of time, causing cracking and bleeding. |
| hercules | a C-130 |
| daily-daily | daily anti-malarial pill |
| dai doan ket | Party of Great Solidarity |
| dink | derogatory term for an Asian |
| gr point | graves registration point |
| freq | radio frequency |
| dmz | demilitarized zone |
| doo-mommie | English approximation of the Vietnamese du ma, meaning literally "fuck mother" |
| drops | reduction in length of tour caused by overall reduction and withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam. |