The Whole Nine Yards
The term “The Whole Nine Yards” stems from WWII where the bullet clips used for the machine guns on American planes stretched 27 feet. When a machine gun operator used an entire clip on a plane he would say he gave him “the whole nine yards”. (27ft=9yards).
call in the cavalry!
the horses that went over to fight during the wars had their names shortened to ‘walers’. Sadly, once the war was winding down, the good old walers were going to be sold locally to whoever would buy them. MOst soldiers went for a ride on their trusty mounts, returning with tack to report their horses [...]
delta force
The U.S. goverement does not confirm the exictince of “delta Force”
The Birdie
Putting up your middle finger became a rude gesture during a French/British war. When British soldiers were taken prisoner, French soldiers cut off the middle fingers to know they had been captured. During battle, British soldiers would extend their middle fingers up to make the French angry.
What differnece does it make?
The United States has never lost a war that involved the use of donkeys.
lives lost
There were more american casualties in one day of the vietnam war than in the entire american civil war
crazy elephants
during the war with Hannibal, if the elephants got scared, they started running like crazy, so the guys on they backs had to kill them by driving a chisel-like metal object through their skull in order to get them to stop.
Hitler
Aldolf Hitler almost died in the First World War. It was a shell. Also, Hitler’s father’s original name was Schticklgruber or something
Civil war time outs
During the Civil War battles the sides would call a time out to go and collect the dead bodies from their own side…
Army is better
The Army is better than the Navy and their sea walruses.
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