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Originally Posted by sortie
I give you credit on creative stories to cover your ass when you blew it by telling that lie
to begin with, but that's it.
See ya, I don't get any benefit out of trying to enlighten you.
You're insufferable.
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It's not a lie...
"In the 1991 Gulf War, Iraqi soldiers nicknamed the Marines "Angels of Death". Another so-called term of endearment for Marines was "blackboots". This was due to supply shortages, leaving tan, desert boots unavailable to most Marine units. Haitians called Marines participating in relief operations "whitesleeves" because of the way they roll up the sleeves of their utility uniform, called "cammies" colloquially. In Somalia, they were referred to as "The Devils in black boots", due to their rapid deployment preventing them from acquiring desert boots."