Aug 25, 2007 · Vietnam War slang for a soldier spending weeks in the field humping the boonies and rotting away in the jungle, a grunt.

Nov 2, 2012 · They were also called boonie rats, “boonies” meaning “out in the field,” derived from the earlier nickname for the jungle, “the boondocks.” To hump meant to march, especially under the weight of heavy equipment.

boonie rat n. [boonies n. + SE rat] (US, orig. milit.) a US combat infantryman in Vietnam.

Jul 5, 2006 · boonie rat n: A combat infantryman., from the following Site. You also have a boonie hat, which was used by infantrymen (and branched off to non-infantry) in Vietnam, and is still used during jungle training today, when in a ‘non-combative’ atmosphere. [Picture](www.camo-store.com/ images/ACU%20Boonie%20Hat.gif)

Dec 25, 1993 · In the spring of 1970 the men of the second battalion of the 502nd brigade of the 101st Airborne Division created one of the most powerful songs of the war, " The Boonie Rat Song, 303 kb " and appointed a keeper of the company song (Del Vecchio 1983: i, 100-101; Rosenberg 1988).

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupBoonie Rat Song · Chuck RosenbergIn Country - Folk Songs Of Americans In The Vietnam War℗ 1991 Rounder Records, a...

327th Infantry Boonie Rat Ballad Composed In The Field by Spec. Ronald Jordan Co. A, 1st Bn., 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division 1969 I landed in this country, With one year of life to give, My only friend a weapon, And my only prayer, to live. I walked away from freedom, The life that I.

CRACK WENT THE RIFLE (Bull Durham, Saul, Tom, Robin) In all wars, it finally comes down to the man with the rifle: the grunt, the ground pounder, the boonie rat. As Toby Hughes says, "It's not over until the grunts run up the flag."

Dec 22, 2023 · The First Sergeant knew something about the ability of bush-happy boonie rats to keep from cracking up at this turn of events once they realized what was going on. It was just a matter of time before some grunt would have to shout out, "Bullshit!

Vietnam War Video Montage"Boonie Rat Song" by Chuck RosenbergChloris LiMrs. SmithEnglish 11APMay 30, 2014