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H & I

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Harassment and interdiction artillery fire designed to limit and alter enemy movement.

H-34

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Sikorsky UH-34 resupply and medevac helicopter used in Vietnam.

Haj or Haji or Ha”i

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(Iraqi Freedom)An Iraqi citizen. A local (usually a good guy). (background) Also Haggie, from the Johnny Quest cartoon who has a sidekick named Haggie (supposedly meaning friend).

Hajji

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Term used in the U.S. military for person of Arab/Middle Eastern descent.

Halozone

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Water purification tablet.

HAM

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Hairy Assed Marine. A female response to BAM.

Ham and Motherfuckers

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(Vietnam) The most reviled C-ration meal which was so bad you couldn’t even give it away to the locals. The meal included apricots. Sometimes called the dead man’s meal because it was said that if you ate apricots before going into battle you would be hit.

Hamlet

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(Vietnam) A village of less than 100 residents.

Harper’s Ferry

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The location of John Brown’s ill fated uprising in 1859 and of his capture by U. S. Marines under the command of Army Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee. (background) The Marines were led by Lt Israel Greene who later resigned his commission to join the Confederate States Marines. Marine Private Luke Quinn was killed when he breached a hole in the firehouse door and was shot by John Brown and can, arguably, be considered the first casualty of the Civil War.

Harris, John

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Sixth Commandant of the Marine Corps. Born in Chester County, PA on May 20, 1790, he became Colonel Commandant on the death of Archibald Henderson and served through the Civil War. His leadership is overshadowed by his personal battles with other senior Marine officers, one of which resulted in his report to the Secretary of the Navy after the First Battle of Bull Run in which he ignored the accolades of senior Army commanders on the field and reported that it was “the first instance in history where any portion of its members turned their backs on the enemy.” The erroneous report has stained the reputation of the Corps for eternity. He died, in office, on May 12, 1864.