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360-365 combat

360-365 combat
 n.— «Soldiers call the war “360-365 Combat” meaning that not only infantry, but all soldiers, are constantly under combat conditions while deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. This produces enormous stress.» —“Wounds of war continue” by Gerald Benson Coloradoan (Fort Collins, Colorado) Jan. 13, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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