Charlie Rock
n.— «In November, the men of C Company—they call themselves “Charlie Rock”—were called from the Fallujah offensive and ordered to head to Hammam al Alil immediately.» —“Taking back the streets” by Matt Misterek in Hammam Al Alil, Iraq News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) May 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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