DUST-OFF
n.— «These men and women have a contract with wounded soldiers commonly called DUST-OFF. It’s an acronym standing for “Dedicated Unhesitating Service To Our Fighting Forces.” “That contract states that no matter where they are, no matter what happens, should things go south, and get torn up, that Medivac will come get them no matter what, no matter what.”» —“National Guard Soldiers Prepare For Departure” by Jennifer McGilvray WISH-TV (Indianapolis, Indiana) May 5, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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