DUSTWUN
n.— «Valence had little information, he told the Schrages, except that their son had been on a night mission, crossing the Euphrates River near the city of Ramadi, and now he and another Marine with him were listed as “Duty status, whereabouts unknown.” The military acronym is DUSTWUN, pronounced “dust one.”» —“Death notification: A dreaded duty” by Roger Roy Kansas City Star Mar. 20, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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