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I've been away for a while Hey, it's great to see your fonts again! 
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Clark Kent, Super Boy, and Kal-el?
(I hope I'm not violating some new protocol. I've been away for a while, and I don't get the white lettering...) I don't get the white lettering either, even with the explanation, but that's just me, a bit odd. Great to have you here again 123.
----please, draw me a sheep----
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Just in case it's my turn (and before the subject matter turns stale) here's one:
“So it’s Veterans’ Day, is it?” said the old man in the retirement home after spitting his quid into a potted plant.
“Yes, it is,” replied the nurse, “and I told you not to spit all over the place. That’s why I gave you that jar.”
Headstrong as ever, the old man grunted his disdain. “In my day,” he said, “I was a warrior. Whenever I wanted to, I just let fly. Boys looked up to me in that uniform; men stepped aside when I walked by. And the women! Some gal would wink at me, I’d sidle over and nibble at her neck, and before you knew it we’d... well, I’m sure you get the picture.”
“Don’t start! I get the picture, ok, but today we have professional soldiers and sailors, marines and airmen. Nobody calls them warriors anymore.”
“Well, I was a warrior, dammit, and we were called a lot worse than that.”
In fact , there are six slang names for GI’s in this puzzle in honor of our veterans, who were and are warriors in the ancient tradition no matter what we may call them.
Hmm. So far I have - grunt - flyboy (though strictly speaking that's Air Force, not ground as in Ground Infantryman = GI). - jarhead - a Marine. You decide whether that's a GI or not. Warrior, certainly. - leatherneck - ditto That leaves two. Plus the incidental Theo, there, squid (??), ninth, Otto, Thom, tall, youth, dwell, recalled, Seth, and Ethan. Didn't find any tunnel rats or poilu or Tommie or Limey or even Joe. Nice theme. And warm feelings for HP-WOW; they also serve...
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Great work wofa (inserts an animated smilie jumping up and down....if only there was one available).
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"GI," to the GIs I know, is a self-deprecating term meaning "government issue," carrying the implication that one is simply a replaceable cipher.
I had "squid" in mind, which leaves one more, and it also applies exclusively to sailors.
"I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous
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...been called worse than that... If you'd made it "stroll over" instead of "sidle" you could have included LOVER, too ...  Still missing one.
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The "sidle" was a nod to the slang word for my category - Navy civilians, know as "sand crabs." That's me. The remaining word is the standard, 3-letter crossword answer for the clue, "sailor."
"I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous
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Well, there's "tar" (as in "start") but I would consider that as much a merchant seaman as a fighting one, and so it flew under my radar.... (cross-thread)
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You've found them all. It's your turn to stump us dummies.
"I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous
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.....so it flew under my radar.... (cross-thread)  I know but I also want to put up.....the old man (twice mentioned) slang for ...The Unit Commander.
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