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IN THE ARMY A they say: "AftAW BANJO "for shovel "HIVE for discover "BOUD0lRfor squad tent "CAMEL for the favorite cigarette with men in the Army If you know a Navy man, dont gob sailors consider the name an insult. You can get on the right side of him though if you offer him a Camel or better yet, send him a carton. Camels are the favorite cigarette with men in the Navy (Army, Marines, Coast Guard, too, for that matter) based on actual sales records from the service mens stores. And though there are Post Office restrictions on packages to overseas Army men, you can still send Camels to soldiers in the U. S., and to men in the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard wherever they ever call him a FRSTN THE SBWCE The favorite cigarette with men in the Army, Navy, Marines, and the Coast Guard is CameL (Based on actual sales records in Post Exchanges and Canteens.) are. Adv. Advertisement |