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HWR_14
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Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my ...
It's the military term for Humvee - the huge vehicle that was popular for a while when gas was cheap. Or rather "hum vee" is how it is pronounced and the civilians spelled it phonetically.
froh
on April 5, 2022
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"Hummer" was the brand name of the consumer version:
https://youtu.be/GEMRkQmh9WI
HWR_14
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I originally wrote hummer, but I thought that was a slang term. Thanks
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