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Old 06-13-2006, 12:37 PM
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Believe it was a term to describe a scenario that required a "Danger-Close" call on incoming fire missions. Since the unit was in danger of being overrun, a "danger-close" call, i.e., "boken arrow" may have been the internal lingo at 1st Cav.
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