Dirty Dozen
Misfit soldier squad
The Dirty Dozen refers to any list of twelve notorious, problematic, or essential items.
The phrase gained currency from the 1967 war film about twelve military convicts recruited for a suicide mission.
It now commonly labels lists of pesticide-heavy produce, tax scams flagged by the IRS, or troublesome players in sports: The strawberries are on the Dirty Dozen list again.
- DDTBanned chlorinated insecticide
- missionPurpose-driven task
- suicide missionAssignment with fatal certainty
- behind enemy linesWithin adversary's controlled area
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
toxic chemicals · commando · blood · film · chlordane · PCBs · novel · grit · procrastination · dishonesty · platoon · greed · dioxins · screenplay · mud · convicted · knife · sabotage
Dirty Dozenwar heroes
Fighters honored for valor
model soldiers · knights in shining armor · Boy Scouts · saints
Dirty Dozenelite forces
Premier military personnel
Green Berets · Navy SEALs · Delta Force · honor guard · officer corps
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