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foxhole [′fäks‚hōl] (ordnance) A small pit used for cover, usually for one or two soldiers, and so constructed that an occupant can fire effectively from it. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hundreds of thousands of GIs -- more than the total now in Iraq -- spent weeks of subzero nights in a Belgian forest, sleeping in foxholes dug in the snow. Marines huddled in foxholes as many of the enemy's shells found their mark. The people waiting to do their job stand silently with bowed heads, and I am reminded once again that there are no atheists in foxholes. |
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