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Saigon cowboy noun a rear-echelon troop or civilian who dressed the part of a combat soldier but did not experience combat US, 1977- This manifests itself in such phenomena as the “Saigon cowboy.” — U.S. Department of the Army, Department of the Army Pamphlet, p. 756, 1976
- Later that morning, a Chinook came in with a load of newsmen, looking so bad-ass spiffy in their Saigon-cowboy suits–starched tiger fatigues, spit-shined boots, and silly fucking bush hats. — Larry Heinemann, Close Quarters, p. 235, 1977
- Saigon cowboys were a breed of rear-echelon soldiers so called for their latest and greatest dressed-to-the-hilt warrior look that they took no closer to the combat zone than absolutely necessary. — David Hackworth and Julie Sherman, About Face, p. 579, 1989
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