GI (military) facts for kids
GI or G.I. is a term used to describe a member of the United States armed forces or an item of their equipment. The term is often thought to be an initialism of "Government Issue" but the origin of the term is in fact galvanized iron after the letters "GI" that used for equipment such as metal trash cans made from it in U.S. Army inventories and supply records.
Images for kids
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G.I.s from the 25th Infantry Division in the jungle of Vella Lavella during Operation Cartwheel (13 September 1943).
See also
In Spanish: GI para niños
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