| PURPLEHEARTS | Decorations awarded to members of the US armed forces for wounds incurred in action (6,6) |
| PURPLEHEART | Decoration awarded to members of the US Armed Forces for a wound incurred in action (6,5) |
| ORDEROFMERIT | An honour conferred on civilians and members of the armed forces for eminence in any field (5,2,5) |
| STARSAND | Official newspaper published for members of the US Armed Forces based overseas, ... Stripes (5,3) |
| HETEROSEXUAL | Physically attracted to members of the opposite sex (12) |
| GUIDEPOSTAGE | Expense incurred in mailing a handbook? |
| PENTAGON | What is the Washington headquarters of the US armed forces? (8) |
| MARINE | Member of the US armed forces, maybe |
| DOD | Org. in charge of the US Armed Forces |
| MIL | URL ending for branches of the US armed forces |
| AGENTORANGE | Powerful herbicide used by the US armed forces to defoliate jungles in the Vietnam War |
| ENEMIES | Members of the Legion of Doom, to members of the Justice League |
| MILITARY | ____ Cross, decoration given to members of the British Armed Forces, first awarded in 1915 (8) |
| JEEP | First mass-produced for the US armed forces in 1940, which sturdy, all-purpose, high-powered car was |
| BRIGADIERGENERAL | In the US armed forces, the rank above colonel (9,7) |
| EULOGIA | In the Eastern Christian Church, blessed bread distributed to members of the congregation after the liturgy |
| GI | An enlisted soldier in the USA armed forces especially the army |
| COUSINS | Send the US coins off to members of the family (7) |
| DEFCON | System of five graduated levels of readiness for the United States Armed Forces |
| GIS | Enlisted soldiers in the USA armed forces, especially the army |
