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The practice started in Vietnam where soldiers would leave the ace of spades, known as the death card, on bodies of Viet Cong. While the Vietnamese did not associate the ace of spades with death immediately, it was an effective weapon in the psychological battle with the Viet Cong.
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∙ 13y agoI believe it was a sign of death to the superstitious Viet Cong in Vietnam it was known as "The Ace of Death" it was also painted onto choppers and Apache-64's along with sharks teeth.
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