[wastedyears]

I thought broken arrow meant a position had been overrun.

[BulletBobCo]

“I thought broken arrow meant a position had been overrun.”

Best answer:
https://www.quora.com/The-military-uses-%E2%80%9Cbroken-arrow%E2%80%9D-to-mean-lost-nuclear-weapon-Mel-Gibson%E2%80%99s-character-in-We-Were-Soldiers-used-it-to-mean-his-unit-was-surrounded-Is-that-accurate