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5/20/05, 02:25 PM
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From a control systems designer who was in a three vehicle convoy, but luckily his SUV was not hit....
I'm lucky that I was not in this SUV. Everyone survived this IED (Improvised Explosive Device) blast because of the armor and bullet-proof glass. We are trained to quickly leave the damaged vehicle and pile into another for a fast trip to a safe location.
You can see all the shrapnel holes that penetrated the skin of the vehicle. The armor is inside. The transmission was destroyed and even the frame was penetrated. This does not happen every day, but even every few months is unpleasant.
I'm lucky that I was not in this SUV. Everyone survived this IED (Improvised Explosive Device) blast because of the armor and bullet-proof glass. We are trained to quickly leave the damaged vehicle and pile into another for a fast trip to a safe location.
You can see all the shrapnel holes that penetrated the skin of the vehicle. The armor is inside. The transmission was destroyed and even the frame was penetrated. This does not happen every day, but even every few months is unpleasant.
5/21/05, 04:15 PM
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Originally posted by 1999 Black 35th GT@May 21, 2005, 3:16 PM
Whoa!
I think the passengers will feel that in the morning!
Whoa!
I think the passengers will feel that in the morning!
5/21/05, 04:17 PM
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5/22/05, 05:39 PM
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Originally posted by ISELLFORD@May 22, 2005, 5:35 PM
Hey, I paid my dues in Viet Nam. Here's another [I have tons of pics]
Here's how we refuel thousands of gallons!
Hey, I paid my dues in Viet Nam. Here's another [I have tons of pics]
Here's how we refuel thousands of gallons!
5/25/05, 03:15 PM
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Originally posted by ISELLFORD@May 25, 2005, 4:01 PM
Nothin to it, but not as many hurls as this maneuver!
Nothin to it, but not as many hurls as this maneuver!
WOW...... i assume everything was strapped down before those maneuvers?