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floridablue (996 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:22 PM Original message |
White Phosporus has been illegal since 1980? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. Take it to the crazyforum. |
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chucktaylor (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Nuke shell? Are you talking about DIME munitions? |
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Idealism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-14-09 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. Much in the US has regressed since the 1970s and 80s |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
4. It has been viewed as a war crime to drop WP on people since WWII |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I think airborne illumination flares and |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Our perimeter defense bunkers in Nam were well-equipped with magnesium flares |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I loved my M79. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Well .... yup. One night in particular. (2/23/69) |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Nice view. 40 years? Fuck we're getting old..... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:52 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yeah ... the sunrises were fucking awesome. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. yep - I was in the depot that stripped all the usable parts out of downed choppers |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 01:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. There, but for the Grace of G-d, went me. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. During the period of 68 - 71 I flew in EC 121 acft, with stops in Da Nang |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Hmm..... |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-09 06:18 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. San Miquel painted label was a beer, bottled in Manilla, with the |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. magnesium and flares rarely cause injuries to the whole body, WP does |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I was talking about the new evasion flares the helicopters are using - |
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14thColony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 07:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. IR radiant flares |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I believe the Israelis have turned them off completely, Hamas does NOT have AA missiles |
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14thColony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. I generally concur |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 10:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. White Phosphorous immediately eats thru to the bones,, |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. BBC: "permitted in battle in cases where there were no civilians near the target area" |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Our perimeters in Vietnam were surrounded with anti-personnel Foo-gas |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
19. To all vets of all conflicts: Welcome home. nt |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Thanks. |
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