[aft_lizard]

I trust the us military historians on the one I posted, sorry snopes.

[aft_lizard]

I checked snopes and it appears they are saying the same thing as what the military says.

[lentulusgracchus]

Two versions, read 'em both. Don't like Snopes? OK, here's Urban Legends:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bltaps.htm