To: SunkenCiv
Some things never change, my unit used bivy bags and garbage bags, before that the 5 quart water bag was used in Vietnam.
11 posted on
09/10/2025 4:24:07 AM PDT by
ansel12
((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
To: ansel12
A former coworker was in the USN during the post-Korea 50s, and they were trained in how to tie various pieces of their uniforms with air captured inside to use as flotation, in case the ship was going down.
20 posted on
09/10/2025 7:13:00 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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