Marines describe survival in the blast zone ["This is what we do...They can't stop us."]

Marinelink ^ | 5-25-04 | Lance Cpl. Macario P. Mora Jr.

[isthisnickcool]

The Muslims were doing this same stuff to the RRussians in Chechnya. This video (WARNING GRAPHIC !!) is horrid.

[plushaye]

Wow. These guys must have had angels watching over them. God Bless these soldiers for their courage.

[steplock]

M A R I N E S !

[RaceBannon]

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[RaceBannon]

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[anymouse]

Marine ping

[SwankyC]

bump for later

[walden]

God bless them and keep them all safe.

[McGavin999]

Thank you Father for protecting them. It always amazes me how young these warriors are who stand between us and the terrorists. I am in awe of their courage and determination, and incredibly proud that we produce men like them.

[NormsRevenge]

Several days later, the Marines still wondered how they weren't killed or severely injured.

"There were large holes everywhere," Holloway said. "We are amazed nothing too bad happened to us. Someone was looking out for us."

And it didn't slow them down.

Faith in a loving God ... Got some? :-)

[King Prout]

ping

[CWOJackson]

Way to go Marines.

[Travis McGee]

Frag-resistant eye protection makes a lot of sense over there. Besides direct shrapnel, you will get rocks and dirt and concrete blown off by blasts, and flung into eyes.

I have welder's sunglasses (not cutting or welding glasses, just plain dark sunglasses for shop workers, really) made with polycarbonate (Lexan) lenses. (This clear plastic is the stuff bullet resistant "glass" is made from.) They only cost about $10 a pair, because they're an OSHA item employers have to provide.

They will stop a pellet gun pellet point blank. If you put the lens on the ground, you cannot hammer through it with the pointy end of a welder's chipping hammer no matter how hard you try. I imagine they will stop most frag and blast debris. They come clear or dark, so they could be worn night or day.

They have Lexan side shields which fold out to protect against particles coming in from the side in a shop, and also to cut down the glare of being around welders. The down side is the lenses are soft, and scratch easily, so they have to be replaced more frequently than some other lens materials. I hope the military in Iraq on convoy duty have something at least as effective as those $10 Lexan shop glasses.

Damn stylish, too.

[King Prout]

side-note: do you know where I can get my greedy mitts on sheet polycarb/lexan of that type, 1/8" thick and in normal industrial lengths/widths?

If I knew the exact chemical name for the stuff, or a particular rating, that'd be a start.

[Dubya]

God bless our Marines and other American military.
You guys are great.
SEMPER FI

[Dubya]

Thanks for the ping Race.
SEMPER FI

[dcwusmc]

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[null and void]

Lexan or Merlon.

TAP Plastics has it.

[King Prout]

kewlie! thanks. g'nite!