Posted on 01/17/2006 8:32:14 PM PST by Calpernia
i know airline stewardesses who’ve spent more time in ‘Nam than Murtha.
That is why the M67 grenade has the added safety catch as well as the pin, so that some dope who didn’t pay attention during training, would not be a danger to his fellow troops.
In our company Purple Hearts were written up by the hospital, not the command. According to the regulation the wound had to be serious enough to be treated by a doctor, not a medic.
I can’t understand how Hanoi John got his, two of his “wounds” were even self inflicted and the third was only bumps and bruises.
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