[Major Matt Mason]

His nom de guerre is derived from his platoon's practice of charging naked into battle, a technique meant to terrify the enemy.

Terrify? I think doubled over and laughing hysterically is more like it.

[attiladhun2]

Dear Maj:

Reading accounts of the the most depraved butchery perpetrated by the Butt Nakeds is anything but laughable. However, the "charging into battle" description of the Butt Nakeds is not accurate. They "distinguished" themselves mostly against unarmed and helpless civilians rather than in actual fighting, like most of these West African guerilla groups.