Munitions Pose No Danger

The News Enterprise ^ | May 7, 2008 | Staff

[Stonewall Jackson]

Munitions pose no danger

FORT KNOX — World War I-era munitions found at a construction site at Fort Knox pose no danger, Army ordnance experts determined.

Construction workers at the site of the future Human Resources Center of Excellence discovered the mortar shells Friday while moving soil for a sewer system.

As an additional safety measure, an expert from the Army Corps of Engineers was brought in to inspect the site and present the post with options for proper site clean up and disposal.

Based on inspection findings, Col. Mark Needham, garrison commander, directed an ordnance expert be hired to maintain site security and integrity.

Construction at the site will soon resume, Fort Knox officials said.

[Stonewall Jackson]

I guess back in WW1, this was the way to dispose of unneeded ordinance.

Fort Knox was an artillery range back then, so it makes sense that they would have chemical shells to train with.

[Stonewall Jackson]

There was a bit of excitement out at Fort Knox this past week.

One of my coworkers was out at the construction site when they discovered these shells and he said he couldn't believe how fast that entire area was cleared of construction workers.

[fireforeffect]

What CHEMICAL SHELLs?

No where in the article, neither as posted nor as presented by the News Enterprise, does it say CHEMICAL SHELLs.

[Abathar]

I posted a story a couple of days ago about a civil war shell fired from a ship into Virginia soil that killed the guy who was cleaning it this week.

I would stand back and let some other guy use the backhoe for the rest of the afternoon if I was there....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2011485/posts

[freedomlover]

If the inspector agrees to remain on the site I might, might, work there.

[netmilsmom]

Oh my Goodness! When I first glanced at this headline, I read it “Mutants”

Just saw Ironman and have been doing too much Marvel Comic research apparently. Yikes!

[GATOR NAVY]

Munitions Pose No Danger

I heard the guy who was recently killed by the Civil War shell he was working on said the same thing.

[gundog]

A guy in Oregon recently lost both legs while trying to recycle the brass from a WW1 era French artillery round.

[NonValueAdded]

opinion?

[cake_crumb]

"Munitions Pose No Danger"

...unless used properly...

[cake_crumb]

I remember a story about a teacher who picked up a shell...I think it was WWII ordinance. Had it on his desk as a paperweight. A wasp was bothering him, and he picked up the shell and slammed it on the wasp, which had landed on the desk. Lost most of his hand.

[Petruchio]

See, Don’t do anything that can get a wasp mad . . .

[95 Bravo]

Things designed to go boom have a long life. The French are still disposing of tons of recently discovered unexploded ordnance from WWI battlefields, 90 years after the Armistice.
I beleieve I’d be be placing a call to the nearest Army EOD unit, pronto.

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

“World War I-era munitions found at a construction site at Fort Knox pose no danger”

So why are they (WWI munitions) still killing kids in France???

[Proverbs 3-5]

Oh my Goodness! When I first glanced at this headline, I read it “Mutants”

now that you mention it Demoncrats and RINOs do pose a threat...

[Holicheese]

But what about the nuclear shells?

[netmilsmom]

LOL!

[IYellAtMyTV]

"There was a bit of excitement out at Fort Knox this past week."

[Squantos]

Why were they burying old city laws SJ ?:o)

Sarcasm aside ......LOL !

We found buried ordnance all the time and had too deal with it as encountered. Routine for any old or in some cases new military installations.

Stay safe , Hope yer well SJ !

[SandRat]

Finding those will sure motivate you to move.