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To: 2CAVTrooper

Not encouraging any action, just noting history here——

In the Vietnam War there were officers killed by their own men:
By way of a “fragmentation grenade,” from which the term “fragging” was derived, a soldier could effectively do away with an officer without leaving any evidence. Because the shell of the grenade was destroyed, any fingerprints were destroyed with it. Individual grenades were also not given unique serial numbers, so any effort to trace the murder weapon back to the murderer was unlikely.
source:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/fragging-vietnam-war

Fragging attacks were usually retaliation....

How many US officers were fragged in Vietnam?
Fragging-assaulting a superior officer using a fragmentation grenade or other explosive-was surprisingly common during the Vietnam war. The most reliable figure is 730 incidents from 1969-1971, much higher than in U.S. wars before or since. source www.connectsavannah.com


10 posted on 01/10/2023 8:26:28 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: frank ballenger

They’ve gone from fragging to fagging.


43 posted on 01/12/2023 8:00:41 AM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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