We had live fire in training in 65, we were crawling through a obstacle course with a machine gun firing over us (later I saw it was set up to fire way over a standing person). It gave us an idea what it sounded line to be down range.
Also, on the range at that time they had people in trenches that after firing at targets they would pull the targets down and mark where they were hit. Not sure if they still do this.
So, accidents can happen.
We also practiced with live grenades.
War is dangerous, training for war can be just as dangerous.
GOTTA be Army!
Uhmmm. The trenches are called "butts", having men stand in those "butts" and muscle the targets, on sliding racks, is called "pulling targets", and yes, they still do this way.
Lord knows, I'm REALLY trying to restrain some other comments. I'm afraid I'll do myself an injury.
I've been pulling and pasting, putting a spotter in each and every hole since I was 12 years old. I was amazed, when I first went to Edson Range, that not everyone else in my boot camp platoon had been pulling targets since puberty.
I can't remember the age when I was told, "You don't look over the top of the berm." This can't be something that stupid.
We had live fire in training in 65, we were crawling through a obstacle course with a machine gun firing over us
What no dynamite going off in those fox holes you crawled past? :) Yes we did real Grenades as well even rifle grenades launched from an M1 Garand, fired from shoulder, man that hurt.