byrdman1312
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A few days ago my son was visiting from Ft. Lewis. He is a E-5, EOD team leader. As an EOD tech he has taken it upon himself to learn all he can about landmines. Amoung his counterparts he has become known as "the landmine guy".
We were out behind my shop, where I have quite a collection of "unserviceable" parts (aka scrap iron). He spotted a M561 brake drum, partially buried in the mud. He asked what it was. I told him. He said it bore a striking likeness to a anti-tank mine, and he wanted it.
He said that he was going to use it as a training aid. He also said he would have the new techs looking for it in "pubs" (ID publications) for hours trying to ID it. He also said that they ran into some russian truck brake drums in Iraq that looked just like a mine. He explained that it was important that they learned the difference between ordanance and stuff that looked like it.
I thought you gamagoat folks would find that intresting, I did.
We were out behind my shop, where I have quite a collection of "unserviceable" parts (aka scrap iron). He spotted a M561 brake drum, partially buried in the mud. He asked what it was. I told him. He said it bore a striking likeness to a anti-tank mine, and he wanted it.
He said that he was going to use it as a training aid. He also said he would have the new techs looking for it in "pubs" (ID publications) for hours trying to ID it. He also said that they ran into some russian truck brake drums in Iraq that looked just like a mine. He explained that it was important that they learned the difference between ordanance and stuff that looked like it.
I thought you gamagoat folks would find that intresting, I did.
