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EO's avatar

From a friend who was a river boat captain in 1969 in Vietnam...

"We would leave ammo that had explosives in it like we had to evacuate quick and couldn’t carry it with us. Communist weapons were designed to shoot our caliber ammo in their weapons but not vice versa so we would leave US ammo that was doctored. What a waste of lives

NVA would booby trap bodies and put booby traps everywhere"

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A. H. Childs's avatar

That is so interesting — I did not know that! It seems like such an oversight. Thank you (and your friend) for relaying such great information!

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EO's avatar

Great reveal of the legacy of creative misdirection. A good friend of mine served in the Vietnam conflict and relayed exactly the ammo swap you describe...though not with as much detail!

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A. H. Childs's avatar

That is incredible! He must have some wild stories to tell!

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Jonathan Dorfman's avatar

Excellent piece. Adding to the justificaiton of the pager attack was the statement yesterday by Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, that the attacks were triggered by intelligence that an October 7-style invasion, this time from the north, was imminent.

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