Recently, much of the news has been dominated by Israel’s tactical victory in exploding several devices used by the Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah.
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"
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!
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.
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"
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!
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!
That is incredible! He must have some wild stories to tell!
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.