Re: [CTRL] Army Thin-Skinned Over Homemade Armor

2003-12-27 Thread Prudy L
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 12/26/2003 1:19:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > The possibility that soldiers could be denied extra protection because of an Army > policy has outraged some of the friends and neighbors who helped the Jefferson > City-based unit. > "I

[CTRL] Army Thin-Skinned Over Homemade Armor

2003-12-26 Thread Jim Rarey
-Caveat Lector- The 72 vehicles operated by the 428th are not designed for battle. They have thin metal floorboards and, in some cases, a canvas covering for doors. Iraqi guerrilla groups have been targeting all types of military vehicles with homemade bombs and small-caliber weapons. Then w