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To: Mariner

I wonder if American basic training still teaches the old bayonet mine search method we used to receive.


14 posted on 07/16/2023 2:51:47 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

Don’t some mines have magnetic detonators?

Nevertheless, it’s not for the faint of heart.


16 posted on 07/16/2023 2:57:51 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: ansel12

My position on this war has been clear from the onset: I believe it is in the best interests of the American people that Russia prevail and that the US stays out of it.

But I can’t help but wonder...did these guys clearing mines by hand volunteer for this work? Or, are they conscripts compelled to do it?

If they are volunteers, I admire their bravery.


18 posted on 07/16/2023 3:03:38 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: ansel12

https://www.voanews.com/a/cambodian-demining-experts-training-ukrainians-in-poland-/7180454.html


69 posted on 07/16/2023 6:10:42 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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