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March 3rd 04, 05:07 AM
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message ... We all wore our flak jacjcktes all the time, except for Griego. But when you watch flak over a period of tkme it seemed that the stuff burst below us more than level or above us. So I guess that fearing being hit from below is not all that dumb. I've seen several references to troops in Vietnam (and probably other places) sitting on their helmets while being choppered as a protection for certain vital personal equipment from small arms and the like. 'Death from Above' v "Castration from Below'. IIRC, this actually gets featured in the movie 'Apocalypse Now'. The CO 
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