GI Souvenirs From Vietnam War Include Russian Made Weapons
In Vietnam, soldiers collect battlefield trophies including a Russian SKS rifle found by Randy Mullen who plans to take it home to Battle Creek. Marines describe the trove as a memory pack from a long campaign with many pieces of enemy equipment. Other GIs display helmets bearing insignia and send home items like flare parachutes as reminders of their service.
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Associated Press
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Russia
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Mullen
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Iowa
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U.S
Armed Forces Radio
Air Force
News Quiz and Vietnam Souvenir Stories
An Associated Press quiz tests readers on world events from labor cuts to a papal encyclical, while a field report from Vietnam describes Marines collecting souvenirs amid war, including an AK47 trade for lumber and beer as gear limits and safety warnings rise.
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Associated Press News
News of the World
Airmen subjected to extreme heat in Wright-Patterson oven study
At Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio Airmen are placed in a four foot high oven and heated to 300 and 400 degrees Fahrenheit for research on human heat tolerance and spacecraft cooling. Twelve volunteers aged 23 to 37 endure up to 15 minutes at 300 degrees and two to three minutes at 400 degrees with heat sensations, sweating, and rapid heartbeat. findings may influence future astronaut safety and cooling systems.
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Dayton, Ohio
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Grant Callin
Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories
Callin
Cailin
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