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Army to issue lighter helmets to troops and Marines
Paratroopers were first to get the new helmet and within five years all regular army, reserve troops and Marines will receive it. The three pound helmet is lighter than the steel pot, but some soldiers noted hearing difficulties in Grenada. Natick scientists expect soldiers will adjust with experience.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Grenada
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Richard H. Thompson
John Wickham
Thompson
Wickham
Marine Corps
Lebanon
Natick, Mass