A grateful Marine showes the piece of shrapnel that lodged in his armored vest instead of his stomac
A grateful Marine showes the piece of shrapnel that lodged in his armored vest instead of his stomach during a patrol action. Throughout the battlefields of Korea, Marines welcomed the M-1951 armored vest, constructed of nylon and Doron fiberglass. First issued in the spring of 1952, it weighed 7.75 pounds. -- source link
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