Sub-Topics Afghanistan Cuban Missile Crisis Iraq Missile Defense Vietnam Also Try Civil War in the USA Military History Revolutionary War in Colonial America Terrorism World War I World War II News -04-14-07 Report: Korean War-Era Massacre Was Policy (CBS News) "Six years after declaring the U.S. killing of Korean War refugees at No Gun Ri was 'not deliberate,' the Army has acknowledged it found but did not divulge that a high-level document said the U.S. military had a policy of shooting approaching civilians in South Korea." "When asked last year, the Pentagon didn't address the central question of whether U.S. investigators had seen the document before issuing their No Gun Ri report. Ex-Army Secretary Louis Caldera suggested to The Associated Press that Army researchers may have missed it." The document said: " 'If refugees do appear from north of U.S. lines they will receive warning shots, and if they then persist in advancing they will be shot,' the ambassador told Rusk, cautioning that these shootings might cause 'repercussions in the United States.' Deliberately attacking noncombatants is a war crime." 04-07 -08-04-05 Preventing "Friendly Fire" (MSNBC News) "Some 24 percent of all U.S. combat deaths in the 1990-91 Gulf War — 35 out of 148 killed — were so-called 'blue-on-blue' incidents, primarily fast moving aircraft opening fire on allied troops or vehicles. Add friendly fire deaths among Gulf War allies, including nine British troops killed by U.S. forces, and the Gulf War percentages are even worse." 8-05 -08-20-05 First Disciplinary Action Against a Four-Star General (Washington Post) "The four-star Army general relieved of command this week is alleged to have had an extramarital affair with a female civilian who does not work for the military or the federal government, the general's attorney said Wednesday." "[Gen. Kevin P.] Byrnes, 55, a Vietnam veteran who entered the Army in 1969 as a second lieutenant, ranked third in seniority among the Army's 11 four-star generals." "Army officials said they could find no record of another four-star general being relieved of command for disciplinary reasons in modern history." 8-05 Papers American Legion (Legion.org) "The American Legion is the nation’s largest veterans organization, supporting present active duty military personnel along with its commitment to all veterans and their families." 11-04 Dedovshchina (Wikipedia.org) "Dedovshchina is the name given to the informal system of subjugation of new junior recruits for the Russian armed services, MVD, and border guards to soldiers of the last year of service. It involves violent (and sometimes fatal) hazing but is not limited to it. It is often cited as a major source of poor morale in the ranks." 8-05 Military Terms (MSBC News) A squad is comprised of 10-11 soldiers. A platoon has four squads. A company has two or more platoons and has 130-150 soldiers. "A battalion, usually about 400-strong, is comprised of three rifle companies, a combat support company and a headquarters company." A brigade "contains around 2,500 people commanded by a colonel." "One division is made up of at least three brigades with between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers." 03-07 New "Force Field" to Protect U. S. Tanks (Defense-Update.com) "The Trophy active protection system creates something equivalent to a hemispheric "force field" around the protected vehicle. It has three elements providing – Threat Detection and Tracking, Launching and Intercept functions. The Threat Detection and Warning subsystem consists of several sensors, including flat-panel radars, placed at strategic locations around the protected vehicle, to provide full hemispherical coverage." 04-06

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