Military Training Accidents

12 Dead, 150 Injured

by Don Featherstone

War games can be almost as dangercus as the real thing; it seems in a military mock battle just ended in South Carolina, 12 men were killed and 150 injured. Considering that some 70,000 men took part in theee exercises, casualties were very small, was the official comment.

For the moment, they had me worried - I thought that table-top arguments had turned to blows!


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