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Ukraine's Battlefield Wins with US Bradleys Show the Power of Adequate Military Aid
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Ukraine's Battlefield Wins with US Bradleys Show the Power of Adequate Military Aid

Did I ever tell you the story of how a Bradley ran me over in the Army?

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Sep 04, 2024
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It was part of a training exercise in the infantry to teach us to keep calm and still perform our jobs under extreme conditions.

We were to let the Bradley, a stand-in for an enemy tank, roll over us (between the wide tracks) and then pop up and shoot it in the rear armor with an AT-4 anti-tank rocket.

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