The ability of American soldiers to improvise and adapt equipment to new tasks lives on. As an example, Jolly Rancher candies and wrist rockets.
While my son was at Kandahar, the military had supplies of Jolly Rancher candies to pass out to the local children - goodwill offerings.
Thinking my son would enjoy plinking cans, rats, etc., I sent him a strong wrist rocket.
His compound was along a street with civilians on the other side. Many of the children enjoyed throwing things at our troops.
Soon the wrist rocket was permanently consigned to the guard tower where it was used to deliver Jolly Rancher candies to deserving youngsters. May still be there; my son left it when he rotated home.
Warms my heart that I had a small role in nation building.
1 comment:
do you ever stop giving tank?
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