US Military- Best Armor in the World


	US Military- Best Armor in the World

mushmaster25

5-23-2007 5:21 PM

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armor, iraq, troops, news

mushmaster25 says:

That stuff is pretty amazing, never has one war ever had so many returning service members that sustained injuries to go back into duty.

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