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MRAPs are old news, right?These guys are glad they are.This video, 'The Iron Claw Experience', showed up in my inbox as a response to a video we posted over two years ago, MRAPs at Aberdeen.The video is a combination of video (mostly of IED and intentional ordnance explosions) and still photos set purposefully, often even poignantly, to Jon Bon Jovi's 'Wanted Dead or Alive' ;-)Here's the description: We were the first Engineer unit to field the Buffalo (MRAP) for a full year in the Baghdad area. Over 200 roadside bombs were found by our unit. In fact, the manufacturer quotes our stats as advertisement on their website. The Buffalo saved a lot of lives, and still is because we proved it worked! OIF2- '04 to '05 For my part, I'm glad these guys were able to do their job safely.
We were the first Engineer unit to field the Buffalo (MRAP) for a full year in the Baghdad area. Over 200 roadside bombs were found by our unit. In fact, the manufacturer quotes our stats as advertisement on their website. The Buffalo saved a lot of lives, and still is because we proved it worked! OIF2- '04 to '05
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