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Awaiting repairs, 1960
Stars and Stripes
May 20, 2021
©Stars and StripesSouth Korea, September, 1960: Pondering a giant-size repair job, Sgt. John Ashley of the 27th Ordnance Battalion inspects a tank crippled by two explosions it touched off when it roared into a live minefield during field training exercise Trooper Turnout II. Although the crew escaped injury, the left tread of the tank was destroyed and four cog wheels were blown off.