2014 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:29:27 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "Deer hunters asked to watch out for explosives at Fort McCoy, " WI
 
Deer hunters asked to watch out for explosives at Fort McCoy

By Bill Novak 
Madison.com
November 18, 2014

Deer hunters, be careful when walking about the Fort McCoy hunting grounds because you might come upon unexploded shells.

Officials said on Monday the hundreds of hunters expected to be on the grounds during the nine-day gun deer season Nov. 22 to 30 could encounter munitions that didn't explode during live-fire training or testing.

"Artillery and mortar rounds are the most common types of unexploded ordnance (UXO) encountered at Fort McCoy," said range safety officer Brad Vieth in a news release.

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For the entire article, see
http://host.madison.com/news/local/deer-hunters-asked-to-watch-out-for-explosives-at-fort/article_5952531e-4a36-5d0a-9868-03de1c05b931.html

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Lenny Siegel
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a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Mountain View, CA 94041
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