Great moments in reflective belt history

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Great moments in reflective belt history
November 2006
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1775
If not for the reflective belt, George Washington
would have lost boats in the fog of war, thus
rendering his crossing of the Delaware river
pointless.
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The Confederacy might very well have won the
American Civil War if General T.J. Stonewall
Jackson had been wearing his reflective belt on
that fateful evening in May of 1863.
Unfortunately, he was not and he was shot by
his own men.
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1876 A brilliant tactician, Gen. George Custer
ordered his men to don their reflective belts at
Little Big Horn to ensure the soldiers did not
mistakenly shoot each other in the heat of battle
something we now know would not have made much
of a difference.
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From 1914 until mid-1918 our European Allies were
locked in a stalemate of trench warfare. Enter
the doughboys of the Allied Expeditionary Force
who brought with them the power of the reflective
belt. It has been said that the reflective belt
was a key factor in Germanys decision to
surrender.
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Normandy, June 6, 1944 Poor navigation, overrun
drop zones and Nazi flak scattered the elite U.S.
paratroopers throughout the French countryside.
If not for their Army-issue reflective belts,
they would have never been able to form LGOPs
(Little Groups of Paratroopers), thus enabling
them to complete their mission.
LGOP a small group of pissed-off American
paratroopers who are well trained, armed to the
teeth, and lack serious supervision. They
collectively remember the commander's intent as,
"March to the sound of guns, and kill anyone who
isn't dressed like you ..."
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And any sonofabitch in the 3rd Army who doesnt
wear his reflective belt is just as bad as a Nazi
and will therefore be shot as a coward. - Gen.
George S. Patton
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Iwo Jima, February 1945 A colorized version of
this famous photo proves the theory that Joe
Rosenthal would not have captured this great
moment on film had the glare of reflective belts
not caught his eye.
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LZ X-Ray, 1967 Vietnam The 1st Cavalry Division
(and its flair for all things yellow) dons
reflective belts to help pilots decide where to
drop napalm.
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The real reason behind Americas swift victory in
the first Gulf War
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Everyone is doing it
DSICLAIMER The Halliburton Corporation is in no
way connected to the manufacturing or
distribution of reflective belts for the U.S.
military yet.
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