Two Live Hand Grenades Found in Luggage of Soldier Returning From Iraq

[NNN0LHI]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBOFWNQH4E.html

ATLANTA (AP) - Two live hand grenades were found in the luggage of a soldier returning from Iraq on Thursday, halting operations at the international terminal of Atlanta's airport for about a half-hour, a spokeswoman said.

The soldier was aware of the grenades and tried to alert the Transportation Security Agency, "but it was too late. The bags were already being screened," spokeswoman Felicia Browder said. snip

The soldier, who was not identified, was released to the military, she said.

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[PartyPooper]

1. What were live hand grenades doing in his luggage in the first place?

Were they "souvenirs"?

[NNN0LHI]

2. Personal protection?

:shrug:

[TahitiNut]

3. Yep. Guys coming back from 'Nam did the same thing.

It was quite a bit easier in those days, since the foot-locker was shipped separately and often not checked at all.

[amber dog democrat]

6. I knew people who stole live 5"38 Anti Aircraft Projectiles

from my destroyer's upper handling room, ( Mount 52 ) to take home to Houston as mememtos. Never could identify them - they were reservists.

As they get older the fuses and detonators become chemically unstable. This happened in Galveston I saw the rounds in the trunk of a car. I keep expecting to hear about a freak explosion happening some where in Texas.

[Bigmack]

7. He needed two...

One for the cheatin' girlfriend's house.

The other for his recruiter.

Nothing settles things like a frag.

[grasswire]

4. so how did they get ON the plane?

Was there no screening at the other end?

[0007]

5. If there a check was it was wasn't very throughly