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    Retired U.S. Army sergeant major paved way for EOD technicians in elite Special Forces unit [Image 4 of 8]

    Retired U.S. Army sergeant major paved way for EOD technicians in elite Special Forces unit

    VIETNAM

    03.16.1970

    Courtesy Photo

    20th CBRNE Command

    Then Spc. 4 Mike R. Vining participated in the destruction of the largest weapons and ammunition cache discovered during the U.S. military’s involvement in the Vietnam War. Vining and his fellow Army EOD techs destroyed the Rock Island East weapons cache with 300 cases of C4 explosives and created a mushroom cloud that could be seen from 50 miles away.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 03.16.1970
    Date Posted: 01.17.2023 11:58
    Photo ID: 7590868
    VIRIN: 011723-A-A4433-005
    Resolution: 1973x1365
    Size: 402.6 KB
    Location: VN
    Hometown: HOWARD CITY, MI, US
    Hometown: SOUTH FORK, CO, US

    Web Views: 373
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