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Mail Call

Claymore Mine; 1st U.S. Nuclear Sub; Resupply at Sea; Patriot Air Defense Missile; Jody Songs

Season 3, Episode 9, Aired Sep 14, 2003

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R. Lee Ermey demonstrates the claymore anti-personnel mine--a favorite weapon for perimeter defense in Vietnam that's still in use--and checks out the medieval claymore--a 16th-century sword used by Scottish warriors. Other viewer questions Lee addresses include: America's first nuclear-powered submarine; how naval vessels resupply at sea; if the Patriot Missile performs better now than in the first Gulf War; the origin of the name Jody for the rhythmic cadence songs used while drilling or runningmoreless

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- The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear powered submarine, served in the U.S. Navy for twenty years.
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- The Claymore mine got its name from a Scottish sword called a Claymore.
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- During the height of the Vietnam War, there were 80,000 Claymore mines being built each month.
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- The USNC Surius can transfer 600 gallons of fuel per minute.
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- The M-18A-1 Claymore weighs 3.5 pounds.
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- The PAC-3 system covers more than three times the area of the PAC-2 system.
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- R. Lee Ermey: Oh ,and by the way, at the end of his e-mail, Chris says he forgives me for being a jarhead. Well pal, since we're dishing out absolutions, I forgive you for being a dipstick. Drop and give me twenty-five!
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- R. Lee Ermey: (chops up a watermelon with a sword) Now that's my kind of upper body workout.
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- R. Lee Ermey: You know, I was having a lot of fun with mines and melons, but I knew I still had a stack of e-mails to get to back at camp. That's my job. Take Q's and kick A's.
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- R. Lee Ermey: But what about Ed's question? How many melons can I blow up with a Claymore? Well, what do I look like? A freakin' produce manager?
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- R. Lee Ermey: Welcome to Mail Call and I am ready to blow the roof off off this place! We're talkin' landmines, specifically, Claymore!
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- R. Lee Ermey: Listen up, scumbag! It's time for Mail Call!
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