Who's on Guard Duty???
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Who's on Guard Duty???
Guards Go Stiff at Local Army Base
I have heard stories about local police departments using empty parked cruisers to scare drivers into obeying the speed limit, but this is the first I have heard of an Army base pulling the same trick.
Locals in TaoYuan Province, Taiwan, noticed that the guards around a local Army base always seemed to stand in the same position without moving.
Curious, some locals went in closer to inspect the soldiers and were shocked at what they found.
The soldiers were actually dummies dressed up as soldiers and armed with fake rifles.
As the news spread, many locals began visiting the Army base to see the fake soldiers.
An official from the base explained that the reason they assigned fake soldiers to posts was due to a manpower shortage. They figured the fake soldiers would be sufficient in scaring away any attackers.
The Army base has now removed the dummy soldiers after being harshly criticized for the “ridiculous act”.
I have heard stories about local police departments using empty parked cruisers to scare drivers into obeying the speed limit, but this is the first I have heard of an Army base pulling the same trick.
Locals in TaoYuan Province, Taiwan, noticed that the guards around a local Army base always seemed to stand in the same position without moving.
Curious, some locals went in closer to inspect the soldiers and were shocked at what they found.
The soldiers were actually dummies dressed up as soldiers and armed with fake rifles.
As the news spread, many locals began visiting the Army base to see the fake soldiers.
An official from the base explained that the reason they assigned fake soldiers to posts was due to a manpower shortage. They figured the fake soldiers would be sufficient in scaring away any attackers.
The Army base has now removed the dummy soldiers after being harshly criticized for the “ridiculous act”.
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ...."WOW! What a ride!!!!!"
LUNCH with THEOLDMAN...On a break for now...
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