1ST EOD GROUP DAILY JOURNAL 1 15 MAR 91

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Subject = 1ST EOD GROUP DAILY JOURNAL   1  15  MAR 91                     

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Folder Title = 1ST EOD GROUP DAILY JOURNAL 1-15 MAR 91                                                         

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            0620          CALLED AFRTS, RADIO, TALIJED TO COL         WILSON
                          MORGAN TO SEE IF TIIEY,@lkWOULD RE-
                          EMPHASIZE SAFETY CONCEPK.% OVER THE
                          SUBJECT OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE, THEY
                          WILL BE DOING THE SAFETY SPOTS AND
                          WILL BE SENDING OUT AN INTERVIEW TEAM
                          LATER. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 478-4466
                          EXT 172/163/168.

            0745          CALLED ALL EOD CONTROL TEAMS TO DIRECT      WILSON
                          THEM   THAT ALL EXPLOSIVE RELATED
                          ACCIDENTS    AND    INJURIES   MUST     BE
                          REPORTED TO GROUP. THE NON-EOD CRAIN
                          OF COMMAND HAS BEEN WITHHOLDING THESE
                          REPORTS AND THE-TRUE'PICTURE HAS TO BE
                          PRESENTED TO ARCENT/CENTCOM. EXAMPLE,
                          DURING THIS THE 71ST EOD REPORTED
                          INJURY THAT OCCURRED 4 MARCH AT KKMC.
                          A SOLDIER FROM THE 13TH ENGINEERS WAS
                          DEMONSTRATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TIIE
                          FLAK VEST AND M67 GRENADE-HE WAS
                          INJURED SEVERELY -INJURIES TO LEFT
                          SIDE/ARM/GENITALS -CID INVESTIGATING
                          BUT NO REPORT TO ARCENT YET.


            0845          SUBMITTED SPOT REPORT ON GRENADE            WILSON
                          INJURY TO ARCENT, THEY DIDN'T RAVE ANY
                          PREVIOUS INFORMATION.


            0900          CALLED CENTCOM GRAVE REGISTRATION TEAM      WILSON
                          ABOUT TIIE ON-CALL Ep PERSON, WANT
                          THEM TO PUT REQUEST INIWRITING BECAUSE
                          TIIE REQUEST VIOLATES 9ASIC EOD SAFETY
                          RULE OF TWO EOD PEOPLE TO A RESPONSE
                          TEAM. THEY WILL CALL BACK.


            0945          MAJOR POOLE, 512TII EOD FORWARD KUWAIT      WILSON
                          CITY HAS REPORT THAT INDIVIDUALS FROM
                          MEDICAL UNIT THAT TIIE M42 GRENADE
                          ACCIDENT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT NOW ARE
                          AT    KUWAIT    CITY    AIRPORT-IIE    HAS
                          DISPATCHED TEAM TO DO LUGGAGE CLIECK-IF
                          ANY MORE ARE FOUND -HE WILL INFORM US
                          OF ACTION TAKEN.



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