Though it was first developed in the mid-1950s, the claymore mine became infamous during the Vietnam War. Capt. Rick Woolard (Ret) is the Chairman of the Navy SEAL Museum Board of Directors ...

During the Korean War (1950-53), United Nations ... Named for a large medieval Scottish sword, the M18 Claymore proved to be the first directional fragmentation mine. The fan-shaped M18 measured ...

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Here’s What You Need to Remember: Even when properly employed the Claymore could be dangerous ... was widely used in the Vietnam War. It proved adaptable for covering the ranges between maximum ...

In the jungles of the Vietnam War, Sgt ... of crossing a stream and somebody in front of us tripped off a large Claymore mine that blew, that was directed at us,” Tom Hagel said.

HANOI, Vietnam — The specter of the Vietnam War followed Defense Secretary ... the warped shell of a Claymore anti-personnel mine and rusted bayonets. On a nearby table were four plates with ...

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