The U.S.Soldiers over there have a lot more than just what is on their
minds.Do you realize how much weight they carry around on their backs
nowdays? In World War Two,the average weight of their back packs was
around 124 pounds,I think,what they are carrying around on their backs
nowdays weighs much more than 124 pounds.Have you ever carried that much
weight (124 pounds) around on your back before? I have,on Marches at
Boot Camp. (of course YOU haven't,YOU wouldn't either,YOU wouldn't even
go there,after all,YOU are a Canadan and YOU live in Canada)

Some of the U.S.Soldiers at Normandy in World War Two fell down in the
water and drowned because of too much weight they were carrying on their
backs.Shootin Iron and Ammo and Entrenching Tool and Helmet and Shelter
Halve and the Boots and Clothes they were wearing is all they should
have needed to carry around with them.

If I had been there,I would have shucked off what I felt I didn't really
need before I jumped into the water and waded ashore.
cuhulin