Land+Mine



A land mine was an explosive device that was planted in the ground. It explodes when someone steps on it. The land mine was one of the several booby traps used during the Vietnam War. There were also punji traps, which were coverd pits contained with deadly stakes that were sometimes coverd with poison. Another deadly weapon that effected or killed a soldier was the grenade. They were set off by hidden trip wires.

Information Provided by: Prentice Hall America Pathways to the Present Modern American History pg. 800

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