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September 2nd, 2005  
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It was pretty good and had some of the POWs giving some information as well as soldiers. I heard one of the Rangers say that a prisoner asked what kind of soldier he was. When he answered that he was a Ranger, the guy said "I've never seen an American uniform like that." When they were taken prisoner the US still had the old "doughboy" helmets and leggings.
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