In the foreground are a large number of tents, hootchies and ground sheets, while a number of soldiers are standing around an artillery piece.
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The first time the strip was to be used, no ground sheets, to indicate safe landing, had been put out so the plane dropped the mail and continued its run.
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Silk may have been used simply as a protective covering for the eggs, a lining for a retreat hole, and later perhaps for simple ground sheet web and trapdoor construction.
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Work with layers rather than bulky jackets and include a plastic poncho for rain ( it will cover your pack and you can use it as a ground sheet ).
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The equipment to be carried was discussed and it was suggested that the first wave should not carry tools but a light load of of ammunition, two hand grenades, two days'rations and a ground sheet.
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For World War II, the company was again called upon to supply vast quantities of wellington and thigh boots . 80 % of production was for war materials-from ground sheets to life belts and gas masks.
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The body had been identified by a set of captain's pips, Australian numerals and the penciled initials " C . S . J . " found on the ground sheet in which the body was wrapped.
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The fact that they have been given a roof over their heads in full view, ground sheets and the possibility to both take a shower and pray in the direction of Mecca, is not very much to cry about.
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A second air raid at 22 : 00 the next night, again in brilliant moonlight, flew low to drop bombs and machine-gun the casualty clearing stations at Deir el Belah, which were caring for about 100 casualties, and were clearly marked with Red Cross ground sheets.
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Just prior to World War II, ponchos were significantly improved during testing with the U . S . Army Jungle Experimental Platoon in the jungles of Panama, incorporating new, lighter materials and a drawcord hood that could be closed off to form a rain fly or ground sheet.