more fono-folly (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

To add to my suspicion about "Guard, fire!"  this from Wikipedia:

"Ronald Snyder<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Snyder&action=edit&redlink=1>
 who commanded a National Guard unit at Kent State not involved in
shootings said "You would never see anything in training that would say
'Guard, do this.' It would be like saying, 'Army, do this.' It doesn't make
sense. "

JL

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 11:43 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Ah, memories. After returning from Vietnam in 1969, Fort Riley had us train
> for riot control. Nixon actually sent regular U.S. Infantry to Moline for
> riot control. Believe it or not.
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