I know they did it during the first gulf war. I became a kind of craze amoung the guy to try to take some souvenirs. How about this war? Have you heard of anything?
2007-12-03 00:44:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Soldiers will try to smuggle anything home. That's why we here in Iraq have KBR employee rifle through our packages before we are allowed to mail them home.
I defended a soldier pending court-martial for trying to bring a live grenade home.
2007-12-03 00:52:48 · answer #1 · answered by Unrepentant Fenian Bastard 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
All military personnel returning from the Area of Operations (AOR) have to go through a customs inspection before flying back to the US, whether on R&R or redeployment.
KBR does not conduct the inspections; there is a customs battalion staffed by members of the Naval Reserve that do it.
Mainly the customs inspectors are to ensure that no hazardous material (especially live ordinance) is carried onboard the aircraft. No ammunition, explosives, firearms (except personal weapons on redeployment flights) and/or gun parts are allowed on flights leaving the AOR.
2007-12-03 05:09:30 · answer #2 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know some have been caught, or the weapons anyway, but probably some haven't been caught. That goes back to as far back as people have fought wars; I legally brought back a rifle (Mosin-Nagant from Vietnam, my uncle has one (M-N) from Korea, another uncle had rifles and pistols from WW2, in my rifle case is a U.S. issue Springfield bayonet from the Southern War of Independence which has been modified to fit my great-great grandfather's modified flintlock to percussion cap muzzle loader my uncle has hanging with the Korean rifle. I don't know which battle he picked it up at but should research that and see. I know some weapons were smuggled back "illegally" from WW2 (shot a Thompson and MP40 that way), Korea (uncle said he knew some that did but not first hand knowledge), Vietnam (know of AK's that made it back), and probably were from the first Gulf War and Iraq and Afghanistan. Mine I kept legal.
In the past some things could be brought back legally as war souvenirs but don't know about now. AK-47's would never be a legal thing because they are select fire and both select and full automatics would be barred but semi-automatics both rifle and pistols, revolvers, and bolt action rifles were legal to bring back from Vietnam with the right paperwork.
2007-12-03 01:30:51 · answer #3 · answered by GunnyC 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Impossible to do because they are all searched for offensive items such as AKs, RPGs, Pistols, Bayonets etc etc.
Many are reduced to bringing back, documentation, medals flags and insignia, uniforms of the defeated Iraqi Military
2007-12-03 03:37:10 · answer #4 · answered by conranger1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I heard rumor of a first sergeant in one of the units I was supporting sent home some type of weapon. Made it all the way home no problems. His wife bragged about it and needless to say that info made it back to us in Iraq and they did some type of investigation or whatever...don't know if that is true or not but when we saw him during clearing he wasn't a first sergeant anymore
2007-12-03 01:32:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I just heard a story a couple of months ago where some military gentlemen were caught with parts to AK-s in their sea bags when they returned to the U.S. I believe it was in either the state of Washington or Oregon.
2007-12-03 01:17:58 · answer #6 · answered by Rickey R 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes, every war they take some thing my grandfather gave me a masseur he took of a German in ww2. nothing wrong with that
2007-12-03 02:10:25 · answer #7 · answered by kp 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋