Why are CBRN Specialists in the U.S. Army called “Dragon Soldiers”?
var html_compressed = ‘ by iwnit ‘; document.write(html_compressed); var html_compressed = ‘ on October 19th, 2010 ‘; document.write(html_compressed); Asker’s Pick Selected by the asker, Aquatic Eagle. (What’s this?) Asker’s Pick On Answerbag, the member who originally submits a question can identify the answers that he or she finds most valuable. “Asker’s Pick” answers show you which answers best addressed the question on the original submitter’s mind. 1) “Army chemical units and defense agencies adopted the symbol of the Western dragon in the 1940s, as embodying the fire and destructive power of chemical and incendiary munitions and flamethrowers.” Source and further information: – Where are the WMDs?: the reality of chem-bio threats on the home front 2) “The Chemical Corps is the branch of the United States Army tasked with defending against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons. The corps was founded as the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I; it ev