A bolt of lightning left 10 soldiers from the New Jersey National Guard with minor injuries during a training exercise Tuesday night, a military spokesman said.
The soldiers were taking part in an exercise in a tent at Fort Drum, outside Watertown, New York, when the lightning strike occurred, 1st Sgt. David Moore told CNN. The injured were members of the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and were among about 2,000 troops taking part in an annual training camp, he said.
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Wow! O.o
Yup. Thats lightening. Its a relief though that there were no fatalities.
In Bangla Desh the other day, 12 were killed by lightening while praying under a makeshift tin shed.
Yeah I bet they got a real charge out of that excercise.
Certainly glad they are all OK!! But what kind of training exercise do infantrymen do in a friggin' tent? 🙂
You've got a valid point, there, Portland tony!!
lol!
Next time they'll DO the excercise, but wear grounding straps.
Portland Tony:
Maybe they were in there hoping they wouldn't get hit.
This is truly a shame. That lining is some dangerous stuff. It's best to go inside when it starts doing that. Please vote for me to be added to the. CNN just I important bloggers list.
Hi everyone. I am Bongo. I sure hope the rich fatcat bankers don't get to take over after the November election. Us regular people need to stick together.
Hi little mister, I hope you are well this evening. I like your icons. Would you be able to make a cat for me? It would be much appreciated and thanks!
Dang little mister. I've kept my true ident ity secret all this time, and now you show my portrait. Now everyone knows what I look like. Looks like I'll have to find something else now.
Thank you little mister for the first one. I'm having my coffee so I won't comment on the other one you left for me. Our bc has been jacked so don't worry. You have a great day yourself. I'm getting a very early start as you can see by the time stamp and being in a different time zone than most.