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M-69 81mm Mortar Training Round

Prince William Forest Park, National Park Service

Prince William Forest Park, National Park Service
Triangle, VA, United States

Many OSS training exercises in the park utilized live ammunition as the agents were trained in weaponry. This propellant tip of a mortar training round was discovered in the root mound of a recently fallen tree in the park. There is a 1 cm lip on one end that fits into the explosive part of the rocket.

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Prince William Forest Park, National Park Service

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