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Noah Shachtman
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Sep 19, 2007 1:04 AM

Video Fix: I.E.D. 1, Robot 0

Another example of why you send robots downrange, and leave the soldiers in the truck…

Another example of why you send robots downrange, and leave the soldiers in the truck…

 

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