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Today is National EOD Day

Talyn

Talyn

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National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day is observed annually on the first Saturday of May to honor the bravery and sacrifice of military EOD technicians who detect, disarm, and dispose of explosive threats. It commemorates technicians from all U.S. armed forces branches who have died in the line of duty, often recognizing over 340 fallen personnel.

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Key Details About National EOD Day:
  • Purpose: To recognize the dangerous work of EOD professionals who risk their lives to protect others.
  • Observance: It is not a federal public holiday, so businesses remain open.
  • Memorials: The EOD community holds ceremonies, such as at the EOD Memorial at Eglin Air Force Base, to honor fallen technicians.
  • Role: EOD technicians handle, contain, and dispose of unexploded ordnance (UXO), improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and chemical hazards.
The day highlights the extreme danger and mental fortitude required for this specialized, hazardous, and life-saving work, which is often considered one of the most demanding jobs in the military.

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Shibadog said:
Best friend from high school was Army EOD for 22 years, retired, then logged 20 more with the Corps of Engineers as a project manager, running teams “sanitizing” old firing ranges . Heck of a way to make a living
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On our way to Iran from Pearl Harbor during the hostage crisis, our ship and others in the fleet practiced some Naval gunfire, the target being the island of Kahoolawe in the Hawaiian Islands. EOD had a full time job there. Kahoolawe was used for target practice from 1941 to 1990, when we gave the island back to Hawaii. Since 1990, over 28,000 ordinance was cleared, and the island still remains only 75% cleared.
 
Dobbinsky said:
On our way to Iran from Pearl Harbor during the hostage crisis, our ship and others in the fleet practiced some Naval gunfire, the target being the island of Kahoolawe in the Hawaiian Islands. EOD had a full time job there. Kahoolawe was used for target practice from 1941 to 1990, when we gave the island back to Hawaii. Since 1990, over 28,000 ordinance was cleared, and the island still remains only 75% cleared.
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Yup, and firing/bombing ranges were everywhere. How about a WW 1 mortar range in what’s now Forest Park in St. Louis? Bizarre
 
Dobbinsky said:
I'll look that one up. Bizarre is right!
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Stokes mortars🙄. The Corps cleaned that one up about 15 years ago now. Also, below the bluff at Jefferson Barracks (south end by VA) there was a lot of technically “live” stuff the army had dumped there for years😳. Right by the new bridge there was a LOT! As for Forest Park remember is was really “outside” of town and home of the Worlds Fair in like 1904….
 
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