From: Ellen K. 

I read it in an article in the Los Angeles Daily News, the day after the
original story broke.  Don't know if it's still on their website...
articles they reprint from elsewhere such as AP usually are not on the
site.  The quotes were from actual servicemen in the field, not generals. 
One said something to the effect that he really did not want to be slowed
down by the additional armor and "When it's your time, it's your
time."

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:46:18 +0100, "Phil Payne"
 wrote in message
:

>"Ellen K."  wrote in message
>news:u6sbs1hdea0c0c4u11r2oqo5rejvctdmaf{at}4ax.com...
>> Damned if you do and damned if you don't:  The next day another article
>> came out with interviews with soldiers etc who said they didn't want to
>> wear the additional armor because it was too heavy and constricting.
>
>URL?
>
>In the meantime, LOTS of articles detailing the rush to provide it:
>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/11/AR200601110223
5.html
>
>"The generals said the side plates are the most recent in a series of body
>armor upgrades that have improved the likelihood of survival for U.S.
>troops. But they stressed that the added armor has drawbacks because it can
>limit troops' mobility and raise body temperature -- a major consideration,
>given the 130-degree heat in which forces are fighting."
>
>Note: "The generals said ..."
>

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