WWI-era munitions found in D.C. park — and there may be more
One munition was a 75-mm projectile and the other was a 19-inch-long Livens projector — a mortar-like weapon that could launch gas bombs.
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One munition was a 75-mm projectile and the other was a 19-inch-long Livens projector — a mortar-like weapon that could launch gas bombs.
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