equipped
Iconic
M17A1
gas
mask
with
protective
hood
and
carrying
bag,
together
with
chocolate
chip
camouflage,
the
symbol
od
Desert
Storm.
Attached
drinking
tube
allowed
to
drink
water
from
canteen
(dedicated
canteen
cap
with
valve)
when
worn
on
head.
Another
symbol
of
Desert
Storm
–
cursed
NBC
protective
suits
aka
MOPP
suits
with
activated
carbon
insert.
There
was
extremely
high
possibility
that
Saddam
Hussein
will
use
chemical
and
biological
weapon
against
Coalition
forces,
so
soldiers
had
to
wear
the
NBC
suits
almost
all
day
long.
