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This 5 page paper discusses reasons why passengers shouldn’t fall asleep when riding in a military vehicle. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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a military vehicle. Discussion Not surprisingly, researching this topic was extremely difficult. It wasnt possible to find anything directly dealing with this subject, possibly because its so odd, or possibly
because there doesnt seem to be any good reason why someone cant sleep in a vehicle, providing he or she isnt driving. However, an article that appeared in 2004 in
the Los Angeles Times contains information that allows us to speculate on why passengers in military vehicles need to stay awake. That article talks about an auto accident in Iraq
that claimed the life of a young Marine. Lance Corporal Matthew R. Smith had been "crisscrossing the desert for months at the wheel of a Humvee" without mishap; then one
night he was "speeding south along a northbound shoulder" of a highway when he "slammed his vehicle into an Army tractor-trailer abandoned on the side of the highway. He died
of a massive head injury" (Miller and Sack, 2004). His passenger, Lance Corporal Antonio J. Delk, broke his leg and injured his arm, but survived (Miller and Sack, 2004). The
Humvee Smith was driving was apparently in bad shape: its "radio, speedometer and seat belts were not functioning," and one of the vehicles "low-beam lights also was out," forcing Smith
to use his high beams "sparingly so as not to blind oncoming traffic. When the trailer suddenly materialized, there was no time to react" (Miller and Sack, 2004). Smiths mother,
talking about the accident months later, said it would somehow be easier to accept her sons death if it had been the result of enemy fire, instead of a traffic
accident (Miller and Sack, 2004). The accident occurred at 10.30 p.m. and Smith had been driving since 7 that morning, Delk said (Miller and Sack, 2004). Although Delk offered to
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