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Military body bags were always available in Vietnam. They were a normal part of the medical corp's equipment. In Vietnam, they were kept in cardboard boxes and stored in various warehouses, until requested for use. People in the US seldom, if ever, heard of the term nor thought much about them, until newsmen and anti-draft protesters begin yelling out the "name" over nation wide television. During the US Army's final large offensive, during Operation Lam Son 719 in 1971; boxes of body bags were shipped out to Firebase Vandergrift and surrounding firebases. Placed under the supervision of the medics, they were kept hidden from general view, as they not only gave away the massive size of the operation, but if seen they also could lower morale.

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