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Mother sending Silly String to Iraq.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)(Brief article)
Marcelle Shriver of Stratford, New Jersey, a Philadelphia suburb, is the mother of 28-year-old Army Specialist Todd Shriver, a soldier stationed in Iraq. In October, during a telephone call home to his mother, Todd explained that in the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, where his unit is stationed, his mission sometimes requires entering buildings that might be booby-trapped. Marines in the area had shared some special knowledge with the soldiers, telling them how to detect the nearly invisible trip wires strung across the rooms of buildings by the unseen enemy. Their booby-trap sweeping operations employed a very special device: Silly String!
The Marines discovered that if they shot a stream of Silly String into a room before entering, it would get hung up on any trip wires strung across the room, alerting them to danger. The Army quickly began utilizing this "secret" weapon.
Mrs. Shriver sent some cans of the novelty item to Todd, but also decided that many more ...
- Silly String use in Iraq stirs serious interest.
- Newspaper article from: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY) December 8, 2006 700+ words
...the novelty item Silly String to detect booby traps in Iraq. As the story gained...marketing manager for Silly String maker Just For Kicks...unit's 2005-2006 Iraq tour, said the story...soldiers in with Silly String," he said. "Soldiers...
- Silly String, used by some soldiers to detect trip wires, can't be mailed to...
- Newspaper article from: Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) December 13, 2006 700+ words
...way to help troops in Iraq came about when a New...her to send him some Silly String. She collected 1...agreed to fly boxes of Silly String to Kuwait. "We don...if and how to send Silly String over to Iraq. "We will talk about...
- KIDdesigns Donates 33,000 Cans of Silly String to Soldiers in Iraq.
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 11, 2007 700+ words
...33,000 cans of Silly String - or nearly 2...used by soldiers in Iraq to detect tripwires...use by her son in Iraq," said Evan Stein...Store toys uses Silly String and we knew we had...KIDdesigns' cans of Silly String were stored in an...the soldiers in Iraq. ...
- Silly String goes to war.(IRAQ)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: New York Times Upfront December 10, 2007 700+ words
...request from her son Todd, 28, a soldier serving in Iraq: He asked for Silly String. But Todd's reason was quite serious: American...Silly String. The cans have all been shipped to Iraq, and Todd Shriver is scheduled to come home this...
- Silly string saves.(Personal Responsibility)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Scholastic Choices April 1, 2007 700+ words
...SOLDIER STATIONED IN IRAQ? Send him or her Silly String, the brightly...in war-torn Iraq to kill people. Soldiers spray Silly String and if the string...currently stationed in Iraq. If you want...send cans of Silly String to St Luke's...
- Serious about silly string.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: The New American Mass, Warren January 21, 2008 700+ words
...stationed in Ramadi, Iraq. He and his fellow...desperate need of Silly String, the novelty aerosol...triggering them. Since Silly String is not on the military...collect cans of Silly String, box them, and...servicewomen in Iraq. Her campaign collected...
- Silly String Banned in Hollywood This Halloween; Fines for Possession or Sale...
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 26, 2004 700+ words
...ordinance (LAMC Section 56.02) to ban Silly String in Hollywood on Halloween night. The...possession, sale or distribution of Silly String in Hollywood from 12:01 a.m. on...vendors flock to the street and sell Silly String, which then becomes the sole source...
- No Trick - Silly String Banned in Hollywood This Halloween.
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 30, 2008 700+ words
...Violators Caught Possessing and/or Selling Silly String Face Fines and/or Jail Time HOLLYWOOD -- For the fifth Halloween in a row, Silly String is banned in Tinseltown. In accordance...possessing, using, selling or distributing Silly String in Hollywood will have their products...