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| Tango01 | 13 Apr 2013 11:22 a.m. PST |
…Zombie Apocalypse. "The Army figures that the zombie apocalypse has a lot to teach soldiers about being prepared for the next hurricane. Officers at Fort Sam Houston in Texas actually brought Max Brooks, author of the latter-day classic zombie novel World War Z, to attend the U.S. Army-North's Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept drill this week. Not that the soldiers were anticipating any zombies. From Brooks' perspective, whether you're confronting extreme weather that shorts out a power grid or running from a marauding horde of the undead, preparation is the key to survival. "For the first time," Brooks said, according to an official Army write-up, "you have young people being interested in being prepared, being ‘tricked into' taking care of themselves, really, because even if the zombie apocalypse does not happen, they will be ready for the next hurricane or next disaster." The Centers for Disease Control concur. Sensible, right? The real hero of Brooks' work — soon to be adapted into a Brad Pitt movie; approach with caution — is prep work and logistics. Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide is full of preparedness tips valuable for a variety of disasters: keep a versatile tool like a Swiss army knife handy; have a system to purify your water; make sure you've got dry socks; get a radio that doesn't rely on battery power…"
Full article here
link "Brooks is a cult hero inside the Army"
Is that true? Amicalement
Armand |
| Rakkasan | 13 Apr 2013 4:15 p.m. PST |
No, not a cult hero around here |
| tuscaloosa | 13 Apr 2013 8:05 p.m. PST |
Mel Brooks, you mean. We loved "Blazing Saddles" back in the day… |
| GROSSMAN | 15 Apr 2013 9:34 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 15 Apr 2013 12:46 p.m. PST |
Glad you had enjoy it my friend!. Amicalement
Armand |
| FriendOfMrGreen | 26 Apr 2013 4:54 a.m. PST |
Tuscaloosa, you silly thing! Mel Brooks is Max Brooks' father. Don't you wiki? |
| tuscaloosa | 26 Apr 2013 5:20 p.m. PST |
Wow, I didn't know that. Small world, I was joking when I referred to Mel Brooks. |
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