How Special Paint On The Hood Of The World War II Jeep Protected Soldiers' Lives

That is interesting PO1 Tony Holland that the brown paint between the points of its “invasion star,” purpose was to protect against chemical weapons attacks. It’s called “M5 liquid vesicant detector paint” (a vesicant is a chemical agent that causes blistering.)

FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. CPL Dave Hoover SGT Mark Halmrast SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

Interesting fact share, thank you.

I learned about this at the US Army Chemical Museum at Ft Leonard Wood, but had forgotten. It was nice to read about it again