Vietnam War Origin Of Fragging

During the Vietnam War, U.S. soldiers coined the term "fragging" for attacks in which they threw live fragmentation grenades into the quarters of officers they considered incompetent. These grenade attacks targeted leaders their men believed put them at unnecessary risk and became notorious within the ranks. The threat grew so common that Colin Powell, then a U.S. Army major, moved his cot every night from 1968 to 1969 to avoid becoming a fragging victim.

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