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"Mail Call" (2002): Season 3: Episode 1 -- How do we train our military pilots? How did the U.S. manage to pull off the daring Doolittle Raid against the Japanese during World War Two? What kind of radios does the military use in the field these days?
"Mail Call" (2002): Season 3: Episode 1 -- What can you tell me about the Avenger air defense system? How are military firefighters trained differently than their civilian counter-parts. What does the Kiowa scout helicopter do on the battlefield?
"Mail Call" (2002): Season 3: Episode 1 -- What's it like to take a ride in an F-15? Why was the Army launching all kinds of missiles in the 1940s and 50s? Which WWII sub-machine gun is better, the American Tommy Gun or the German Burp Gun?
"Mail Call" (2002): Season 3: Episode 1 -- What can you tell me about the WW2 armored vehicles they call half tracks? Does the Navy have hydrofoils in their fleet and how fast can they go? What do Air Force combat controllers do?
"Mail Call" (2002): Season 3: Episode 1 -- What does rocket propelled artillery mean? What is the biggest artillery gun ever used in combat? What is the latest in tent technology?

Overview

User Rating:
8.6/10   61 votes
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown full episode list

Release Date:

5 August 2002 (USA) more

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy | History | War more

Tagline:

What do you want to know?? more

Plot:

Former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant R. Lee Ermey answers viewers' questions about military technology. full summary

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NewsDesk:
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User Comments:

Great historical show! more (8 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 1 of 2)

R. Lee Ermey ... Himself - Host (25 episodes, 2002-2005)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Digital Ranch more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:

[Yelling at a Pillsbury Doughboy figure]
R. Lee Ermey: You're not a doughboy, you're a disgusting fat-body! Sound off like you got a pair!... Well, I'll be damned. You DON'T have a pair!
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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Great historical show!, 8 March 2003
Author: cheechbg from Columbus, OH

Granted, inasmuch as I watch the History Channel (mostly due to the lack of better programming on TV) I do get tired of the same narrators picking apart WWII or the Civil War over and over. I really believe that THC is on to something with "Mail Call." R. Lee gives a outstanding performance, it's a rarity that you'll hear one of the Marines answer the narrator of a show with "Yes, Gunnery Sergeant." All in all, a very well executed show.

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