[CPEO-MEF] Badlands Bombing Range, Pine Ridge Reservation

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

It's the 'bomb': Old cars mark practice target
Journey vs. Destination

Lisa Brainard
Bluff Country Reader (MN)
December 26, 2006

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a large tale in our nation's history, as well as 
my South Dakota trip over Thanksgiving. Part 1 ran in the Dec. 11 issue 
of the Bluff Country Reader, while Part 2 ran in the Dec. 18 issue. And 
now - the conclusion.

Geocaching took on an adven-turous and historic twist over Thanksgiving, 
when my friend, Dave, and I visited the Pine Ridge Reservation.

...

Today, the tribe has its own bomb squad (the Badlands Bombing Range 
Project) whose employees are trained in North Carolina to become 
certified UXO technicians. It is a very well-paying job (probably one of 
the highest here on the rez), and UXO technicians are in demand around 
the country and world, often in current and former war zones such as in 
the Middle East. The acronym you saw on many of the cars at Reflector 
City was "BBRP-OST" ("Badlands Bombing Range Project - Oglala Sioux Tribe").

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.hometown-pages.com/main.asp?SectionID=14&SubSectionID=59&ArticleID=14476&TM=21230.34

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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