WWII-era Bazooka training round found along road in Salem
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A Marion County sheriff's spokesman says traffic on a road near Salem, Ore., was blocked for about three hours after a worker clearing roadside debris found an inert World War II-era anti-tank projectile in a ditch.
Officer Don Thomson says the Bazooka training round found Tuesday afternoon was about 22 inches long.
The device was identified with help from explosives experts at the Oregon Army National Guard.
The Bazooka is the common name for the portable rocket anti-tank weapons widely used by the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II. Thomson says it was one of the first generation of rocket-propelled anti-tank weapons used in infantry combat.
Thomson notes that while this was a harmless training round, it's important to report anything that looks like a weapon or explosive.
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Some dumb-as-s metal thief did not tie down their load and it fell off on the way to Cherry City Metal recyclers.
Heck that would have been fun it it went boom!
It would have been a lot more exciting if it had been painted yellow.
Meh..
 @randomdude Ha, good evening to you!
That thing actually arrived at it's found location back in the 70's!
Uh Hippie started to make a bong from it but was introduced by a fisherman a PEPSI can that was lighter faster smarter better.
 @swimbad Not to mention that it was easily hidden if 'boarders' were around...