From the hedgerows of Normandy to today’s operational challenges, National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have never stopped innovating. The legacy of Sgt. Curtis Culin reminds us that a single idea can have a lasting impact on the battlefield and beyond.
In Normandy’s deadly hedgerows, New Jersey National Guard Sgt. Curtis G. Culin welded scrap steel into the “Rhino” hedge-cutter. This simple idea allowed Sherman tanks to blast straight through the thick bocage instead of stalling on top, an innovative fix that helped break the
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