The legend I’d heard is that WD-40 was created to protect missile parts from condensation and corrosion when stored overnight outside during fabrication in San Diego. Maybe the Atlas program?  <div><br></div><div>Dunno how right or wrong that is, but I’ve never heard the Vietnam part.  <br><br>On Friday, January 27, 2023, TeriAnn J. Wakeman <<a href="mailto:tjwakeman@gmail.com">tjwakeman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <div>On 1/27/23 2:24 PM, Alex & Janet
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            …  The French left in ’54, didn’t they? When did we show up
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    <p>As I remember Ike sent advisors to Vietnam in 1955. Just looked
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                  <div aria-level="3" role="heading">September
                    1950<span lang="en"><span>, President Harry Truman sent a
                        Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) to
                        Vietnam to assist the French in the First
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    <p>TeriAnn<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
            Triumphs [<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mailto:triumphs-bounces@<wbr>autox.team.net</a>] <b>On
              Behalf Of </b>Philip Ethier<br>
            <b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 27, 2023 3:58 PM<br>
            <b>To:</b> dave northrup<br>
            <b>Cc:</b> Triumphs<br>
            <b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] KROIL<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">WD 40 was developed for Vietnam.  <u></u><u></u></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"> In 1953?<u></u><u></u></p>
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