<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">I don't know about all that history stuff, but WD40 is still the choice of discriminating racers and mechanics for cologne and aftershave. Women love its manly aura!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:12px;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Galaxy</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> </div><div>Date: 1/27/23 8:57 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com> </div><div>Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net </div><div>Subject: Re: [TR] KROIL </div><div><br></div></div>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 style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote">
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<p>As I remember Ike sent advisors to Vietnam in 1955. Just looked
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<p>TeriAnn<br>
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Triumphs [<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">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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