It wasn't without developmental issues, though Bush assured reporters that the worst issues have been resolved. With a 105mm main gun and an armored chassis reminiscent of the Soviet BMP-2, famed for being nearly impregnable from the front, the Booker is designed to give infantry hung up on fortifications the punch needed to break through any obstacle or position. The nature of both soldiers' valor - killed during violent infantry combat, one alongside an Abrams, one as a dismount - underscores the need for a vehicle like the Booker. The Booker Combat Vehicle is also named for Robert Booker, who was awarded the Medal of Honor after being killed in action while under heavy machine-gun fire in Tunisia on April 9, 1943, during World War II. Booker, who was with an Abrams tank, was subsequently awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
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