From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: philnblanc@comcast.net   
   Subject: Re: necessity is the mother of invention   
      
      
   >> Wearing red *and* being part of the security 'away detail' were invariably   
   >> fatal. :)   
      
   This statement is false and I can prove it.   
      
      
   Yeoman Tamura never died, and neither did many "red shirts" who went ashore.   
      
   http://allyourtrekarebelongto.us/tamura.htm   
   http://allyourtrekarebelongto.us/zahra.htm   
   http://allyourtrekarebelongto.us/tankris.htm   
   http://allyourtrekarebelongto.us/mlandon.htm   
      
   I could list more...   
      
      
   Mr. Scott (AKA Scotty) is one notable "red shirt" who did die once (in    
   The Changeling) , but he was brought back to life.  BUT!  It didn't    
   happen while he was ashore; it happened on the ship.   
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