Posted on 11/24/2008 6:41:23 PM PST by Bill Dupray
Darryl,
Karl would be smiling even more if he could have gotten his hands on an M-14! He just loved small arms, and knew his stuff. I don’t have many pics of him from Iraq, but nearly every one is him holding some weapon and grinning, usually with an AK-47 they picked up somewhere.
One NCO told me he found Karl awake in his rack late one night, fondling his M-16. Told him to lose it and get some sleep. The NCO said it was weird even for a Marine, LOL. I have all sorts of little pencil sketches of conceptual gun designs that he made.
If you feel in the mood, PM me and we can chat.
Semper Fidelis,
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