Posted on 12/17/2010 9:41:15 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
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1st Air Cavalry Division Photos 1965-66
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Once a soldier and young,
...They are still soldiers
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“The Marines are amazing at just how much life they get out of equipment (probably because theyre always underfunded). I swear you could send an MEU ashore with Sopwith Camels, 1903 Springfields, and Krag-Jorgensens, and theyd still kick every ass in sight.
I always wonder if the engineers who design things like the original Huey and Cobra ever imagined their designs would still be in active service long after they retired?”
My son flies a CH-46E “Phrog” out of Camp Pendleton. He tells me that he is not only flying the same TYPE of aircraft flown by the Corps in the late 70’s, he is actually flying the SAME aircraft that they used in the 70’s!
“I was issued an ancient .45 in Vietnam that was stamped 1899. “
1899? What kind, revolver?
Aren’t the Indians evaluating the Apache?
[1899? What kind, revolver?]
No, it was the same as a 1911.
Yep-along with the MI-28.
“No, it was the same as a 1911.”
It may have been a very early serial number, but not a date, if that’s what you were meaning.
With a product sold to both the Army and Marines, which customer will get priority? With a product sold only to Marines, the producer BETTER keep the USMC happy.
[It may have been a very early serial number, but not a date, if thats what you were meaning.]
There was a serial number. The 1899 was a patent date. I had this pistol for approximately four months when I was a gunner on a crew served weapon. I showed it to many people because I believed it to be rare.
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