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To: Moose4

The Marines are amazing at just how much life they get out of equipment

Inn the early 80's I qualified with a Viet Nam era M-16A1 and a WWII vintage 1911.

I swear you could send an MEU ashore with Sopwith Camels, 1903 Springfields, and Krag-Jorgensens, and they’d still kick every ass in sight.

Damn straight. Semper Fi.

15 posted on 12/17/2010 10:32:01 AM PST by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)

To: Lurker

[In the early 80’s I qualified with a Viet Nam era M-16A1 and a WWII vintage 1911.]

I was issued an ancient .45 in Vietnam that was stamped “1899.” It would rattle when I walked. I've never seen another one since.

18 posted on 12/17/2010 11:07:42 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)

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