he was allowed to carry a personal ak47 and mossberg shotgun?
If this is the case, why not start a buy a gun for a soldier program?
If it has not been started already we could do this via one of the suppliers since they would have the expertese to get it to the solders through the approriate channels.
As for the AK - he made the point there was always “a lot lying around” when not humping the SAW, he did prefer his (carefully maintained) M4 with IR laser, ACOG and large magazines.
Walking in the mud of Anbar had to be at least as hard as humping ruck in the mud of the Mekong Delta - but they do have better line of sight, no jungle.
Our next worry is that some of his buds from his old FAST team have been called back to active duty.....