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To: umgud

Unloaded it no more than an expensive club.


33 posted on 11/10/2009 12:12:54 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (The Second Amendment. Don't MAKE me use it.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
While serving in Germany in the early seventies Mech Inf.,there was a lot of subversive acts being perpetrated by the Baider/Meinhoff gang.
Going to and from field maneuvers,a lot of firearms were transported with a squad in the back of a deuce and a half..Being in charge allowed me three live rounds for my M-16 and same for my 45.
Fortunately,I also had the opportunity to run the qualification ranges which allowed me access to ammo.
I made it a point to carry as much as I felt i could get away with.Hijacking one truck was just to easy it seemed to me.
Yes,I could have been in big trouble if caught,but I decided it was also my obligation to defend and protect the men who counted on me.
I kept it a very guarded secret lest i be court marshaled.
At the time,I was concerned about my future as a soldier,but it seemed more than worth the risk.
One squad has a lot of weapons.I though the minimal rounds were a joke.
52 posted on 11/10/2009 1:33:26 PM PST by xarmydog
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