... And before *I* start getting quizzed, YES I know how to strip a Ma Deuce at night and keep from losing the critical sear return spring.
;-]
I'm attached to 3/8 India Company and we're tasked with taking down an enemy position [Recon Boat docks out at Onslow...].
...and instead of assaulting by Helo or those little boats that one of the other companies used...
...No...our CO declares in a fit of vainglorious oneupsmanship that India Company alone will infiltrate by foot and take the position.
So we hump 13 miles out to Onslow...
"Did you march along the two lane road?"
Oh heck no.
Because doing that would mean cetrain death for our entire company as the Recon Marines would surely have an ambush set up to deal with any fool line company trying to walk in the front door.
Instead....we march in through the swamps just north of the position. Knee, Waiste, Chest and in some parts shoulder high swamp. Imagine an entire company marching through this...[Yes, the CO was a Moron].
Now for the kicker and point of the whole story...
Somewhere along the way, my second 60 gunner [Rhoulac] loses the entire pistol grip housing whatchamathingy that attaches underneath the 60 and is held in place with a pin and a little clip attached to the pin...dont ask me for the jargon.
We get ready to assault and Rhoulac explains what has happened. "Forgetaboutit" we leave him behind and assault the position.
For the next week they had Rhoulac out there in scuba gear diving down in that swamp to find that pistol grip housing.
In the end.....it came out of his wallet.
:o)