tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post5457375770186370114..comments2023-12-23T16:59:19.185+00:00Comments on Western Rifle Shooters Association: Vanderboegh: M14 - The Three Hundred Meter WarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post-74781282641960926482010-12-02T10:22:51.527+00:002010-12-02T10:22:51.527+00:00Just wondering: I was stationed in Korea in 1961-2...Just wondering: I was stationed in Korea in 1961-2. We were issued M!'s although I think the US Army had made the M14 standard by that time. In the summer of 1962 (maybe spring) we received M14's (and the M60 LMG w00t!). It the stock appeared to be as sturdy as the M1 although I never did any bayonet drill with it before I returned to CONUS.<br /><br />Recently, I read a letter to the editor in the American Rifleman (can't remember which issue) that claimed the stock of the M14's broke during bayonet drill.<br /><br />So, I wonder if anyone else can verify this story.<br /><br />Thanks Mike. Up past bed time again.fgd-anchoragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152091805721605347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post-8961625357027574202010-10-14T16:33:28.714+01:002010-10-14T16:33:28.714+01:00The Nations's highest award for valor is actua...The Nations's highest award for valor is actually called the 'Medal of Honor', not the Congressional Medal of HonorPauliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780737248656707530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post-46797157177155422382008-11-25T02:29:00.000+00:002008-11-25T02:29:00.000+00:00Mr. Vanderboegh,Randy Shugart was killed in Somali...Mr. Vanderboegh,<BR/><BR/>Randy Shugart was killed in Somalia in October 1993, not 1991.<BR/><BR/>Not to be too pedantic or nitpicking, just saying, sir.theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post-85395486794956212712008-10-27T01:37:00.000+00:002008-10-27T01:37:00.000+00:00Sir, I was once corrected by a retired Marine tha...Sir,<BR/> I was once corrected by a retired Marine that one never wins the Congressional Medal of Honor. It is received, or awarded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post-19004972963487733742008-10-06T05:18:00.000+01:002008-10-06T05:18:00.000+01:00A minor niggling point, but one is not permitted t...A minor niggling point, but one is not permitted to speak or do anything else at parade rest. One must come to attention first.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.fredoneverything.net/PI.html" REL="nofollow">From the inestimable Fred Reed:</A> <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>-----------<BR/><BR/>"A recruit was standing on a roof at Parris Island in the burning sun at parade rest. His DI had put him there to work on the roof and somehow had forgotten him. A passing sergeant noticed, stared curiously for a second, and bellowed, 'Git down from there, prive.'<BR/><BR/>The private didn't move.<BR/><BR/>'Goddamit, git down here,' bawled the instructor, unused to being ignored.<BR/><BR/>Nothing. The private looked deeply unhappy, but didn't so much as twitch.<BR/><BR/>Another DI came along and yelled, but nothing moved the recruit. He gazed desperately ahead, either deaf or crazed by the sun. A group formed on the sidewalk, including a warrant officer, a lieutenant, and, finally, a passing light colonel.<BR/><BR/>The colonel snapped his crispest order. The private stared ahead. The crowd conferred, decided they had a mental case on their hands and prepared to send for a struggle buggy and some big corpsmen. Then the private's DI returned.<BR/><BR/>'Jaworski, Ten-hut! Git your butt down from there.'<BR/><BR/>Down came Jaworski. From parade rest, you see, the only acceptable order is 'attention'. The manual of arms says so." <BR/><BR/>-------Luke (alias "Lines With Chrome")https://www.blogger.com/profile/17379226645058693716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469109905542911409.post-47576795164010155092008-10-02T03:09:00.000+01:002008-10-02T03:09:00.000+01:00After you click to You Tube and listen to the Padd...After you click to You Tube and listen to the Paddy song scroll down and have a listen to "Stick your Decommission up your Arse".<BR/><BR/>The song addresses turning your guns in and being a good subject of the crown. Obama and the mayors of Chicago, Philadelphia, and DC need to hear and heed the message.W W Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326046112820327760noreply@blogger.com