10 Aug 20 M14 Picture of the Day- Khe Sanh

[Mark in Rochester]

Marines of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1/26 at the Siege of Khe Sanh sniping at NVA troops. The Marine with the M-16 (???) is Tom Steinhardt.

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[browningautorifle]

Those horrible hornrim glasses...we used them too.

[fjruple]

Those horrible hornrim glasses...we used them too.

Jim-- I remember them being called BCGs "Birth Control Glasses" due to the guarantee NOT to be able to pick up a girl with them on.

[Ovidio]

Jim-- I remember them being called BCGs "Birth Control Glasses" due to the guarantee NOT to be able to pick up a girl with them on.

Best definition ever...

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Those horrible hornrim glasses...we used them too.

Was or is there a minimum uncorrected visual acuity to qualify for military service?

[SRiverrat11]

As soon as I saw the pic I thought theres Cowboy from Full Metal Jacket.

[Bill Hollinger]

As did i!

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

As soon as I saw the pic I thought theres Cowboy from Full Metal Jacket.

Sans the Confederate flag on his helmet cover.

[Bob Womack]

The only rifle I see in the shot is an M-14.


Bob

[Mark in Rochester]

The only rifle I see in the shot is an M-14.

me too - can not always trust the captions