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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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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.
Those horrible hornrim glasses...we used them too.
The only rifle I see in the shot is an M-14.
Bob
me too - can not always trust the captionsQuote:
Originally Posted by Bob Womack
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
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Originally Posted by fjruple
Best definition ever...
A woman once told me that the most effective contraceptive ever invented is the cigar LOL
I thought it was wedding cakeQuote:
Originally Posted by bob seijas
Bob-- Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton may differ with your friend. LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by bob seijas
Absolutely:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by fjruple
Who is Bill Clinton?Quote:
Originally Posted by fjruple
Crab-- I sometimes forget that I am dealing with an international audience. Bill Clinton was President of the US and Monica was one of his interns in which Bill used a cigar was used as a sex toy while in the White House. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Ex Crab
fj, I guess he knows who Billy Cigar is:lol:
"I thought it was wedding cake"
Reminds me of the story of a young couple getting married. They are at the Temple but the Rabbi is late, so they go off into a side room. After 10 minutes they come out, the groom has a huge smile on his face. The best man asks him why he is so happy, he says, "I just got the best BJ of my life!" The bride is also smiling broadly and a bridesmaid asks her why she is so happy. She replies, "I just gave the last BJ of my life!"
Poor guy...
Was or is there a minimum uncorrected visual acuity to qualify for military service?Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
V4 means about blind I guess, Infantry had to be above that. I never fell into any of those classifications so I just know we had guys with glasses. Other trades I couldn't say.
Just curious as were I in a firefight and lost my eyeglasses all I could do is trade my rifle and ammo for grenades and have someone point in the direction I needed to throw them.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
PS The guy on the binos looks like "Cowboy" from Full Metal Jacket.
I couldn't understand guys in the infantry when I was young that couldn't see without specs...for that reason. Now I know I couldn't do my job, with my eyes like they are now.Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY
I use to carry two spare sets of glasses with me just in case. When they issued the conventional arms BCGs, we would buy a safety band that fitted to the glasses to keep them from falling off. Later they would issue the BCGs with arms with a wire rim that would go securely behind the ears to keep the glasses from falling off. I still could not pick up any girls with those glasses. After basic and advanced training, I ordered several pairs of Randolph Aviators and had prescription lens made for them. Then the girls always thought I was a military pilot and would go out with me!! LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY
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Originally Posted by fjruple
:thup:
I like the way you think. Lemons to lemonaid.Quote:
Originally Posted by fjruple
As soon as I saw the pic I thought theres Cowboy from Full Metal Jacket.
As did i! :D
Thanks. I was being funny, even over here we've heard of him and his charming wife.Quote:
Originally Posted by fjruple
Unfortunately.
:lol::lol::lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ex Crab
Sans the Confederate flag on his helmet cover.Quote:
Originally Posted by SRiverrat11