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That's exactly how my grandfather was wounded in the Ardennes with the 77th Division. Taking cover in a shell crater and they dropped another one in. Good he survived or I wouldn't be here.

I have no intention of "doing anything with it" except keep it and use it if necessary.

Something tells me he ain't a "new guy" and has seen some action.

That's obviously a Garand M1C, not an 03.

True, but a medium bomber that flew mostly at night when things really got rolling. Not much available for defense in the night time let alone the day. Regardless all fine and serviceable aircraft....

Unlike the majority of WWII aircraft. There were very few with cloth skin, the Hurricane and Swordfish being two of the best.

I've seen the Hurricane at Hendon and a few other places. I'm reminded of a time when I worked for the TSA at PDX around 2003 and an older gentleman came through wearing a ball cap that suggested he...

I've an M1 10 inch bayonet that was given to me by the former Marine that used it during the retreat from the Chosin Reservoir in Korea. It is well used and was often sharpened.

I've a picture of...

Awesome. An iconic fighter of which few remain. It was cutting edge when first produced. No big deal using the P/W engine, the Nakajima was a direct copy.

We've been to the Flying Heritage Museum...

I hated Ft. Bliss so much I re-enlisted to get out of there. As an Oregon born and raised boy I thought it close to hell. I thought Ft. Sill a better place while training there.

Because of the ladder something tells me there was a sniper or
MG42 in that 2nd floor window.

Mind the back blast area.

Those men appear to be South Korean troops.

A Thompson, a Garand up front, a BAR on the lower right, mostly 03's, and lots and lots of rifle grenades. It appears they really liked rifle grenades. The tube thing escapes me as it's to big to be...

I get it completely. However after D-Day gilder assaults were rare. If at all.

My grand dad fought with the 77th Division and was wounded in the Argonne Forest. He didn't talk about it much but he did say it was pretty miserable.

It's always amazed me how the Army could train a group of the "baddest of the bad and the best of the best," use them briefly, and then disband the unit and use them as mere "grunts." Not the...

Those were sad times.

He looks pretty clean.

There is no cheating in combat, there are only winners and losers.

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Red Ryder BB guns (and goggles) in...

Let me rephrase that slightly, seeing as I once used both BB guns and paintball guns in training. I'm 72, long retired, and no longer run around the woods (or in buildings) hunting people in...

Nice toy, I've no use for toys.

My favorite Gene Hackman movie is Uncommon Valor. Great performance, great cast. R.I.P. Gene, you brought a lot of people along on your journey that appreciate it.

I expressed an opinion based on real life experience. You guys can go ahead and debate it to death, I've nothing more to offer.

"Shallow" is subjective. Viewing the picture the "dimple" appears about as deep as large in diameter. No punch or ball peen strike can physically do that. Both tools displace material around the...