11-336 Garand Picture of the Day

[Snafu]

Covering the Crew
A BAR man in the bow of a rubber raiding craft provides cover as a 10-man boat crew reaches the undefended beach of Pavuvu in the Russell Islands. U.S. Marine Corps photo




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[browningautorifle]

I've done those boat drills and it always made me laugh at the idea that this was any kind of protection. You're approaching a defensive postition in an inflatable boat and they're in bunkers. And no, the bow man didn't even make me feel better.