1 April 2024 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

President Harry S. Truman looking down the barrel of a M1 Garand during an inspection of a Marines barracks in Washington state, 1948

[browningautorifle]

Nice of him to have a look at that young fellas rifle...

[Bob Womack]

"Dirt in the rear sight orifice, weekend pass revoked."

Oh, no, that was Captain Sobel of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division

Bob

[Bob Seijas]

MOH Hector Cafferata told the story of how Truman ruined his shined boots... Hector was tall and Truman was short, could not reach high enough to slip the medal ribbon over Hector's head, even though he bent over... so Truman stood on Hector's boots!