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There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
Slung up gas trap, M1905, empty cartridge belt pockets, helmet strap buckled,... stateside training?
Tennessee maneuvers?
Bob
"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
And...a gas mask still with him. Yep, pre deployment.
Regards, Jim
And camera in front of muzzle + the 81mm EMPL sign
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 01-19-2025 at 06:05 PM.
The whole thing is intentionally posed, obviously a training site sometime at the beginning of the war. Big deal.
"You are what you do when it counts."