My M1A1 carbine

[imarangemaster]

Apparently the story was that Norman had an M1A1...

It was Norman's. If you look close, he has 30 rounders in his jungle fatigue breast pocket. I also read something years ago where he referred to his "paratrooper" carbine he used in Vietnam. IIRC, he was talking about it being a lot of firepower if things got "close and stupid," or something like that. It was around the time of Desert Storm (1990/1991) that I read it in print media.