17-2-7 Garand Picture of the Day

[BEAR]

Here's a picture of a parachute being rigged on the tower at Hadnot Point. Notice the similarity of the treelines in the two pictures.Attachment 80514

[BEAR]

I don't know, but the way the rifle is pointed someone had some 'splaining' to do

If you look closely at the picture, the officer actually seems to be closer to the camera lens than the rifleman. So the M1 isn't really pointed at the chest but off to the side. Optical illusion created by the camera.

[browningautorifle]

a 250' Free Tower used in parachute training

We had one in Shilo Manitoba too. At the end of it's time it was a navigation aid from the training area, which had lots of badlands in it's range. Night time it still had lights...then they tore it down. The young guys today don't even know it existed.

the sergeant took a run towards the cadet and gave him one enormous kick in the behind. By today's standards, this may seem harsh

Today you'd be charged for striking a subordinate. And you'd suffer too...it could have happened then as well, it was a charge that has been carried in the books for ages. Not something you want to bet on doing, no matter what.

[BEAR]

I know everybody already knows this but just in case it's not known by some, Hadnot Point was renamed in 1942 to .......Camp Lejeune.