Black Soldier on okinawa with a bayonet lugged carbine
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Good catch, Buzz! The adjustable rear sight is there, too. I think what everyone has been looking for are pics showing these in use in the ETO. Keep looking! - Bob
I have shown that picture several time in the past. The jeep was being pushed out of the mud by the dozer in the background. I agree; the picture clearly shows a bayonet lug on that carbine.
When they tell you to behave, they always forget to specify whether to behave well or badly!
I didn't take it as anything racial, I just took it as who to look for in the video to see the bayonet lug on a carbine.PC culture is killing everything
Considering the military wasn't officially desegregated until 1948, this soldier's race could definitely be considered a historically significant detail.
Officials have asked the public to Be on the look out for two suspects who committed a home invasion earlier today. In other news...
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I wondered how long it would take... Yes, race rather narrowed the field "back in the day". Today? It gets one a slap on the wrist, or a DOX, or much worse. Ahhh, the "wonderful" world of PC!
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