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25 Aug 2022 Garand Picture of the day
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There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
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08-25-2022 05:18 PM
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Love the signal flare sticking out of his gear!
"good night Chesty, Wherever You Are"
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Anybody know what the other item is laying almost vertical against his thigh?
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Pick ax
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 08-27-2022 at 12:16 AM.
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I couldn't imagine having to Sprint or run with that axe and handle slapping against my thigh. That would be an awkward weight hanging off of you it seems
"good night Chesty, Wherever You Are"
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Handle of the pick. The head should be in the bag tied to the handle. Seems to be just lying against his leg.
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It looks like he has many canteens strapped to him as well, possibly three. One in a canteen pouch, one in his lower pack you can see the lid sticking out, and it looks like another canteen pouch behind the first canteen pouch. I never realized anyone carried more than one canteen
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Alot of photos of the US Marines in the South Pacific with two canteens per man
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Alot of photos of the US Marines in the South Pacific with two canteens per man
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
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There is a lot going on in that picture! Another signal flare with grenade launcher on a barrel in the background. My guess is it looks like M8 launcher on a carbine. At the risk of asking a dumb question, what is the heavy duty looking belt around the machine gunner? And is it just me or does the guy on the right look like his M3 fighting knife is bent? Looks like it's in a cloth scabbard that is bent on the end,
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"good night Chesty, Wherever You Are"
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sniper from his position behind a hedgerow near Mortain, France
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