Garand Picture of the Day #240 Camp David

[Mark in Rochester]

A Marine guard standing post at Camp David during President Dwight D. Eisenhower's visit.
Location: MD, US
Date taken: August 1954
Photographer: Hank Walker

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[browningautorifle]

The man's very casual.. what's with the low quarter pantlegs?

[Bill Hollinger]

Yeah, but I bet he could kill a man with a styrofoam cup!

[browningautorifle]

Probably one of those guys that did the whole thing in Korea. From Inchon to Chosin, frozen feet and all. By the by, notice the leather sling?

[New One]

No ammo in the ammobelt?????

[Bill Hollinger]

What would he need ammo for? He's got a styrofoam cup!

[gunsmith II]

If this Marine was selected for Camp David duty there is no doubt he is capable of protecting the President with or without ammo, just hope this "cup" isn't an issue? when he gets off duty.

[browningautorifle]

I wonder what his history was? As was pointed out he would be special select; IE silver star DSC MOH or who knows. And by the way, he probably has only one clip and it's in the M1. I've done my share of duty with only enough ammo to get things started...because that was the policy.

[Bill Hollinger]

If this Marine was selected for Camp David duty there is no doubt he is capable of protecting the President with or without ammo, just hope this "cup" isn't an issue? when he gets off duty.

That is very good Gunsmith II!

I remember while going through the sheriff's academy they handed out a paper that described a martial art called Hicuta. With Hicuta, a man could be killed with a styrfoam cup. It was a parody but one did not figure that out until near the end of the article. All for fun it was