Garand Picture of the day Marines - Samoa 1942

[CapnJohn]

Pithy according to Bill O'Reilly
pithy (comparative more pithy or pithier, superlative most pithy or pithiest)

Positive pithy
Comparative more pithy or pithier
Superlative most pithy or pithiest


Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief.
Concise and full of meaning.
Tersely cogent.
Of, like, or abounding in pith.

[beachbumbob]

TY Captain,

You kept me out of trouble cause I was gonna comment about how this thread had turned a little pithy! {But still highly educational}

Bob

[TDH]

Knowing someone that actually landed on the Canal in the 2nd wave he said that they didn't have the M1 at that time. Harry said that the had the 03's, BAR's, thompson's and some Johnson's. The 1st M1's were brought in by the army.

[Dan Shapiro]

That was some thread. Glad no one got pithed off! Hahahahahaha!
Sorry, it's the Bushmills's.

[RBruce]

The odd helmet is probably a M1917A1, the other hat mentioned looks like a tropic light weight.