9 May 2021 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

Group of American soldiers catch a nap beside a haystack after a long, grueling march through rugged mountains near Minturno.
Location: Minturno, Italy
Date taken: May 1944
Photographer: George Silk

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[ssgross]

A bit sloppy with rifles so far away, unless they are deep inside their perimeter. Even then...our SOP was always one leg in in the sling - learned in boot camp because a DI would always come by at night and try to steal a rifle A very useful habit when you never know who is sneaking around the desert. Looks like the second gut from the right is spooning his rifle like a champ and knows what he's doing. Can't see the 4th rifle.