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Private Don Frigge from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment aims his sniper rifle during a gun battle against attacking Taliban forces at their position over the village of Bargematal, Nuristan, August 22, 2009.
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Private Don Frigge from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment aims his sniper rifle during a gun battle against attacking Taliban forces at their position over the village of Bargematal, Nuristan, August 22, 2009.
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Cool pics! Thanks for sharing. If I was in combat, that's what I would want have.
-Jeff L
Spam Sniper- one click, one kill.
CSP is what you make it.
A picture of your gun is worth 1,000 words. A crappy picture is only worth 100.Comment
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Here is a photo of me in 'Nam in 1967. Shortly after this photo was taken, I was involved in a very intense fire fight and the M16A1 in the photo jammed. I threw the sorry excuse for a rifle in the Go Cong River and talked the Marines out of an M14, and I was in love!!!!! The M79 was a hoot!!!
sigpic"Give Me A Fast Ship And I Will Sail In Harms Way" John Paul Jones, U.S. NAVYComment
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Mmmhhh, M79 with HE-Frag or Buckshot....nice thing !
Regards
GunnerThe services of the great ones are dangerous and not worth the trouble they cost. Lessing, G.E.Comment
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Gee John,Here is a photo of me in 'Nam in 1967. Shortly after this photo was taken, I was involved in a very intense fire fight and the M16A1 in the photo jammed. I threw the sorry excuse for a rifle in the Go Cong River and talked the Marines out of an M14, and I was in love!!!!! The M79 was a hoot!!!
Maybe it's my old eyes but that M16 sure looks bent in the center. Could be the reason for the jam. I would still have got me an M14 even if the M16 did work though.
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Well, it is the photo. It is in a book and it covers two pages...
The book is, THE U.S. NAVY:VIETNAM from the United States Naval Institute.
sigpic"Give Me A Fast Ship And I Will Sail In Harms Way" John Paul Jones, U.S. NAVYComment
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Ok, now I see how it looks bent.
We used to jump with exposed M16s stapped to our harnesses. Some of our M16s ended up bent in the middle because of hard landings. Not very conducive to combat readiness.
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This is my real job in the NAVY. I was an Enlisted Bombardier/Navigator in the Douglas A3 Skywarrior.... I have over 3,000 hours in the "Whale" and over 300 cat shots and traps... However, I have proven hard to kill, heh, heh!!!!
I was in 'Nam doing BDA (Bomb Damage Assessment)
This is what it looked like from my seat. I took this photo in the Tonkin Gulf at Dixie Station coming aboard the Bon Homme Richard CVA 31....
sigpic"Give Me A Fast Ship And I Will Sail In Harms Way" John Paul Jones, U.S. NAVYComment
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Just as long as the landings equaled the takeoffs you were in good shape
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Bent M16
Gotta fess up that I bent an M16A1 barrel in Germany putting together an aluminum Army cot. Good thing the armorer noticed it before I fired it again. Shortly thereafter we had our weapons replaced with the then-new M16A2 with the beefier barrel and improved sights."Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace." - T.R.Comment
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Hey John, when you come aboard a carrier, there are only two place you can wind up, and one of them is REAL BAD!!!!!!
SEE WHAT I MEAN!!!!!!
sigpic"Give Me A Fast Ship And I Will Sail In Harms Way" John Paul Jones, U.S. NAVYComment
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BTW Bear, why would someone want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane???????------
ArrrrggggghhhhLast edited by John HOLBROOK; 09-20-2009, 03:14.sigpic"Give Me A Fast Ship And I Will Sail In Harms Way" John Paul Jones, U.S. NAVYComment
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Someone estimated that 90% of all air crashes (non-combat) happen on takeoff or landing. We just cut the odds by half.
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