Sam Johnson
Blackhawk
Soldier on guard duty. Any guess about what he is saying to the young girl.?? Is he holding a Krag or Springfield ?
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Soldier on guard duty. Any guess about what he is saying to the young girl.?? Is he holding a Krag or Springfield ?
psyclone66
Single-Sixer
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Springfield Model 0f 1903
Telling her he is the best shot in the Company.
Telling her he is the best shot in the Company.
RonEgg
Buckeye
"Who goes there?" and phone number. Looks like a 03 with the cutoff lever.
caryc
Hawkeye
Looks like the two guys in the background are dressed in swimming attire. I wonder if she's wearing her swimming attire also? Very fetching isn't it?
Yosemite Sam
Hunter
"This is my rifle ..." :lol: (Sorry.)
-- Sam
-- Sam
deac45
Blackhawk
"No sir, I wasn't hitting on your daughter. I was just showing her the basics of my gun..err...RIFLE...sir."
deac45
deac45
caryc
Hawkeye
deac45":1nr0r084 said:
Well, by the looks of both of them, they were made for each other.
Moore-D
Bearcat
Sam,
I am really enjoying this series of photos you are taking the time to post for us. If you have more, keep 'em coming!!! Looking at the "view counts" I would say that quite a few people are also enjoying them as well.
Thank you,
Moore-D
I am really enjoying this series of photos you are taking the time to post for us. If you have more, keep 'em coming!!! Looking at the "view counts" I would say that quite a few people are also enjoying them as well.
Thank you,
Moore-D
Hugh
Buckeye
Sam Johnson":ucpdl1se said:
Soldier on guard duty. Any guess about what he is saying to the young girl.?? Is he holding a Krag or Springfield ?
It appears to be a 1903 Springfield; the assault rifle of the day.
What is this I'm holding, you ask Miss? Well, I'll tell you:
This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless.
I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than the enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. My rifle and I know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, or the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit.
My rifle is human, even as I am human, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other.
Before God I swear this creed. My rifle and I are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.
So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy.
flyinfred
Blackhawk
Thank you Sam for posting these...please keep them coming!!!
roaman
Bearcat
HALT! WHAT'S THE PASSWORD?
