Guest cleefurd Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 To one and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super33 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I hope everybody enjoys their days off (if you have the day off). Don't shoot off any toes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cleefurd Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I used the day off to finish a Lilja Barreled AR .223. It needed barrel threading for a SS Vortex FS. Then I stoned the mating surfaces on its new Jewell trigger. All it needs is good optics now and she's done. Then I had to turn back the last muzzle thread on a new SS Beowulf barrel to get its FS to fit. Waiting for Magpul to release their mid-length hanguards so I can screw that barrel on. I feel guilty working on my own stuff, but they've been gathering dust for over a year now. Seemed OK to tinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtCathy Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I'll be taking my .30 M1 Carbine to the range and shooting off a couple of boxes. That's my way of honoring every single man and woman who picked up arms from the first Minute men to this very day. Firearms = Freedom !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Fab Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Thank you one and all who served! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cleefurd Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 @ Sgt Cathy That's a great one. Ironic too. The Nationals at Perry now have a course of fire using the M1 Carbine, shot entirely at the 100 yard line, geared towards Veterans and Seniors. It keeps them from having to lug their gear from yard-line to yard-line, much less struggle to see the target beyond that 100 yd range. Nice gun. Nice sentiment too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobtanium Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Thankyou for your service all who honorably served! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 There are a lot of people to think about on this day. Here are just a few of the more recent ones who gave their all for people they never met. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/war.casualties/index.html?hpt=C1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalKoala Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 It was my pleasure to have known you all, and I am to the better for having met you. Sixteen Draftees who did not want to go but did. Chuck, Bob, Tallman and Head Hunter never set foot on USA soil again, but became a part of it. Rat, Johnny Walker, Tom died within three years of returning. Shorty, Yoyo, Sam, Lawman, Preacher, Fish, Leon, Chuckie all died off over the years from various cancers. I owed my life to these Gentlemen more then once. We laughed, loved, lived and died with each other, yet those were some of the most glorious times of my life. Each one of these soldiers was killed in Viet Nam, some just didn't realize it till the cancer set in. To you Gentlman I lift this glass in a toast. I loved you all and you are sorely missed, God Rest their souls, they spent their time in ****. "All gave some, Some gave all" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duggan Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Just got back from the range, now heading to Lake George to go bomb around the lake on my friends boat / jetskis on this beautiful sunny day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cleefurd Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 It was my pleasure to have known you all, and I am to the better for having met you. Sixteen Draftees who did not want to go but did. Chuck, Bob, Tallman and Head Hunter never set foot on USA soil again, but became a part of it. Rat, Johnny Walker, Tom died within three years of returning. Shorty, Yoyo, Sam, Lawman, Preacher, Fish, Leon, Chuckie all died off over the years from various cancers. I owed my life to these Gentlemen more then once. We laughed, loved, lived and died with each other, yet those were some of the most glorious times of my life. Each one of these soldiers was killed in Viet Nam, some just didn't realize it till the cancer set in. To you Gentlman I lift this glass in a toast. I loved you all and you are sorely missed, God Rest their souls, they spent their time in ****. "All gave some, Some gave all" **********Salute.*********** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtCathy Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Spent almost two hours at the range today and believe it or not but three of the many shooters that showed up were Vietnam veterans (I'm a 10 year Vietnam ERA veteran). We all shot for about an hour and then the shooting stopped as we gathered around and listened to the three (in-country vets) tell stories about their time in "The Nam". Today was a great day at the range! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactical1 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 TacticalKoala - my I also lift my glass in your honor, and the honor of our comrades. We are the lucky ones who came back and went on with our lives, friends and families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookster Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 It was my pleasure to have known you all, and I am to the better for having met you. Sixteen Draftees who did not want to go but did. Chuck, Bob, Tallman and Head Hunter never set foot on USA soil again, but became a part of it. Rat, Johnny Walker, Tom died within three years of returning. Shorty, Yoyo, Sam, Lawman, Preacher, Fish, Leon, Chuckie all died off over the years from various cancers. I owed my life to these Gentlemen more then once. We laughed, loved, lived and died with each other, yet those were some of the most glorious times of my life. Each one of these soldiers was killed in Viet Nam, some just didn't realize it till the cancer set in. To you Gentlman I lift this glass in a toast. I loved you all and you are sorely missed, God Rest their souls, they spent their time in ****. "All gave some, Some gave all" Great post TK! I too, join you in a toast. Take Care, Hookster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmaccullough Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 God Bless the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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