My first rifle is shown in this video... it was wonderful...http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ-Lcvyrifw
On Dec 31, 5:51 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > * ***** > > **** > > *The M1 Garand* > > Do you wonder why that rifle > Is hanging in my den? > You know I rarely take it down > But I touch it now and then. > > It's rather slow and heavy > By standards of today > But not too many years ago > It swept the rest away. > > It's held its own in battles > Through snow, or rain, or sun > And I had one just like it, > This treasured old M-1. > > It went ashore at Bougainville > In Nineteen Forty-Three. > It stormed the beach at Tarawa > Through a bullet-riddled sea. > > Saipan knew its strident bark, > Kwajalein, its sting. > The rocky caves of Peleliu > Resounded with its ring. > > It climbed the hill on Iwo > With men who wouldn't stop > And left our nation's banner > Flying on the top. > > It poked its nose in Pusan, > Screamed an angry roar > And took the First Division > From Chosin Reservoir. > > Well, time moves on > And things improve > With rifles and with men, > And that is why the two of us > Are sitting in my den. > > But sometimes on a winter night, > While thinking of my Corps, > I know that if the bugle blew > We'd be a team once more. > > - Unknown Author**** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > *WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . > Please Press '1' for English..** ***** > > *Press '2' to disconnect until you learn to speak English.** ***** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > garand1.gif > 13KViewDownload -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
