Recent content by mikegc

That's terrible, Hawkeye. I'm so very sorry for your loss. Mike

To the moderators in reference to the photo that was deleted: Please accept my apology for posting it. As it has been published in a book, I didn't give it a second thought. I was wrong. Thank you for "cleaning up" my mess. Mike

I returned from RVN in November of '70 and we landed at Travis AFB. They put us on busses and, when we left the front gate on the way to Oakland, people threw stuff at us. In Oakland, we got new uniforms fitted and our transportation pay. I teamed up with a couple of guys, and we grabbed a taxi...

Thank you, sir. You, too. Mike

"Nothing about war is glorious or cool." "War, even a little bit of it, changes a man. A lot of war invariably changes a man a lot." Very true statements by the author. The first engagement in which I participated was a shocker. It wasn't anything like Vic Morrow's "Combat" that I watched...

When I got to the First Infantry Division in late 1969, the M-16 had been upgraded with chrome bores and most had chrome bolts. I was issued one but, being a combat photographer, it proved to be a bit unwieldy. I ended up carrying an M-3 "Grease Gun" as it was much shorter: Mike

Several years ago, I acquired this trench gun replica from Bull Creek Arms: I took it out to the range a few weeks ago and was returning to the car when a young gent stopped me. He knew all about '93s so went back to the shotgun station and I let him run it. He was all grins. Mike

I've had one for quite a while, now: Mike

NIce thread! I reminded me, for some reason, of Christmas 1969 so I dug out an old photo: I took this on Christmas day. That Huey brought us a bunch of Mermite cans filled with hot turkey dinners with all the trimmings. What a moral builder! There was a cease fire so that's probably why you...

Mine had the "crank" on it to retract the bolt. Originally, I'd purchased a Thompson but didn't like it because of the weight and rate of climb. I could hold the grease gun on target when firing. By the way, I sold the Thompson to a fellow who tried to sent it back home. He would remove...

I carried an M-3 during my time in South Vietnam with the First Infantry Division. It's size made it much easier to carry has I was a combat photographer with two or three cameras about my neck. It was ugly as a stump but was easy to use. Here's the only photo I have of myself carrying my...

Whew! Terrible! Mike

In South Vietnam, the stalwarts saw some success keeping "Chuck and the boys" from totally controlling Highway QL 13, otherwise known as "Thunder Road." They did a good job but, occasionally, this happened: Long time ago Mike

In some circles, the old saying is, "Sharps made the west safe for Winchester.":) Mike

.45 Colt Mike