Re: SOG Early
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J.Boyette</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am not sorry for my response, I take it strongly the defense of friends and he is one of mine.
Very cool dude, and works hard at what we do. To have internet funny guys make fun of his picture and knowing he comes on the hide from time to time is not cool in my book.
John
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Pretty cool pic of "state of the art" technology back then. I believe we had progressed to an AN/PVS2 <span style="color: #3366FF">{edit: by 1981}</span> night scope (although not often available...as it 'wasn't needed') and <span style="font-style: italic">digressed</span>,IMO*, to an M21 that it could be mounted on.
* The U.S. Army was always hard pressed to get two authorities to ever agree that in order to get long range accuracy, a bolt gun was needed. Volume of fire always had to be/accompany a choice for a sniper rifle in the U.S. Army. The M21 fit that mold.
Is that an M14 or M21?
Also, FWIW, we transititon 6 mo's after I got to the 1st Rgr Bn., from camo'd jungle fatigues (std Marine issue) to standard Viet Nam era OD jungle fatigues. Exactly what your friend is wearing.
On a long shot, you might ask him if he knew John Weir. Wounded about 15 days before PCS back to the states in '68. After TET.