Armed Conflicts Worldwide – Page 17

US Army Snipers, Vietnam

A very cool color picture of US Army Snipers. You can see the use of the XM21 with Starlight and with ART 3x-9x optic

My friend and SOG vet, Ken Bird, told me a great story last night about taking apart the claymore mine and using it to kill rats. I was bored one day and took a claymore apart and counted the steel balls in bedded in plastic. I cannot remember exact count something close to 900 orContinue reading “Killing Rats in SOG”

SOG 1-0 John J. Kendenburg Spc5 US Army 5th Special Forces Group

MOH SOG 1-0 Kedenburg

Battlefield Recovered 1911

1911A1 hit by shrapnel during the battle of the bulge 1944. The soldier wearing it didn’t make it. , “Colt pistol picked up after battle at Bastonge Dec. 1944,” is battered with shrapnel wounds across the top of the slide, muzzle and grip including several that penetrated deep into the steel. In places, bits ofContinue reading “Battlefield Recovered 1911”

Joshua Chamberlain’s Wounding At Petersburg

A lot of people that know a little about the civil war ,know about the famous battle of Little Round Top and how Colonel Joshua Chamberlin led the 20th Main in a defensive and decisive battle to defend the mountain that commanded the battlefield of Gettysburg. Most don’t know much about what happened to ChamberlainContinue reading “Joshua Chamberlain’s Wounding At Petersburg”

The Firing Position of Carlos Hathcock’s 2,500 Yard Shot

The spot Hathcock took his famous 2.500 yard shot.

Photo Analysis: Battle of Attu

81 years ago today, 11 May 1943, the battle of Attu began. Code named Operation Landcrab it lasted from the 11th to the 30th of May. It was the only battle on American soil and only cold weather battle between the US and Japan. An irony to the battle was the troops of the 7thContinue reading “Photo Analysis: Battle of Attu”

105MM Beehive Rounds

A few times My Dad told me about one of the nights their Firebase was almost over run. Dad was in charge of a 105Mm section and at one point during the night he dropped the tube on the 105 to fire directly into the attacking NVA using the Beehive round. The next morning asContinue reading “105MM Beehive Rounds”

Army Sniper, Vietnam

I found this picture of an Army sniper in Vietnam. It was labelled as 1st Cav but I’m not sure. Could also be 9th Infantry Division sniper for a couple of reasons. You can see his XM21 rifle with Redfield ART scope over his should and ERDL uniform.

M14E2 Used by SOG

A neat picture from one of Jason Hardy’s SOG books. The recon man is holding the M14E2 cut down to make it easier to handle in the jungle. One of the SOG Hatchet Force men had this to say about them in the MACV-SOG vet facebook group. “had 2 M-14’s in it with the autoContinue reading “M14E2 Used by SOG”