And it used to be a common thing. I can remember how proud I was the first time I put that uniform on. And being a Hillbilly from West by God giving me a gun to play with just made things better during training. We still have a lot of young Men taking that pride in uniform but nothing like it should be. We need to get back to being Americans instead of fretting about everything that hurts our feelings. It hurt my feelings when they took my M14 and gave me a M16 but I got over it when I found how much easier that toy was to handle. And like my Daddy said "If you want to use something take care of it. I cleaned mine every chance I got and it never failed. Sorry Puc just something in me that had to come out this morning. I miss the days when you could sit around and talk about our Great Nation without some dumbass starting to badmouth her. Most times I can ignore this but during my short boxing career I developed a great left hook. My Daddy also taught me not to let anything go to waste!!!OK I quit. Just feeling a little "out there" this morning. Some Great pics and a Great thread!!! THANKS!!:usa::usa::usa: