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Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 56,751
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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
This young Airman has substituted the regular issue M1911 .45 auto for a slightly ill-fitting Colt M1917 .45 revolver in his M3 shoulder holster on Attu, Aleutian Islands - 1943
His A2 leather jacket is nicely seasoned!
Original caption by the Late Ian Phillips |
Wow, Attu is "out there." It's very nearly Russia. My dad was stationed in Adak in the mid 70s which was according to him, VERY harsh in the winter.
Adak National Forest
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Steve
'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
Last edited by masraum; 04-14-2022 at 10:29 AM..
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