A Tribute to My Father for Memorial Day

bravo2uniform · May 22, 2015, 01:07 PM

A tribute to my father's military service for this Memorial Day. These are all from my collection. He carried all of these weapons during his service in Korea. From rear to front 1918A3 BAR, M-1 Garand, M-1 Carbine, and 1911. Interesting trivia: the BAR weighs the most of all of these. I had always figured you assigned the BAR to the biggest guy you had. On the contrary, you assigned it to the smallest guy. You wanted your highest casualty producing weapon carried by a fast, nimble, and small target. My father was considerably smaller and shorter than I, but he was incredibly strong for his size. He related that during the retreat from the Chosin Reservoir that they often fired the BAR until the barrel was red hot. Keep in mind it was winter and the temps at night plunged below zero.

rtpzwms · May 22, 2015, 01:14 PM

Very neat!

Sharkbite · May 22, 2015, 01:52 PM

Semper Fi to your Dad and all the other that have been in harms way to make and KEEP this the greatest Country on earth.

Im humbled by those that went before me and grateful to those that followed me

Blindstitch · May 22, 2015, 02:47 PM

Nice collection.
My grandfather was there with an M1 carbine and I believe later a Smith Corona A303.

Pond, James Pond · May 22, 2015, 02:51 PM

I will admit that 1911s do look nice!!

Tony Z · May 22, 2015, 03:02 PM

To one and all-let's put aside the bar-b-que, parties, etc. and remember the reason for Memorial Day: those that have given it all and are not here to celebrate with us.

hooligan1 · May 22, 2015, 06:33 PM

I served with Seargant Ralph Hardy who at Chosin was a corporal and survived one of the worst battles ever in history....OOOOOORAH!

May 22, 2015, 01:07 PM	#1
bravo2uniform Member Join Date: January 26, 2011 Posts: 37	A Tribute to My Father for Memorial Day A tribute to my father's military service for this Memorial Day. These are all from my collection. He carried all of these weapons during his service in Korea. From rear to front 1918A3 BAR, M-1 Garand, M-1 Carbine, and 1911. Interesting trivia: the BAR weighs the most of all of these. I had always figured you assigned the BAR to the biggest guy you had. On the contrary, you assigned it to the smallest guy. You wanted your highest casualty producing weapon carried by a fast, nimble, and small target. My father was considerably smaller and shorter than I, but he was incredibly strong for his size. He related that during the retreat from the Chosin Reservoir that they often fired the BAR until the barrel was red hot. Keep in mind it was winter and the temps at night plunged below zero. Last edited by bravo2uniform; May 22, 2015 at 01:09 PM. Reason: edited for clarity

May 22, 2015, 01:14 PM	#2
rtpzwms Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2010 Location: OTS Posts: 1,035	Very neat! __________________ Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.

May 22, 2015, 02:51 PM	#5
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	I will admit that 1911s do look nice!! __________________ When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic. Freedom: Please enjoy responsibly.

May 22, 2015, 06:33 PM	#7
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	I served with Seargant Ralph Hardy who at Chosin was a corporal and survived one of the worst battles ever in history....OOOOOORAH! __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

May 22, 2015, 01:52 PM	#3
Sharkbite Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2013 Location: Western slope of Colorado Posts: 3,679	Semper Fi to your Dad and all the other that have been in harms way to make and KEEP this the greatest Country on earth. Im humbled by those that went before me and grateful to those that followed me

May 22, 2015, 02:47 PM	#4
Blindstitch Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2013 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 2,693	Nice collection. My grandfather was there with an M1 carbine and I believe later a Smith Corona A303.

May 22, 2015, 03:02 PM	#6
Tony Z Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2013 Location: North Central Pennsyltucky Posts: 749	To one and all-let's put aside the bar-b-que, parties, etc. and remember the reason for Memorial Day: those that have given it all and are not here to celebrate with us.