Subdeacon Joe
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The same cartridge was also produced in Germany as the 38 Lang.
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1 hour ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:
Adding on: As I recall, young men were still required to register, even tho the draft had been suspended. My sons had to register in the late 90’s-2000’s though the draft was gone.
""Men born from March 29, 1957 through December 31, 1959, were not required to register with the Selective Service System because the registration program was suspended when they would have reached age 18."
Is straight off the Selective Service website.
It continues, "The requirement to register with Selective Service was reinstated in 1980, but only for men born January 1, 1960, or later."
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40 minutes ago, Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life said:
Didn't say it couldn't happen, just very difficult.
BTW, good on you to stick with your team, was a Broncos fan since 1972 (John Ralston era) till 2018 when all the kneelers and wokeness overtook the league, now my wife thinks I should get back into it as a way to reacquaint with some of my old football buddies. We will see. Watched my first full game when they beat the raiders (not particularly impressive) so may be a sign or maybe not.
All the best
Gateway Kid
As I said, not likely. They will have to really clean up their game.
To really throw a wreath into the works, I've also been a Raiders fan since 1967. I liked the "go to hell" style of play, right on the edge of legal play.
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I just saw this:
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We still occasionally get mail from the elderly lady we did senior care for before she passed away 14 years ago.
From the USMC.
Trying to recruit her.
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With both mustard dressing and hard boiled eggs.
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13 minutes ago, Texas Lizard said:
I wonder how many years before we can buy them in my state...California....If ever....
Texas Lizard
When SCOTUS gets a spine.
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I fell into the "Men born from March 29, 1957 through December 31, 1959, were not required to register with the Selective Service System because the registration program was suspended when they would have reached age 18." category.
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The skill and imagination shown in trench art is amazing.
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The things that look like tongs are glove stretchers.
Gloves get wet, dry, shrink a little. Insert the device, squeeze the handles gently.
The flask? No idea.
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In December 1945, the Mare Island Grapevine looked back on a year that pushed workers to their limits and forever changed the Navy Yard, one that marked both the peak of wartime effort and the uncertain first steps toward peace. From secret rocket projects and record-setting safety and innovation, to repairing kamikaze-damaged ships and celebrating victory while thousands transitioned out of wartime jobs, 1945 captured the resilience, sacrifice, and ingenuity of Mare Islanders. Eighty years later, that pivotal year still echoes through Vallejo’s identity. Read the full story, “War and Peace,” in our History Vault at: https://www.tumblr.com/mareislandfoundation/803216534942220288/war-and-peace
By 1945 beaches across the pacific were being assaulted by Allied troops. Those landings were preceded by naval and air bombardments followed by rocket barrages in parallel with the troop’s landings. So many rockets were being used that Mare Island was secretly tapped to manufacture the needed rockets.
https://www.tumblr.com/mareislandfoundation/803216534942220288/war-and-peace
Records and Achievements
Mare Island’s workforce set records across the board:
Safety: Accident rates dropped to historic lows, with April’s frequency rate at just 2.7 per million man-hours.
War Bonds: January sales topped all other continental Navy Yards.
Innovation: By May, Washington announced Mare Island led the nation in adopted “beneficial suggestions,” with 1,930 improvements credited to its workers.
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WOW!
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2 hours ago, Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life said:
Chargers need to heal up Herbert’s left hand first, then on the road for the end of season game in Denver, then immediately go on the road for a wild card game (currently Jacksonville), then again on the road against Broncos, Patriots or Jaguars. Tough going to say the least.
Regards
Gateway Kid
Yeah, it's not likely to happen. Especially with the Chargers habit of shooting themselves in the foot.
But I spent the first 21 years of life in San Diego County, and been here in Sonoma County for 47 years, so it would be both my "home teams" going at it.
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19 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:
"Final two minutes" HELL~!
Final two SECONDS! 😄
That was an exciting game all the way through. The back and forth scoring, plays that shouldn't have been made, plays that should have been made but weren't. Fantastic scrambling by both quarterbacks.
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Maybe a Niners v. Charges Superbowl?
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41 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:
I was thinking that it might be a photochop.
19 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said:Especially if that pyroclastic wave is moving at 100 mph.
Just a function of the lens and the distance of the photographer from the subject.
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Henry B. Hallowell, Stolen Valor
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Stolen Valor Is not just reserved for this generation…I’m pretty sure this has existed since before the time of the Roman Legions…
I just worked a case this past couple of years of probably the greatest valor fraud in the history of the Corps residing in Oregon….still alive, claiming Navy Crosses, Silver and Bronze Stars, 5 Purple Hearts, heroism and POW medal among many other accolades…when in fact he never left the US during the Vietnam War. He did however serve honorably for 4 years in the Marines but it seemed that service wasn’t good enough for him so he had to concoct a brilliant story that duped people for decades and probably frauded hundreds of thousands in government benefits, and numeorus VSO’s as well…many thanks to the FBI and some other 3 letter agency friends in helping flush that out.
Story as old as time unfortunately. A friend reminded me of this old story today that i leave here….
The Greatest Fraud in the History of the Marine Corps
Henry B. Hallowell enlisted in the Marine Corps on May 28,1860. The following October he was assigned to the Marine Guard aboard the USS Richmond, which shortly departed for the Mediterranean. When the Civil War broke out, the ship was called back to the U.S., whereupon Hallowell promptly deserted.
On July 21, 1861, Hallowell enlisted in the 28th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and was promoted to first sergeant of Company K three days later. In February 1862, however, he was found to be a deserter from the Marine Corps and was arrested. Under normal circumstances he would have been severely punished. But the Civil War created an enormous demand for Marines, and Hallowell escaped the usual penalties, being reenlisted and assigned to the Marine Guard aboard the USS Flag.
On October 27, 1862, Flag ran down and captured the blockade runner Anglia in Bull's Bay, South Carolina. Hallowell was assigned to the prize crew aboard Anglia, which took the ship to New York, where he jumped ship.
For the next year and a half, Hallowell laid low, but in May, 1864, he was again arrested. Surprisingly, he suffered only a reduction in rank, and was again assigned to duty, this time aboard the USS Juniata. During the First Battle for Fort Fisher, in December of that year, Hallowell served as one of the ship’s gunners, while during the second battle, he went ashore with the 400-man Marine Battalion, to take part in the January 15, 1865 assault on the works.
Hallowell was discharged from the service on September 28, 1865, and, for the next several decades was just another veteran making his way in the world. Then, in 1917, he was interviewed by John Leonard and Fred Chitty, authors of The Story of the United States Marines. They included Hallowell's story of the attack on Fort Fisher assault in their book.
The publication of the book, and the popularity that the Marines gained during World War I, apparently prompted Hallowell to concoct a new life for himself. Shortly after the war he purchased a set of full dress blues, attached first sergeant's stripes and fifteen hash marks to the sleeves, and thus instantly transformed himself from chronic deserter to career Marine. In 1921, he showed up at the San Diego recruiting office and convinced all and sundry that he had been on active duty for sixty-one years. His story was picked up by the Mare Island Navy Yard newspaper Peepsight.
For the next seven years, Hallowell traveled around the country and was welcomed at every Marine post. Finding receptive audiences for his tall tales at every stop, he was the delight of the Corps. Everyone seemed charmed by this salty old sea-soldier. Everyone but Major F. E. Fegan, the officer in charge of Marine recruiting.
In 1927 Fegan personally looked into Hallowell's service record, and found the man to be a fraud. He promptly issued orders that Hallowell not be mentioned in Marine publications and banned him from all posts. Following Fegan's edict, Hallowell vanished into obscurity. But his picture, replete with hash marks from wrist to shoulder, still perpetuates the myth to this day of him having been the longest serving Marine in the history of the Corps.