Hidden treasure found

[1911ly]

That's really cool. Thank you for your service sir. You have my respect!

 

[phylodog]

I'd like to hear you tell about that some time.

My mediocre marksmanship abilities while I was in?

 

[mbills2223]

My mediocre marksmanship abilities while I was in?

Did you shoot your eye out?

 

[indyjohn]

whats the gold (brass?) thing at the back of the display that seems to be cased in acrylic?

Looks like it was a coin that now has two holes shot through it. Guessing .308 WIN.

Two .308 rounds through a dime. I shot it from 100yds and it didn't fall off of the target so I shot it again thinking I'd missed. I wouldn't have gone through the trouble but the two holes don't break the edge which is impossible without the first shot distorting the shape. A one in a million that I couldn't replicate if my life depended on it but I thought it was cool.

I had no prior knowledge of this... Honest!

 

[indyjohn]

My mediocre marksmanship abilities while I was in?

No, No! The "I didn't really learn to shoot until years later" part.

 

[mbills2223]

I had no prior knowledge of this... Honest!

Shill accounts detected.

 

[phylodog]

No, No! The "I didn't really learn to shoot until years later" part.

Ahh. Well I didn't shoot my eye out but probably only because they never let me shoot a pistol. Either the marksmanship training for a non infantry soldier was crap or I was too young to pay attention (17), probably a little bit of both. Once I became a police officer I started paying attention and got better. Fell in line behind a mentor who had been a military sniper and he nudged me down the path I followed. Tomorrow is my last day on the team, I'm stepping down after 12 years so closing yet another chapter.

 

[indyjohn]

WHAT?

 

[wtburnette]

Ahh. Well I didn't shoot my eye out but probably only because they never let me shoot a pistol. Either the marksmanship training for a non infantry soldier was crap or I was too young to pay attention (17), probably a little bit of both. Once I became a police officer I started paying attention and got better. Fell in line behind a mentor who had been a military sniper and he nudged me down the path I followed. Tomorrow is my last day on the team, I'm stepping down after 12 years so closing yet another chapter.

Loved seeing your uniform! I was 2nd ID out of Ft. Stewart, GA back in 85 - 87. Lost track of my uniforms over the years and several moves. Nice to see you kept yours around. Sorry to hear you're leaving the force. On to bigger and better things I hope?

 

[Dirty Steve]

Preserve the uniform. I took my Dad's Army Class A from the 50's and built a 30" x 48" x 4" shadow box with a plexiglass front and placed his uniform inside, along with other items like his DD214, Ft. Leonard Wood BCT graduation book and a picture of him in uniform standing next to his 1955 TR 3. It hangs on the wall in my office and is a cool reminder of my late father.

Dirty Steve

 

[phylodog]

Loved seeing your uniform! I was 2nd ID out of Ft. Stewart, GA back in 85 - 87. Lost track of my uniforms over the years and several moves. Nice to see you kept yours around. Sorry to hear you're leaving the force. On to bigger and better things I hope?

Not leaving the force, just won't be a member of the SWAT team any longer.

 

[Birds Away]

Thank you for your former and continued service, sir.