I have been talking with my father recently and discussing various things. One of which came up was, of course, Vietnam war. He seemed pleased that I was aware that not every single soldier or infantryman or whatever had the M-16 issued to them.
I am beginning to believe that he must have been one of the first ones over there. He was in fact USMC. Says it was "1-1-1" deployment, he told me what that means and I forgot. Told me also that the M14 was 7.62mm and based off an M1 (I asked "Garand?" He said "M-1, World War 2.") I did not know it was 7.62??..
Here is a pic he gave to me of him there.
So, does anyone have anything to add about the M-14, and its timeframe or issuance in the Vietnam War?
I am beginning to believe that he must have been one of the first ones over there. He was in fact USMC. Says it was "1-1-1" deployment, he told me what that means and I forgot. Told me also that the M14 was 7.62mm and based off an M1 (I asked "Garand?" He said "M-1, World War 2.") I did not know it was 7.62??..
Here is a pic he gave to me of him there.
So, does anyone have anything to add about the M-14, and its timeframe or issuance in the Vietnam War?