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Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on July 21, 2013 at 14:54

Wish the pic would have shown, but I guess you can hit the Vietnam attachment.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on July 21, 2013 at 15:19

Well just put your cursor over the box next to the word link. It will say image and if you click it, it will open a browse screen on your computer. Select your picture and click open and it will load clcik OK and the picture will post. Add any thing else you want text wise and click add reply and There you go text and picture all at once!

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on July 25, 2013 at 4:28

They were young men, just 18 months apart.  Growing up in a small farming town and the best of friends.  A knife was part of their everyday lives and each carried his with pride.  Somewhere around the ripe old ages 9 and 10, they even left scares on each others toes playing mumbly peg.  Time moved forward and the oldest was about to graduate.  He made the youngest swear he would stay in school and find them a good college.  After all, he would be home from the war by then.  Letters passed between them mostly to the soldier and it was always good to hear about the folks at home.  When he did get a chance he wrote back,  always ended his letter with What College are we going to.  He was out on a 5 day patrol, his mind wandered and he thought, I haven't heard form that little so and so in weeks!   Well maybe he is out college shopping.

When he got back he slept, got up took a shower and when he got out onto the grounds he heard his name , turned around and saw someone running at him.  He was tired...drew his knife and then realized he was looking at his boyhood friend. Years later the younger admitted, he didnt know if his friend really was going to stab him, after all this wasnt the college they were looking for

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Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on July 25, 2013 at 7:17

Jan, that was truly a great story, and I am glad you replied, I thought this would be fun. BUT its not the story. Sorry.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on July 25, 2013 at 9:10

That was an incredible story! 

Well not sure exactly what that knife is, but it looks to me to be a demonstration of a classic fighting position for hand to hand combat. 

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Either that or the man at knife point has just reported to his superior that the pipe tobacco is missing!

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Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on July 25, 2013 at 15:07

Good guess - but not close yet.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on July 25, 2013 at 17:20

This is fun!  Lets hear some more stories

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on July 25, 2013 at 17:23

A gambling debt was owed, and it was going to be paid up before they went back into combat. The End.

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Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on July 30, 2013 at 15:09

Anyone else care to guess the story behind this picture. I think someone will win the Rough Rider knife. A nice mint Rough Rider Muskrat. Contest ends on Saturday Aug 3rd.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on July 31, 2013 at 0:36

How about a hint?

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Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on July 31, 2013 at 9:15

OK Craig, here is the hint - YOU are close.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on July 31, 2013 at 10:22

He is showing how he dispatched a VC?

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