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Mr. Jefferson’s Assault Rifle
High-capacity magazine? Check. Capable of firing 22 aimed shots in a minute? Check. A military weapon? Check. Manufactured during the American Revolutionary War? Check. The Girandoni was 22-shot, magazine-fed, nearly silent .46 caliber repeating rifle issued to elite Austrian troops from 1780-1815. Thomas Jefferson purchased two of these rifles, which he sent west with Lewis…
Read MoreMarines Returning To Iwo Jima On 70th Anniversary Of Famed World War II Battle
Hershel “Woody†Williams is returning after 70 years to Iwo Jima, where a flamethrower saved him from Japanese bayonets and where he earned the Medal of Honor. His grandchildren urged him for years to relive the war on-site at annual ceremonies to commemorate the Marine Corps‘ bloodiest battle — the conquering of an 8-square-mile Pacific…
Read MoreIn Honor Of Chris Kyle
His funeral procession as it passed through my hometown, February 12, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ysgQPdyic
Read MoreTexas Governor Declares ‘Chris Kyle Day’
I have declared Feb. 2 to be Chris Kyle Day in Texas. We honor our military heroes. @ChrisKyleFrog #txlege #tcot pic.twitter.com/rhLhIlevNM — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 30, 2015
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