First, I would like to thank the individuals that helped me decide on the BK-9 for a camping knife. I order it last Sunday and it was delivered Wednesday. It is very SHARP and feels very balanced. The plan is to go camping next weekend, weather permitting, and I will give it the third degree. So far, very happy with my decision.
Secondly and most importantly, I had the pleasure of accompanying 100 high school students yesterday (2/5) to the D-Day Museum in New Orleans. My wife teaches at this high school and is a sponsor for one of the clubs that participated in the trip. All I can say is WOW!!! It was a very humbling experience absorbing WWII history in the manner it is presented at the museum Also, it was rewarding to observe young people read the artifacts, talk among theirselves, ask questions, etc. This educational experience was one in which no textbook could ever provide to them.
To bring the Ka-bar element into the post, it was neat to see some of the history of Ka-Bar during WWII. There were three or four Ka-Bar knives in displays dealing with personal/general accounts and mentioned several times in different artifacts. The artifacts showed how an American WWII soldier would dressed and all the equipment that would be on his person, the purpose of carrying a Ka-Bar knife, the benefit of the Ka-Bar knife to the solider, etc.
One personal account that had a Ka-Bar knife on display was - I dont know, words cant describe it, but it makes one proud and stand-up straighter as an American. This particular solider(I forgot his name) is almost immediately wounded when the battle begins, but he continues to fight. As the battle wages on, he continues fighting even though he was wounded on 4 different occasions (bullets and shrapnel). When he is finally being carted off by the medics, he is shot by a German sniper therefore suffering his fifth wound. He lives through all of his wounds and later records his account. The fourth wound he suffers is from a bullet to the hip, but this particular bullet actually penetrated the handle of his Ka-Bar knife before entering his hip. The actual knife is in the display along with his account and the bullet hole in the handle is very evident.
I am proud to own a Becker knife that is associated/manufactured by such a highly esteemed company as Ka-Bar; especially with its long relationship with American military personnel. To all that have served or are serving today in our armed forces, I say to you "Thank you and God Bless".
Brian
Secondly and most importantly, I had the pleasure of accompanying 100 high school students yesterday (2/5) to the D-Day Museum in New Orleans. My wife teaches at this high school and is a sponsor for one of the clubs that participated in the trip. All I can say is WOW!!! It was a very humbling experience absorbing WWII history in the manner it is presented at the museum Also, it was rewarding to observe young people read the artifacts, talk among theirselves, ask questions, etc. This educational experience was one in which no textbook could ever provide to them.
To bring the Ka-bar element into the post, it was neat to see some of the history of Ka-Bar during WWII. There were three or four Ka-Bar knives in displays dealing with personal/general accounts and mentioned several times in different artifacts. The artifacts showed how an American WWII soldier would dressed and all the equipment that would be on his person, the purpose of carrying a Ka-Bar knife, the benefit of the Ka-Bar knife to the solider, etc.
One personal account that had a Ka-Bar knife on display was - I dont know, words cant describe it, but it makes one proud and stand-up straighter as an American. This particular solider(I forgot his name) is almost immediately wounded when the battle begins, but he continues to fight. As the battle wages on, he continues fighting even though he was wounded on 4 different occasions (bullets and shrapnel). When he is finally being carted off by the medics, he is shot by a German sniper therefore suffering his fifth wound. He lives through all of his wounds and later records his account. The fourth wound he suffers is from a bullet to the hip, but this particular bullet actually penetrated the handle of his Ka-Bar knife before entering his hip. The actual knife is in the display along with his account and the bullet hole in the handle is very evident.
I am proud to own a Becker knife that is associated/manufactured by such a highly esteemed company as Ka-Bar; especially with its long relationship with American military personnel. To all that have served or are serving today in our armed forces, I say to you "Thank you and God Bless".
Brian
