Honoring Veterans

[Cicatriz]

In honor of the veterans that have taken the time to personally help shape my life I would like to start a military knife picture thread.
If anybody wants to join in, feel free to do so.


NEVER forget what these individuals lived, fought and died for. FREEDOM! OUR FREEDOM!

Not for us to take what we have for granted or sit back with our hand out thinking we are entitled to something we did not earn.
We need to remember these not because it's just a holiday or that we ought to.
We need to remember these because they are our countries foundation, it's heart and soul.
They gave the best of everything they could give.


Quite a few different military knives and bayonets have been through my hands in my short lifetime.
Many different styles of knives that we now use and enjoy have been made or modified during times of war.

I won't mention the Veterans that are alive because I can still go talk to and thank them.
These are the veterans that have sat down with me and told me not what I wanted to hear, but what I needed to hear.
(I will ad more as I remember them all)

My Father
M. Nelson
S. J. Carson
J. Preston
G. Spadafora

I bought this bayonet from the man that used it and modified it in the field.
His thoughts "That was a good knife"

 

[Charlie Mike]

Thanks.

 

[US-STEEL]

Thank You to all our Vets; heartfelt gratitude to those who never made it back home, hand salute to those who've served before me and a sincere THANK YOU to those in uniform standing watch today.

The abused knife that accompanied me from duty station to duty station and across several oceans; isn't flashy and doesn't have tactical appeal, but it was there every time I needed it.

 

[OHALLUM]

Hey Senior Chief, did you use that knife on some lines, or perhaps making a "monkey fist"? It looks like and old Buck Yachtsman to me. I bet it could tell some great sea stories. Thanks for your service to our great country. I spent some time in the "Gator Navy" during the end of the Cuban Crises and Viet Nam. Would not trade those times and experiences for anything. Smooth sailing and following seas!

Omar

 

[US-STEEL]

It looks like and old Buck Yachtsman to me. I bet it could tell some great sea stories. Thanks for your service to our great country. I spent some time in the "Gator Navy" during the end of the Cuban Crises and Viet Nam. Would not trade those times and experiences for anything. Smooth sailing and following seas!

Thank you for your service too Omar. It's a Camillus; since I wasn't a Bosn, I didn't use the marlin spike as frequently as the Deck Seaman, but it came in pretty handy during Unreps and a myriad of other tastings. Gator Navy was great, I did a tour aboard an LKA and wouldn't trade my experiences for anything either.:thumbup: