There and Back Again – A Huey Crew Chief Gets His Vietnam War Browning...
By James "Bud" Harton
Years ago, eons actually, I was a crew chief/door gunner on a UH-1D Iroquois helicopter in Vietnam. I was assigned to an assault company and our unit was comprised of 24...
Gun Owners Aren’t Surprised by Joe Biden’s Latest Stolen Valor Fabulism Claims
By Lee Williams
Joe Biden walked onstage in front of a group of veterans Friday and then stole their valor.
Biden told the veterans his Uncle Frank was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge, but...
It’s a Privilege to Serve a Nation That Honors its Veterans
By Mark Oliva
It is a privilege to grow old. That might sound counterintuitive to a culture that celebrates youth and the possibilities of new beginnings. This Veterans Day, though, we take a moment to...
HAVA Honors Veterans at San Antonio Family Range Day Event
By Mark Oliva
Veterans from across Texas gathered at San Antonio’s Police Training Academy as members of the firearm industry and the community celebrated their service to preserving America’s freedom.
Honored American Veterans Afield (HAVA) hosted...
Massachusetts Gun Club Sues Army Base for Violating Federal Law, Constitutional Rights
By Lee Williams
A small civilian rifle club located just 50 miles northwest of Boston is suing nearby Fort Devens for violating federal law granting them access to military rifle ranges at reasonable rates, as...
The Army has Misplaced a Ma Deuce Machine Gun…Have You Seen It?
You know that sinking feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you lose something important? You pat the pocket where you usually keep your phone and...it's not there. You frantically search...
Jackpot: Texas Couple Find M-16s In Cases Sold As Military Surplus
When you buy government surplus from the military, it's supposed to be double and triple-checked that nothing "inappropriate" is in the lot that's being sold. However, for one couple in Texas who buys large...
An Engineer Returns to Ukraine to Become a Sniper in the War Against Russian...
By Derek Gatopoulos and Adam Pemble, AP
Before taking a shot, Ukrainian sniper Andriy buries his face in a foldout mat, breathing slowly and deliberately.
“I need to be completely relaxed, to find a place where...
HAVA Hosts Over 100 Veterans at Washington State Family Range Day
By Mark Oliva
Nearly 100 veterans joined Honored American Veterans Afield’s (HAVA) Family Range Day at the Tacoma Sportsmen’s Club in Puyallup, Wash., for a three-day event featuring everything from sling shots to tactical shotguns....
Have You Seen the Army’s Missing M240B Machine Gun?
Barnes encouraged those with information about the gun’s disappearance to call the Fort Irwin CID Office at 760-380-5812, the military police at 760-386-4040 or to submit a note anonymously to the CID tip line.
It is...
Quote of the Day: Memorial Day Edition
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
-- General George S. Patton
Memorial Day To-Do List
Your Memorial Day 2022 to-do list includes (in no particular order):
Fly the flag.
Attend a Memorial Day parade.
Barbecue some meat.
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