Good but long read on the weapons used in Vietnam.
Since starting wwiiafterwwii, numerous people have contacted me requesting I write something on this topic. This is understandable as the M1 Garand remains one of the most popular rifles of all tim…
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Below is the opening paragraph of the "Use (or non-use) by American Forces" section of the article.
"There was no official unit-level use of standard (non-sniper) M1 Garands by American forces in South Vietnam after 1963, which is quite certainly not the same as guaranteeing that none whatsoever happened."