Saturday, March 12, 2011
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Anonymous said...
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I've seen them perform live maybe two dozen times since ~1964, and I've never seen an obvious miscue. I really feel for that Marine who missed the catch, and have a big oohrah for the cool corporal.
Those M-1's are modified a bit for their performance purposes. The stock is naturally narrowest at the pistol grip, and if you look closely, you can see that the Drill Team has the wood custom narrowed there even more for a better grip for their performance, so the stocks can't take buttstroke type abuse. Hence the shattered stock after hitting the concrete deck. Concrete is even tougher than commie skulls, so the Marine got a two piece M1.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick -
3/12/11, 9:08 PM
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pdwalker said...
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Good Lord! That's awful!
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3/12/11, 10:14 PM
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JMcD said...
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Heartbraking to watch.
I was in a drill team back in 1956 ( nowhere near as good as these guys, of course)and I feel their pain.
There is a very thin line between beauty of motion and disaster in many of the human endeavors. -
3/12/11, 10:44 PM
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Rodger the Real King of France said...
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I saw it it as a stunning example of maintaining composure in the face of disaster.
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3/12/11, 11:49 PM
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Wabano said...
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That kind of mistake at the India Pakistan Wagah Attari Border Closing Ceremony would probably cost you your life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0ue-XGl9c
Fact, it happened right there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1FVBfZAgR0&NR=1
No composure there, just national shame!!!
One day, yes one day, the Sand Monkeys will pay! -
3/13/11, 12:19 AM
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Chris said...
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Original video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9q7b_2tkMo -
3/13/11, 1:53 AM
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pdwalker said...
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I saw it it as a stunning example of maintaining composure in the face of disaster.
And judging from the reaction of the crowd, so did they. -
3/13/11, 5:32 AM
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Anonymous said...
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I'm a music teacher. I always tell my students that EVERYBODY makes mistakes. No exceptions. What separates the amateurs from the professionals is what happens after the mistake. This corporal is a pro.
MichigammeDave -
3/13/11, 5:49 AM
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Rodger the Real King of France said...
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MichigammeDave - Help - I need to learn to play the drums by this afternoon.
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3/13/11, 9:07 AM
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Anonymous said...
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RKoF, Perhaps you can get a few pointers from these fellows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7k6VYGtm8g
Justin -
3/13/11, 10:32 AM
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Snackeater said...
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The only mistake the CPL made after the fact was breaking ranks to retrieve the weapon--not just once but twice. You always walk around the formation, never through.
Reminds me of one of my screwups: the new CSM was being introduced to the battalion and he and the battalion commander were inspecting us.
We were in our Class A's, white gloves and all, with our weapons. It was a gray, drizzly winter day at Ft Lewis, and it was cold. I was acting team leader for that day.
Just as the LTC, the CSM and our CO got to my team, I heard the clatter of an M16 hitting the ground. One of my team members, probably unable to feel his hands anymore, had dropped his weapon.
I stood there fuming, thinking of what I was going to do to the guy when our PLT leader, who was now in front of me, whispered through clenched teeth, "You may want to pick up your weapon CPL. And I want to see you after formation."
I was doing pushups for weeks. -
3/13/11, 11:08 AM
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Ralph Gizzip said...
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Goddam cheap Made in China rifles!
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3/13/11, 12:58 PM
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Kristophr said...
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Ralph: That was a joke, right?
M1s are all American products. These had the stocks lightened for use in fancy drills like this. -
3/13/11, 2:09 PM
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Anonymous said...
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A marine friend of mine that I showed the Navy one that we had on here some months ago told me that the Marines use white gloves which make it harder to catch.
thoR~
III -
3/13/11, 2:56 PM
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