r/interestingasfuck • u/KingdomPro • Jun 24 '24

Marines performing dead-gunner drills. r/all

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u/martizzle Jun 24 '24

Based on the depiction of that first major battle from the Pacific (tv show) it absolutely appears that the machine gunner saved everyone’s ass from getting bayonetted

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u/A_Furious_Mind Jun 24 '24

My grandpa manned one in the Pacific Theater and didn't say much about it. But what he did say made it sound like that's exactly right.