George.
For more than 20 years I served with fine men and women from every state in this union. North and South, even in jest should be left in the past. It just gets people upset over nothing.
Those fine Americans I served with were not Northern or Southern, nor were they Black or White. Today in OIF and OEF they are often not even Male or Female. They are persons that one could trust their life to. They are Marines.
PS: Every single Marine is a Rifleman. They all shoot very well indeed.
The same goes for the services. It should also be for us collectors and sportsmen. We are American (United States)!
Mark
USMC retired,
US Marine Corps Distinguished Rifleman
