my collection of bullshit military stuff.
all scrollboxes.
i'll fix this shit at some point
Time: 1953; Korean War
Pictured: Marine Sergeant Frank Praytor feeding a kitten, Miss Hap, canned milk.
". . .The Marine (Sergeant Frank Praytor) adopted the kitten after its mother was killed by a mortar barrage near Bunker Hill. The name, Miss Hap, Sergeant Praytor explained, was given to the kitten 'because she was born at the wrong place at the wrong time'. (Quoted from original caption) Photographed by SSgt. Martin J. Riley. Print is undated. It was included in the February 1953 All Hands magazine illustrations folder. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, from the All Hands collection at the Naval History and Heritage Command." (quote from navy history website)
Time: 1955-1975; Vietnam War
Pictured: Various Zippo lighters from the Vietnam War era.
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I like these ones. My grandfather served in the Vietnam War so there might be some of those old lighters kicking around in my house, I'll see if I can get my hands on one. If I do I'll put a pic.
coming soon: victor alfred lundy's (Feb 1, 1923 - Nov 4, 2024) drawings & boeing ah-64d apache longbow (attack helicopter)