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Rifles of "The Great War
My Grandfather was a Doughboy. Fought in the Great War was gassed and survived until 1953 (or I wouldn't be here)
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/878/2...6c80b85c2d.jpgEdUSA3 by doctom54
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/888/2...2827004d2f.jpgEdUSA2 by doctom54
It clearly look like he had a 1917 Enfield while at was probably Camp Pike Arkansas.
This is a statue dedicated to those men in Basin Park, in Eureka Springs Arkansas.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/883/3...e1a76fb0a2.jpgIMG_0530 by doctom54
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/800/3...019d758feb.jpgIMG_0531 by doctom54
Looks like the artist used an SMLE for the statute.
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"For exercise I recommend vigorous walking... and carrying a gun. The gun’s weight will increase the level of exercise and the possession of a gun on a walk produces real confidence."
Thomas Jefferson
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