Olin / The Washington Post / Think Tank / Rand Corporation / /
Continent
America / /
Country
United States / /
Facility
Boot Camp / Division Headquarters / Brigade Headquarters / Springfield Armory / Armory System / Camp Hansen / /
IndustryTerm
residual energy / gas tube / saleable product / usable equipment / gas-port pressures / telephone pole / basic operating systems / energy remaining / energy / gas port / metal / interim solution / gas pressure / terminal energy / volatile carrier / muzzle energy / gas key / /
NaturalFeature
John Garand falls / West Coast / /
Organization
Pentagon / Battalion Intelligence / Marine Corps Ordnance School / Basic School / Army / United States Marine Corps / Marine Corps / North Atlantic Treaty Organization / North Vietnamese Army / United States Army / Air Force / 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade on Okinawa / Vietnamese Army / /
Person
John Browning / Dave Luke / Kennedy / Gene Stoner / Eugene Stoner / Robert S. McNamara / Melvin M. Johnson / Curtis LeMay / George Van Orden / Dick Culver / / /
Position
Captain / extractor / Marine Gunner / President / Brig. Gen. / General / Lieutenant / Officer / tack driver / founder / Gunner / Senator / claiming Armory favoritism / rigger / Colonel / designer / ordnance engineer / local Congressman / professional range officer / USMC Basic Officer / gun designer / /
The Saga of the M16 in Viet Nam (Part 2) By Dick Culver I n Part 1, I covered the saga of the M16 from a standpoint of personal remembrances.