Merry Christmas Jeff,

Right now we are waiting for all the kids to come over.

I carried a 45, a trench knife, a thompson, or an M1 rifle. We had the old springfields when we shipped out in '41.

Jeff, if you mean "caught my eye" as unusual, we encountered some Imperial marines on one of the islands that were armed with submachine guns, and they were unique as well, some were over 6' tall and quite tough to put down, they turned out to be Korean conscripts.

Well, it's Christmas day and I've spoken enough of this for now.

Take care,

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All the Best
Jack