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Posted: 6/6/2001 10:03:57 PM EDT
"Modern Marvels" on the History Channel is running a special on the development of the M16 on Thursday evening.

They called it the best battle rifle ever invented.

Tune in.

Ray
Link Posted: 6/6/2001 10:07:37 PM EDT
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They called it the best battle rifle ever invented.
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I can't wait!
Link Posted: 6/6/2001 10:19:03 PM EDT
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This is 10pm EST, right?
Just making sure I won't miss it.

Jewbroni~
Link Posted: 6/6/2001 10:19:45 PM EDT
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This is 10pm EST, right?
Just making sure I won't miss it.

Jewbroni~
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Correct  If you miss it it will be on later too.
Link Posted: 6/6/2001 11:12:35 PM EDT
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"Check Local Listings"

It's part of the Viet Nam series they're doing. It's "Modern Marvels" and is going to look at the development of the M-16.

It's scheduled 10:00 PM Pacific Daylight. That usually means 9:00 PM Central . . .

But you should spring for a TV schedule and check for yourself.

Sounds like a new feature. The Hist. Channel has covered the M-16 on "Tales of the Gun," but "Modern Marvels" might have more new material.

Link Posted: 6/6/2001 11:20:09 PM EDT
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The replay is at 2:am

Good thing I got that darn ReplayTV gadget ! [:E]
Link Posted: 6/7/2001 6:32:25 AM EDT
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Good.
Thank you for the heads up.
We'll be in town for the boys graduation. So, we'll have to tape it.
Link Posted: 6/7/2001 11:43:27 AM EDT
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Here is the synopisis from the historycnannel.com

The most powerful assault rifle ever used in combat, the M-16 became the symbol of our lost war--Vietnam--and can easily be called America's most unloved gun. Yet, 30 years after its introduction, it stands as a potent icon of U.S. military strength worldwide. We'll explain how it almost ended up on the scrap heap! TV G

10-11pm EST
Link Posted: 6/8/2001 2:23:28 PM EDT
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Did anyone else laugh at the part where the author of "Dirty Little Secrets of Vietnam" said "People who use the AK-47 are revolutionaries who can't afford the M16."

LMAO
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