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Indignity Vol. 2, No. 55: Patriotic gore.

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Tom Scocca

Tom Scocca

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Indignity Vol. 2, No. 55: Patriotic gore.
AR-15 Rifle. Washington, DC: The controversial M-16 rifle has won a deadly reputation in Vietnam despite a less-than-perfect performance, Representative Richard Ichord (Democrat - Missouri) said. Ichord, who heads a special House Armed Services subcommittee which is investigating the weapon, said, “I’m told that a motto of the Viet Cong is ‘Beware of units with black rifles.’” An AR-15 which, after a slight modification, became the M-16.

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