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The House on the Beach

As told by Jim Hicks, Riflery Instructor Submitted by Matt Mayes and Phil Wislar, 2013 “Boys, I was with General MacArthur, in the South Pacific, fighting the ‘Jap-PAN-ease’ in World War II.  I was stationed on an island in the South Pacific.  One morning we did an amphibious landing.” “You boys know what amphibious means?” …

The Kimodo Dragon

As told by Jim Hicks, Riflery Instructor Submitted by Phil Wislar, 2013 “We were out on patrol in the jungle on the island of Komodo, in the Phillipines, in the South Pacific, during World War II.” (Shines Light)  “Hey, you boys down there in group one, BE QUIET! ”  “Our patrol is was real quiet …