My old man is a veteran and had to protect D.C. from the niggers and jews during the riots in the 60's. He said they were given M1's with blanks and we're outnumbered about 1000 to 1. To make matters worse, it got leaked to the press and they told everyone the soldiers would only have blanks. He thought for sure his entire unit would be murdered in the streets
I stumbled on some pictures that I think you might appreciate.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/washington_area_spark/albums/72157631398567310/
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