I got to Quantico in June of '75. I needed a holster for a Goverment Model Colt and was sent out to Mrs. Van Orden. Still have the Bucheimer "Federal Man" holster I bought from her. Being young and dumb, I didn't spend near the time I should have around her . I heard several tales from her in the short time I was there and would have probably learned a lot had I been smart enough to return for more visits. Sweet, spare little lady with a lot of experience always more than willing to share. Instructors at the range had been known to send lieutenants who had trouble mastering the .45 Auto to Mrs. Van Orden for remedial training. Anyone remember the Mayco Gunshop run by Archie Mayer and Ed Bright just off the post East of the Main Gate on Fuller Heights Road?
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