First ...Welcome Home Brothers......Nam. 68 + 69.. on this our Vet's day...

When I was in the Boonies, I carried a S+W .38 snubby J frame as an 'in the belt' crowd scatterer for backup.
the gun was stamped Property of US Air FORCE. on the backstrap. I remember this clearly.(some of the other stuff is not so clear)
I bought it from a friend for $50, and sold it to another friend for $75 when I took the Freedom Bird out of that sewer.
A couple of weeks ago, I saw one used in a gun shop. $450 later, I have one in my belt again. No, it doesn't have the US etc. markings, but it's like an old friend back where it belongs. 2 inch groups at 35 feet with 4.0 Unique and a 158 RNFP. Anything in my bedroom that doesn't belong there will have a 'flashback' from me.
Went, didn't run, planted my feet, and proud of it! Ken