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Letters from Readers – October 2008 Military HistoryMH Issues | 3 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post Paul Dale Roberts Snipers Regarding the full page dedicated to the weapons of U.S. snipers: I am a sniper currently assigned to Iraq. The modern sniper has many rifles from which to choose, and the last in line would be the M107. I have removed mine from its drag bag twice in my year in country. I carry an M24, and the Army is starting to field the new Knight’s M110 semiautomatic sniper system. Marines use the M40A3. The M107 is a great weapon, reliable and devastating. It is also 57 inches long and weighs nearly as much as three M24s. The Marines won’t even call it a sniper rifle, because it doesn’t meet their requirements. The Army considers it a sniper rifle, but it is used more in an anti-materiel role. The M24 is a scalpel; the M107 is a machete. T.J. Robertson Clarifications The de Havilland Mosquito FB.Mk VI (Power Tool, by Jon Guttman, July/August) was equipped with four .303-inch machine guns in the nose, as depicted in the article. Its four 20mm cannons were mounted on the lower front fuselage. Pages: 1 2Help HistoryNet by bookmarking to
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3 Comments to “Letters from Readers – October 2008 Military History”
When I wrote the magazine, I signed my letter in official military fashion:
Michael Koznarsky
MAJ, MC, USA
There seems to have been a problem:
MAJ = my rank of major
MC = Medical Corps as I am a physician
USA = United States Army
As you can see I am an Army Soldier and not a Marine. I would have anticipated that a military history magazine would have known that and not made the error they did.
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By Michael Koznarsky on Jan 16, 2009 at 5:57 pm
I was recently told by a friend that he saw a William Starrett of Dayton, Ohio pictured on a captured railroad gun and he asked if he was any relation to me. I told him that he is my father and I first saw a picture of that gun when Dad showed me his snapshots from his service days. As I recall there were 3 of those guns attached to the trail that the 93rd Armored Division captured. Then as a public school history teacher I was asked to evaluate the American Heritage Pictorial History of World War II for possible purchase by our department and I saw and identified him on the gun largely because I knew his personal firearm issue was a Thompson Sub-machine gun. I wrote the editor and purchased a copy of the picture for his 78th birthday. Your magazine with him named would be a prized possession for me if it is possible to purchase one. I will also make inquiry on a “contact us” form.
I do not personally remember Major Koznarsky who wrote the comment above, but Dad was indeed at the Dayton VA Medical Center and he is correct about him spending many months there prior to his death in 1998. I also consider him a hero…mine.
By William Starrett on Feb 6, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Mr. Starrett,
I knew your father when I worked as a civilian physical therapist at the Dayton VA from 1990-93. It was during that time that I helped your father learn to walk with his new prosthesis. Your father brought in the picture you mentioned from American Heritage. I was surprized because I had just paged through the book and recalled the photo. I brought my book in and had your father autograph it.
I remember your father as a very pleasant and happy man whose smile picked up everyone in the PT area. He worked hard to walk with his prosthesis and it was my honor to have known him. I am truly saddened to hear he passed away. Please accept my deepest condolences.
Sincerely,
Michael Koznarsky, MD
By Michael Koznarsky on Feb 22, 2009 at 8:44 pm