Posted on Feb 14, 2019
Throwing flames: The Marines are torching Christmas trees with WWII flamethrowers
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CW5 Jack Cardwell
I just wonder is they performed all required services before firing them up. Pressure tank requires a hydrostatic test, not a good thing when you see one stretching!
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Need to put them back in the system to use in building clearance.
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Thank you, my friend CW5 Jack Cardwell for sharing the news that the USMC training base of Parris Island, SC Fire Department has yearly annual Christmas tree bonfire to educate the public about the dangers of dry Christmas trees, which are highly flammable. per 1st Lt. Bryan McDonnell, spokesman for Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.
The Marines then added a "Marine-issued M2 flamethrower maintained by the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Command Museum, Mr. Eric Junger, G3 Curriculum Department, told BI.
"The M2, an iconic weapon for Marines storming islands in the Pacific during the World War II, "is the most successful and longest serving model of flamethrower ever produced," he explained. It could effectively pour flame on targets 20-40 meters away."
The image is of "Sgt. Maj. William Carter, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, uses a World War II–era M2 flame thrower to burn last season’s Christmas trees at Elliot’s Beach Feb. 1. (Lance Cpl. Shane T. Manson/Marine Corps)"
FYI Capt Tom Brown SSgt Gary Andrews Cpl Gabriel F. Sgt David G Duchesneau Cpl (Join to see) Sgt Joe LaBranche Sgt (Join to see) Cpl (Join to see) LCpl (Join to see) Cpl Craig Marton SSgt Robert Marx GySgt Bryan A. McGown "Gunny" MGySgt Michael P. McNeal, MBA Cpl Casey Meyer Sgt James Morse LCpl Thomas Osmon SSgt Terry P. GySgt H.E. (Trey) Salmon III
The Marines then added a "Marine-issued M2 flamethrower maintained by the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Command Museum, Mr. Eric Junger, G3 Curriculum Department, told BI.
"The M2, an iconic weapon for Marines storming islands in the Pacific during the World War II, "is the most successful and longest serving model of flamethrower ever produced," he explained. It could effectively pour flame on targets 20-40 meters away."
The image is of "Sgt. Maj. William Carter, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, uses a World War II–era M2 flame thrower to burn last season’s Christmas trees at Elliot’s Beach Feb. 1. (Lance Cpl. Shane T. Manson/Marine Corps)"
FYI Capt Tom Brown SSgt Gary Andrews Cpl Gabriel F. Sgt David G Duchesneau Cpl (Join to see) Sgt Joe LaBranche Sgt (Join to see) Cpl (Join to see) LCpl (Join to see) Cpl Craig Marton SSgt Robert Marx GySgt Bryan A. McGown "Gunny" MGySgt Michael P. McNeal, MBA Cpl Casey Meyer Sgt James Morse LCpl Thomas Osmon SSgt Terry P. GySgt H.E. (Trey) Salmon III
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SSgt Terry P.
LTC Stephen F. Always thought napalm was used in flamethrowers because of the way it sticks to the surface of the target--looks like fiery jello.
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