Marines in the 1960's and 70's with M-14

When watching the news today I noticed a great number of M-14 making a comeback in Iraq and Afghanistan. A weapon that was designed 10 years after WW2 ended on the model of the M1 Garand Rifle. Deemed to heavy  by the US military in the mid-1960's it was slowly fazed out of use by the early 1970's. However, many US marines carried M-14 well into the mid-1970's. The weapon stayed in the US Navy's inventory up until the present day. As a matter of fact on Sept. 11th I remember watching the news and seeing a sailor standing guard on a US warship with an M-14.
    The M-14 served the US marines well and it is even noted that famous Marine Sniper , Carlos Hatcock was armed with one. The M-14 Served as a scout sniper weapon and a rear guard weapon. Well, today its made a comeback and its better then ever. The M-16 is often noted as the longest in use service rifle, however the M-14 has been a part of the US arsenal since the years right after the Korean War. Sometimes it does not pay to re-invent something that already works. "The M-14" Serving 3 generations of American fighting men.

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