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Protective Technologies – Hazard Resistant Modules
Saturday, December 14th, 2019Propper – 12 Days of Awesome Sale – Day 11
Saturday, December 14th, 2019
On the 11th Day of Awesome: HLX Collection – Keep your gifts low-profile. 12 Days. 12% OFF. 43 items. Use promo code AWESOME19 thru 12/15.
Unity Tactical – Remora™ for 3M Peltor™
Friday, December 13th, 2019
Remora™ for 3M Peltor™ Rail Adapters provides an accessory mounting platform directly overhead of the rail mount hub. It makes the most use of the very limited rail-estate on a helmet with rail-mounted comms that utilize the OEM rail mount assembly. Based on the original Remora™ for our successful MARK platform, Remora™ for 3M Peltor™ quickly and easily installs to the headset mounting hub using included hardware. The mount platform provides unprecedented versatility. Users are no longer relegated to precariously attaching lights and other accessories with Velcro.
Remora™ for 3M Peltor™ provides mount interface for M1913 Picatinny, Surefire Scout™ footprint, and our FUSION™ accessory footprint; giving users tons of options. Positive click detents allow the assembly to be rotated into several positions to direct the accessory orientation. Positioning the Remora™ assembly will not affect the stance of the headset rail adapter hub. Installation of Remora™ for 3M Peltor™ requires no permanent modification to the OEM product. Injection molded in the U.S.A.
Compatible with: OEM 3M Peltor™ ARC™ Rail Adapters / Team Wendy™ EXFIL™ Rail Back Plate / Crye Precision™ ARC™ Rail Back Plate / Busch Protection™ Rail Back Plate / MTEK™ M-LOK™ Rail Back Plate
Material: Impact Resistant Polymer
Interface: M1913 Picatinny | Surefire™ Scout Footprint | Unity Tactical FUSION™ Footprint
www.unitytactical.com/product/peltor-remora-mount
The McRae Industries Story – Part 4, An Inclusive Culture
Friday, December 13th, 2019> After a Communist government came to power in Laos in 1975, the U.S. was a safe destination for displaced Lao and Hmong. McRae Footwear helped many refugees start a new life in Mount Gilead, NC.
DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, the U.S. secretly recruited thousands of citizens in Southeast Asia, including Laos, to support the war against the Communists and North Vietnamese. In the mid-1970s, when the U.S. pulled out of these countries, many Southeast Asians fled. They led their families on perilous treks to refugee camps in Thailand and other countries. In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, many Lao and Hmong, a mountainous tribe with its own ethnic designation, emigrated to the U.S. to start a new life. They settled mainly in Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, and North Carolina.
“The language barrier at times made training difficult, but the Lao and Hmong had an excellent work ethic and made – and continue to make – a huge contribution to our business.”
— Victor Karam, Director, McRae Industries
One prominent Laotian military officer who fought alongside the U.S. armed forces was Geu Vang, an army colonel fluent in seven languages. After settling in Minneapolis, MN, with his family in 1981, he soon assumed a leadership role in helping Lao and Hmong refugees adapt to their new American lives.
“Our people were suffering,” says Geu. “They had lost everything. Many were deeply depressed. I wrote a letter to several organizations in the U.S., seeking job opportunities for refugees so they would not be reliant on public assistance.”
Mass exodus: Scores of Lao and Hmong sought refuge in Thailand – and many eventually moved to the U.S.
Branson McRae, president and CEO of McRae Industries, received Geu’s correspondence and invited Geu to visit him in Mt. Gilead, NC, in 1987. Looking to add employees to his shoe factory in Wadeville, Branson was drawn to the Lao and Hmong work ethnic and spirited sense of community. Geu saw tremendous opportunity for his people and relocated with some 20 families to Mt. Gilead to start work with McRae. Jobs ranged from sewing to inspecting boots and operating lasting and vulcanizing equipment.
A new life across the ocean: Geu Vang, a former Laotian army colonel, was instrumental in acclimating Laotians to America.
Branson owned a tract of land in Wadeville and decide to put it to good use by providing housing for his new employees. He added 20 mobile homes on one-and two-acre lots on a hillside near the plant, offering each Lao and Hmong family a lease-to-own contract. Soon dotted with chicken farms and vegetable gardens, the community was christened Samthong Village. Translation: “Pot of Gold.” The development was within walking distance of the McRae factories and community schools.
Today, Samthong Village is home to 30 Lao and Hmong families. Geu and his wife, MayKao, who have six children and seven grandchildren, continue to be cornerstones of the community. Along with his liaison work, Geu teaches a Laotian Sunday School class at Mt. Gilead First Baptist Church and serves on the Board of Deacons.
Building community: Laotian culture is preserved for the Lao and Hmong living in the Mount Gilead area.
Lao and Hmong employees currently make up about 15 percent of McRae’s workforce.
“The company gives its workers many incentives for productivity, ” Geu says. “The more boots produced, the more the take-home pay. McRae also provides generous health insurance and a partial match on a 401K plan.”
“Branson had a huge vision for our community, and he listened to our needs. He gave us a new start. He helped us to become independent. And he continues to inspire each new generation.”
A generous heart: Branson McRae is remembered as a benevolent employer and engaging mentor to the Lao and Hmong community.
Propper – 12 Days of Awesome Sale – Day 10
Friday, December 13th, 2019
On the 10th Day of Awesome: Tech Sweater – Thankfully, it won’t win the ugly sweater contest, but it’s 12% off. Use promo code AWESOME19 thru 12/15.12 Days. 12% OFF. 43 items. Use promo code AWESOME19 thru 12/15.
Smith & Wesson – M&P 9 Shield EZ
Thursday, December 12th, 2019
Smith & Wesson just announced a 9mm variant of the Shield EZ, a carry/defensive pistol introduced in 2018. Originally available only in a .380 chambering, the EZ was designed for ease-of-use, with an easy to rack slide and easy to load magazines, and was principally marketed to inexperienced shooters and those with weaker grip strength that made racking a traditional pistol slide difficult.
This trend continues with the 9mm variant, which shares virtually all the same features, from its single stack midsized frame to the eight round capacity easy-load magazines, as its predecessor. The frame itself has an 18° grip angle, 1911-esque grip safety, M2.0 style texturing, reversible magazine catch, and a picatinny rail dust cover for the attachment of a light or laser.
The slide features front and rear charging serrations, a tactile loaded chamber indicator, windage adjustable rear sight, and S&W’s Armornite corrosion-resistant finish.
The Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield EZ is now available through Smith & Wesson dealers, in four variants:
Propper – 12 Days of Awesome Sale – Day 9
Thursday, December 12th, 2019
On the 9th Day of Awesome: Uniform Cotton Polo – You won’t believe how soft it is! 12 Days. 12% OFF. 43 items. Use promo code AWESOME19 thru 12/15.
Wild Things – End Of Year Sale
Wednesday, December 11th, 2019Wild Things biggest sale of the year starts NOW!
Save 30% off everything in-stock on WildThingsGear.com!
Save on all in-stock products, including Active Flex:
The infamous Wild Things Knuckle Roaster:
And our Windshirt:
Offer runs through 12/18/19. Limited to in-stock items only, some restrictions may apply.
Visit WildThingsGear.com to shop the sale!
