M. Boisvert lost his leg along with the use of his hand in Fallujah while serving with the 1st Mar DIV FOX CO. Raiders.
He reached out to several companies to make a wrap for his prosthetic leg. Several said they would, but it just never panned out.
He reached out to High Speed Gear and our Production Manger Darrell made his wishes a reality.
Bosisvert now shoots as much as can and wants to compete. I’m sure he’ll chime in. Posted with his permission.
–Source: High Speed Gear on Facebook
Until It Hurts from DIGITAL THUNDERDOME on Vimeo.
A documentary detailing the back story of the UNTIL it HURTS artwork by retired Navy SEAL sniper Dave Hall and famous artist Ellwood T Risk, and how it has affected people so far is currently up for funding on Indiegogo.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/until-it-hurts-the-documentary
If it were possible to ‘win’ Outdoor Retailer, I’d say Tipsy Elves with their wide variety of irreverent Christmas sweaters is a definite contender.
SureFire illumination tools have been featured in some of the best war, cop, and action movies ever made. (It all started with the red-laser equipped handgun in The Terminator.) This use of SureFire gear is no coincidence because it is the top choice of the elite military and law enforcement teams portrayed. And propmasters rely on SureFire’s legendary quality and reliability for these multi-million-dollar productions. Enjoy!
Violent Little Machine Shop is selling a patch of Val Kilmer as Iceman, mid-volleyball match, from the movie ‘Top Gun’. 3.5″ x 3″ leather with Coyote stitching. “No shirt, no shoes, just jeans, dog tags, and sweaty high fives to raise the tension.”
www.violentlittle.com/products/iceman-top-gun-volleyball-morale-patch
As a separate announcement, VLMS is also offering custom leather morale patch work with no setup fees and no artwork charges. The patches are lasered, making custom shapes and sizes for small runs a simple effort. The offer extends to individual units, platoons, airwings, even civilian companies.
www.violentlittle.com/blogs/news/11534297-custom-leather-morale-patches-now-available
Available for order until 30 January, the Limited Edition Operator T-shirt from RE Factor, is right on time considering our recent discussion.
www.refactortactical.com/product-p/rftsop
Over the years, I’ve sat by and watched folks go off on full on rants over use of the term ‘Operator.’ Apparently, I have a high threshold for BS because it never seemed to set me off like it did my friends. I took a ‘whatever’ approach to the issue. But lately it seems like everyone and their brother wants to be an ‘Operator.’ Why, just today I perused a website created by a cabal of ‘tactical operators,’ whatever the hell that is. This isn’t a bash on my brothers in blue but the term has become especially prevalent in the LE community, distastefully so.
On the other hand, I know a whole bunch of real deal ‘Operators” of the SOF kind who earned the title. The funny thing is, they don’t run around using it. In fact, if you ask them if they were an ‘Operator’ they’d probably say refer you to the friendly buck Sergeant depicted in the photo at the top.
Recently, a new trend has started that makes fun of the term ‘Operator.’ How can you not laugh when someone says, “Do you even operate bro?”
So, how about we, as a community, police ourselves up a little bit? It’s gets a little intense sometimes. And seriously, could someone tell me what a ‘tactical operator’ is?
BTW, I’m a former US Army EW/SIGINT Voice Intercept Operator. How’s that for a lolz?
Each year Crye Precision creates a T-Shirt that is sold during SHOT Show to raise money for charity. The 2013 T-Shirt from Crye Precision caused quite a stir. Perhaps, one year later, everyone’s point of view is a little different?
