Hometown Of Armalite Rifles Commemorates Veterans Day 11-11-11

ArmaLite Inc

Geneseo, IL – -(Ammoland.com)- Every year, Veterans Day is much the same in Geneseo: the volunteers gather before dawn to unfurl and set up hundreds of flags in the city park.

Each flag honors a veteran from this tiny town.

The number of flags grows every year. How can there be so many in such a small place?

The woman’s club is up early too, setting up hot coffee and pastries for the volunteers a block from the park at the VFW. The VFW members stand at attention as the noon siren shrieks. The siren is very close and very loud.

The veterans wait for the siren to fade and fire a 21 gun salute. A close-cropped man surely still in his 20’s stops a rusty car filled with children. He stands in the middle of the street with a stiff salute. No one honks at the stop to traffic. There are a lot of tears, none are suppressed.

This year the routine of long years differs slightly. After the salute, the small, mostly elderly crowd hurries into the hall for lunch. Usually they stay gathered on the sidewalk visiting. But this year is cold and windy.

At the park, the flags flying since dawn are now snapping. They seem louder than the wind itself. A small group, they look like family, circles a single flag. They’re holding hands. The words, “home soon,” come on the wind. The rest is blown away. So goes 11-11-11 in Geneseo, Illinois.

Veterans Day 2011 In Geneseo, Illinois

Veterans Day 2011 In Geneseo, Illinois

Veterans Day 2011 In Geneseo, Illinois

Veterans Day 2011 In Geneseo, Illinois

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ArmaLite has one of the broadest product lines in the firearms industry. We manufacture and sell semiautomatic rifles in a variety of calibers including 5.56mm and 7.62mm, long range super-accurate bolt action rifles in calibers including .308 Winchester, .300 Winchester Magnum, .338 Lapua, and 50 BMG, and classic 9mm pistols.Visit: www.armalite.com

Armalite & Geneseo, Illinois Marks Veterans Day 2010

ArmaLite Inc

Geneseo, IL – -(Ammoland.com)- Geneseo, Illinois the home town of Armalite Arms Inc,  is quite small… just over 6,000 people live here.

But, each year, this small town makes a big city effort to mark Veterans Day and to honor our local veterans. Just after dawn, volunteers put out nearly 650 flags in the city park. Each flag is in memory of a local veteran. This year there are seven new flags. For the last several years, bad weather has prevented a full display of these honored flags. This year all the flags were put on display.

When their task is done, there is hot coffee and pastries waiting for the volunteers at the nearby VFW post. The ladies of the Geneseo Women’s Club are up before dawn to make sure the treats are ready.

As the flags quietly mark the day, ceremonies are held inside the VFW post. Prayers are said, there is a guest speaker and a light lunch. Outside the post, saluting gunfire comes from uniformed vets.

By late afternoon the flags are taken down, rolled up and put in special cases to be stored away. With the luck of more good weather, the flags will re-appear on Memorial Day.

Armalite & Geneseo, Illinois Marks Veterans Day 2010

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About:
ArmaLite has one of the broadest product lines in the firearms industry. We manufacture and sell semiautomatic rifles in a variety of calibers including 5.56mm and 7.62mm, long range super-accurate bolt action rifles in calibers including .308 Winchester, 300 Winchester, 338 Lapua, and 50 BMG, and classic 9mm pistols. Visit: www.armalite.com

Wiley X Salutes The Brave Men And Women Of The Armed Forces

Wiley X Eyewear

Livermore, CA --(Ammoland.com)- Wiley X Eyewear has been developing the kind of rugged, battlefield proven eyewear, gloves and tactical accessories that have made it standard issue for top military and law enforcement personnel worldwide.

With Veteran’s Day approaching, the attention of the world turns to honoring the valor and sacrifices made by those who protect our freedom today and all through our country’s proud heritage. And, Wiley X has been proud of its own 20+ year legacy, but for the entire team of veteran owned and operated Wiley X, applauding those who make our way of life possible is part of the day-to-day business model.

Wiley X is the only premium sunglass manufacturer whose entire line is certified to exceed ANSI Z87.1-2003 high velocity and high mass impact standards. The experts at the company know what the people who wear their products face in the field — environments so dangerous, mercurial and punishing that taking chances with anything other than real protection can mean life or death. In fact, Wiley X tests each model of its eyewear vigorously, and from different angles, to withstand the impact of a .25” diameter steel ball fired at 150fps, and the weight of a 1.1lb. pointed projectile dropped from a height of 50” before entrusting to the faces of those who protect the U.S.

ISO 9001:2008-certified Wiley X knows that those serving in the armed forces are held to a higher standard, and feels that its eyewear needs to set the benchmark for safety and performance, as well. Specific Wiley X products are certified to the military’s rigid Ballistic VO impact standards, and have even received coveted National Stock Numbers (NSN) numbers, which identify standardized supplies that are recognized by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and all NATO countries. Wiley X also provides exceptionally rugged tactical gloves that are trusted by the same members of the Special Forces, the USMC, and elite members of the L/E community to name a few — creating these well engineered protective gloves and accessories to help them achieve victory in the field day in and day out.

The company recently launched a new Wiley X Black Ops™ Collection — a line expressly developed for upper echelon tactical operatives — with their signature High Velocity Protection™ (HVP™) and shatterproof Selenite™ Polycarbonate lenses which offer 100% UVA and UVB protection.

So on November 11th, when you join the rest of the country to applaud those who have fought the good fight and faced danger as part of their day-to-day duties now and throughout history, remember that these heroes put their lives on the line for all of us and that freedom comes at a price.

To learn more about Wiley X’s full line of high performance eyewear — visit Wiley X Eyewear at 7800 Patterson Pass Road, Livermore, CA 94550 • Telephone: (800) 776-7842 • Or visit online at www.wileyx.com. For updates on Wiley X pro athletes and events, find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wileyxeyewear.

Sportsman Channel

New Berlin, Wisc --(Ammoland.com)-  Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, thanks our veterans for serving our country and ensuring our freedom.

In honor of Veteran’s Day on Thursday, November 11, Sportsman Channel has hours of shows dedicated to the people behind the uniform and the guns they use headlined by Guns & Ammo, Tactical Arms, The Experience, The Industry and Personal Defense TV.

Check out www.sportsmanchannel.com for a complete list of programs and air times.

All times below ET.

• Guns & Ammo – Thursday 8 pm with re-airs: This season Guns & Ammo covers the entire shooting sports category–from AR-platform rifles and bolt guns and shotguns to semiauto pistols and DA revolvers to good old reliable single actions. This week’s show sizzles as the Torture Team does a “boil and freeze” torture test with an Uberti Single Action Army handgun. Also, the crew conducts a lively debate on the merits of 9mm pistols versus the white-hot popularity of .380 pocket guns.
  
  The Experience – Tuesday 8 pm with re-airs: Our heroes are ordinary Americans who are the backbone of our country. They all have something in common, an extraordinary story to tell. Although their stories are different, their passion is the same; they are hunters. Hosts, Weston and Jodi Clark honor these heroes with a hunt of a lifetime in an adventure like no other on The Experience. This week, Weston and Jodi take Sergeant Major David List back to Alaska for another black bear hunt. Meanwhile, they also attend the 144th birthday part for the 1-10 CAV 4th ID.
• The Industry – Friday 2 pm with re-airs: The Industry will give you a behind-the-scenes look at the outdoors industry. We will take a look at our industry’s products, services, organizations, video production, and hunting tips. This week, viewers will get an inside look at Project New Hope, a military support organization utilizing the outdoors to help our nation’s heroes. Visit www.projectnewhope.net to discover how you can make a difference for a military family.
• Tactical Arms – Thursday 10 pm with re-airs: Guns, guns, and more guns. In each episode of Tactical Arms, our experts examine a modern weapon from the inside out. From machine guns, to battle rifles, to shotguns, to handguns – they go through a metric ton of ammo to show you the anatomy, performance, origins, and use on today’s battlefield that make these Tactical Arms the best of breed. This week, FN’s SCAR-Heavy represents the next stage in battle rifle evolution, with a host of features and capabilities never seen before. We will put this rifle through its paces, and also examine the sniper variant, the SSR, pitting it against a general purpose gun.
• Personal Defense TV – Thursday 8:30 pm with re-airs: Get ready for the most action-packed season of Personal Defense we’ve ever filmed! New host and personal defense expert, George Wehby, heads to Thunder Ranch, Tactical Defense Institute, and Firearms Academy of Seattle to deliver on the number one reason people own guns–Personal Defense. This week, guest host Massad Ayoob shows viewers his “Action Plan” demonstration on how to “stall the draw” of the other guy to give you the advantage in a face-to-face gun fight.

About Sportsman Channel:
Launched in 2003, Sportsman Channel is the only television and digital media company fully devoted to the more than 82 million sportsmen in the United States, delivering entertaining and educational programming focused exclusively on hunting, shooting and fishing activities. Sportsman Channel is now available in HD, check with your local cable or satellite provider. Acquired by InterMedia Outdoors Holdings in 2006, Sportsman Channel reaches 27 million U.S. television households and is a part of the nation’s largest multimedia company targeted exclusively to serving the information and entertainment needs of outdoors enthusiasts. Visit www.thesportsmanchannel.com, follow on Twitter, @SPORTSMANchnl (www.twitter.com/SPORTSMANchnl), become a Fan on Facebook, www.facebook.com/sportsmanchannel and download Sportsman App at www.itunes.com/appstore

NRA Veterans Day Video In Observance Of Veterans Day

Guns & Hunting by Shooting Illustrated

Fairfax, VA - -(AmmoLand.com)- GunsAndHunting.com, the website of the NRA’s only monthly newsstand magazine, Shooting Illustrated, is featuring a special video in observance of Veterans Day.

With vivid images by NRA Publications Associate Photographer Hannele Lahti and narration by NRA Secretary Maj. Jim Land, the slideshow presents the Tomb of the Unknowns at sunrise and the sentinels who protect it 24 hours-a-day.

“Major Land’s commanding voice throughout the slideshow brings the debt we owe to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom into sharp focus,” said Shooting Illustrated’s Managing Editor Adam Heggenstaller.

To view the video, click the image above or visit

www.gunsandhunting.com/Unknown_tomb_video.html.

For more information, visit GunsandHunting.com Look for Shooting Illustrated, The Definitive Source for the Modern Shooter, at a newsstand near you, or subscribe by calling (877) 232-3840.